slava1stclass

Rick, Danke for the merge! Sorry for the misfire. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: One of the well-known NYC-area dealers currently has a cased, documented and PMD-certified Tractor Lenin available. Serial number 74. Asking price: $77,000.00. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: Sold for $5,250.00 Regards, slava1stclass

To all: As for the Terek-Dagestan connection, if you look closely at the shoulder board you will notice a lowercase cyrillic "g" after the uppercase cyrillic "D" as Dave noted in his original post. Although the "g" doesn't appear in the above graphic, this would appear to be the unit. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: Note, too, that this is not a complete original Full Cavalier set. A cast copy of his Glory II has been substituted for the missing original Glory III. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: Hermann Goering would be my guess. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: End state Army/Corps unit designations may be found on the following link: http://www.army.mil/modularforces/map2.htm Scroll over each patch for details. 1st Army no longer exists per se although its former patch lives on. 6th Army is resurrected. The Army designation for USARPAC is yet to be determined although 8th Army would be a logical choice. Regards, slava1stclass

Dave, Happy to hear that you were able to move them along - hopefully at the price you were seeking. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: No beard contest could be considered complete without including this well-known Double HSU. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: Yet another HSU bearded one. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: Thanks to WildCard for sharing this image of a gnarly HSU. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: Having focused exclusively on Full Cavalier sets going back some 15 years, my judgment remains as expressed in Post 1 above. While some components of this "set" may be original, it does not bear the hallmarks of a genuine group. Several of the reasons for this are discussed in the above posts. Personally, I would advise forum members to steer clear. Even NavyFCO's/Dave's two consecutively numbered Full Cavalier groups (exhaustively discussed in another forum thread) would be a better expenditure of your money. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: You've seen examples of these these hairy troopers posted elsewhere in the Soviet section of this forum. Let's get these Soviet military beard boys gathered up in one thread and see who has the best beard among them. Shaving profile, what shaving profile? Let the contest begin! This split-beard Captain 1st Rank is an appropriate chap to kick the competition off. Regards, slava1stclass

Still unsold. Highest bid this go round hit $5,600.00. Regards, slava1stclass

It's back. Just relisted. Regards, slava1stclass

Rick, Khayla, Aleksandr Fedorovich. He flew 149 combat missions and engaged in 39 separate dogfights. Scored nine personal kills and shared in five others. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: Literally speaking! Regards, slava1stclass

To all: It went unsold. Last bid was $4,050.00. My suspicions were confirmed. Regards, slava1stclass

To all: The number of Full Cavaliers of the Order of Glory whose 1st Class award was made posthumously runs in the double figures. This detail, as well many other unique details connected with Full Cavalier winners, will be furnished in my forthcoming book. As with posthumous HSUs, the rights and privileges accorded a Full Cavlier were also extended to a posthumous Full Cavalier's NOK. Like the posthumous HSUs, however, the actual Order of Glory 1st Class was not presented to the NOK. Regards, slava1stclass

In response to Chuck's request in the "Bong's Rack" thread - the ribbon rack of USMC Major Everett Parker Pope. Glad to help. Regards, slava1stclass

Dave, Thank you for asking. I designed my own program. Regards, slava1stclass

Dave, Agree. Regards, slava1stclass

Bob, Pappy only received two individual decorations for valor - the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross - in late summer 1945 once repatriated to the states. Regards, slava1stclass

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