Sween

Hi Darrell. I concur with that conclusion. Oldies such as I can remember the days when the 'old & bold' from WW2 used to sit in the sun outside the prosthetic hospital with their medals ablazing! I can also remember the mentally scarred veteran's who used to tramp the highways and byways of Yorkshire looking for a meal and shelter in exchange for the 'odd job'. Even these proud men made sure thier medals were displayed, sometimes without ribbons! kind regards Tony

Very nice medal! I am not sure that the medal ribbon is the original (British) issued one though as the medal was meant to have the Turkish inscription as the obverse, but many Crimean veterans soon found out that by displaying the reverse of the medal complete with canon, was worth a few pints in the pub. This meant that the reverse side of the ribbon became faded due to exposure to the elements.

Thanks Chris - No doubt I will find my around soon enough!

Hi everyone Please bear with me as I am new to medal collecting! i have bought a Turkish Crimea war medal off ebay. I am satisfied that it is authentic and still sports the british issued medal ribbon (32mm rather than 18mm). The rim is inscribed with what I feel to be '3525 J BARRETT SF GUARDS'. I understand that the medal roll WO 100/25, lists those soldiers of the SF Guards who were awarded medals in the Crimea and that some memebers may be able to advise me how to locate this medal role as all my searches of the internet have proved negative. Once I have confirmation that I have correctly read the recipitants details, I can then contact the Scots Guards RHQ and see if they have any service details. many thanks. Tony