Stogieman

I agree with RR & Andreas, entirely plausible....

The sad thing here is PLM's are like diecast cars in the UK... you have only two (2) types.... A) Real (authentic issue pieces) B) Everything else (no matter what the story, era, wish, hope or dream) PS: With diecast, the grades are: A) MINT B) Everything else

Excellent!!

OK< good critique so far... but what about: A) 1897 Centennial, but no 1895 Jubilee Spange? B) That bar is actually made out of GALVANIZED sheet steel, very similar to what the ductwork in 99% of the offices in the USA are formed from??? hmmmmmmmmmmmm

The pin shape is consistent with some examples of Imperial Aviation badges by an as of yet unidentified maker. However, the reversed pin and catch is not something I've seen before....

Reverse:

I'm having major difficulties accepting this ebay offering as real. Can you convince me I am wrong? If not, why am I right??

very nice Doc. The solo awards with matching books are interesting to me.... I always wonder about the 'story" behind why he/she only received one lonely award!

Now..... NOT some award that came with the crown.... but an award whereby the crown signified a subsequent award, or a higher degree of the same award... bring 'em on!

Up close & personal:

Prussia?

Saxony?

Show your awards "Mit Krone"

Hi Ed, any news??

Wow.. $800 is an awful lot for one of these late styles...

Hopefully Andreas will weigh in here... the design of the eagles is not consistent with any known original issue pieces. This piece does look very well made when compared to the usual fakes/copies we see. I don't like the heads and the tails of the eagles.... But this is not my area of expertise.

I think the "silver" ones simply had a very poor quality gilding... Note the pebbling and what looks like the remains of gilt there...

It's interesting to see the archival error on the ORS serial number.... note that it has been crossed out and corrected on the original record card!

So what's the deal here... ??? Not one person can step up to the plate and make a definitive statement as to authenticity?

There is absolutely nothing about this badge that would cause me to consider even for a moment that it was made prior to 1975... This looks like a very crude copy to me.

Actual Citation text: ?Comr. Dzhidzhiashvili at the front of the Patriotic War since 23 June 1941. In combat with the German-fascist occupiers, received THREE wounds, of which one was SEVERE. 19 October 1941, received a severe wound in action the district of Petrozavodska, while commanding a machine gun platoon, 1063rd Rifles Regiment, 272nd Rifles Division. 12 January 1942, received a light wound in action in the district of Medvezhegorsk, while commanding a machine gun platoon, 1072nd Rifles Regiment, 313rd Rifles Division. 12 July 1942, light wound in action in the district of Povenets on the Karelian Front during a reconnaissance action, while commander of a machine gun platoon, 1072nd Rifles Regiment. For receiving wounds in action for the Socialist Homeland, demonstrated boldness, courage, and valor? Deserves to be awarded the Order ?OF THE PATRIOTIC WAR 1ST CLASS.? 16 May 1945, Commander 414th Rifles Regiment, Guards Lieutenant Colonel ?Arkhipov? 21 May 1945 Deserves to be awarded the Order ?of the Patriotic War 1st Class,? Commander of 19th Rifles Division, Colonel ?Poluvashkin? 8 June 1945 per decree of 23 May 1945 of the 132nd Rifles Corps, awarded Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class, Commander of Cadres, Major ?Karev? ? Per the units listed in this citation, served on the static front north of Lake Ladoga defending Leningrad from OUTSIDE the besieged city. 19th Army ended the war in the Danzig area. He may well have received Polish awards also not shown on this ARC.

OGPW1 Recommendation:

Page two of the ARC

His Awards Record Card:

Awards per Orders Book #857887 on Awards Record Card = OPW1 # 214,126 per decree of 132nd Rifles Corps 23.5.45 MMM without number per Ukaz 15.11.50 for long service ORS #3,377,507 per Ukaz 26.10.55 for long service No campaign or jubilee medals are listed on his ARC at all. Entitlements can only be presumed from his war service units as shown below as: Victory Over Germany and 1948 Armed Forces Jubilee (as of 1955). His citation for the OPW1 showed him as Lieutenant commanding the machine gun platoon of the 3rd Rifles battalion, 414th Rifles Regiment, 18th Rifles ?Mginskoi, Red Banner, Order of Suvorov 2nd Class? Division, 19th Army, 2nd White Russian Front. It states he had served on the Karelian Front (Finland) from 22 June 1941, and on the 2nd White Russian Front from 1.2.45. Wounded three times: severe wound 19.10.41, and light wounds 12.1.42 and 12.7.42. His next of kin in May 1945 was his father, Tato Iosifovich Dzhidzhiashvili.