Grant Broadhurst

Hello Mike , nice bars you have there ! Here are some of mine :

Kjell , I,ve been thinking about doing a book on 1957 awards but i,m simply too busy at the moment . Your right this area of German history does need a dedicated book , there is a couple of books out there but they are basic and hard to find . Regards Grant

No that case was for the German merit cross series . The only case that was made for the 1957 KC was the one similar to the WW2 version .

Never seen an Assman marked Ek1 before , but i have an Assman marked 1957 glider pilot badge and it looks to be the same marking . Is it correct Assman never made glider pilot badges either ?

Ha Ha what a load of garbage ! I bet some muppet will bid on it thinking they have a rare piece !

That Blucher medal is very nice i,ve never seen that before Is there a picture anywhere of the east german cosmonaut medal ?

What was it given for Paul ? how much do they go for ?

Hello Guys , As i,m a total novice when it comes to East German awards i would like to know which is the rarest / hardest to find award ? also is this the most expensive ? are these rarer awards being faked ? Thanks Grant

nice set of late EK,s . RK coming next?

Thanks for showing that pic ! The bar he is wearing here is a pin on one and the tunic is a different one to the one i had .

Hello All , I came across this group on Ebay : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Can anyone give me the rough value of the medal or better still the group ? ( i know it should be in the valuation froum but thoguht i,d get a better response here ) . I would like to bid on this group as i collect medals to my surname but don't want to go too far with it as i don't know how much the red cross medal is worth . Thanks all ! Cheers Grant

1 Euro each !!!!!!! The one on the left , i,m sure i,ve seen that with swastikas ? Are they both East German ?

Thanks for the info David and Kev !

Cheers Darrell , A mate of mine has a medal / jeweller,s and an old lady came in the other day with a group of WW2 medals which included the aircrew and said they were her uncle,s who was killed flying on the bomber,s but it had no paperwork . It doesn't harm to doublecheck so i,ll get it and compare to these . Thanks

Cheers Ed , just what i was looking for ! Great !

Hello Guys , I,ve been offered an Aircrew Europe and just wanted to know how to spot a real " un " from a fake as these are a tad expensive for a WW2 medal . Cheers Grant

Just to add to what Gordon said you can find these cast cheap and nasty newly made pieces in abundance on Ebay . Check the pictures of the backs , if you can't tell wether they are cast off the picture on badges the usual giveaway is big flat rivets . Early pieces are by far the better quality wise and are well worth hunting down .

I,m not sure on the age of this set , the front looks ok nicely cut out but the back looks to be cast ? or it could just be the photo . The plastic case is a 57er i,ve seen similar cases for the DKIG , DKIS and wound badge in gold .

WOW that is a BIG ribbon bar ! Do you know who it belonged to ?

Thanks Guys I think the tunic is private purchase as the arm patch it has i,ve never seen before as a bullion type just plain cotton . I,ll post pictures of her when i re-apply the ribbon bar

I never had the pleasure to meet this brave man but Gordon has i think , as he was president of the knights cross holder,s association and i think Gordon got to know him quite well .

Enjoy !

Cap maker :

Cap :

Trouser,s with green piping :