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On 18/05/2023 at 21:58, Herman said:

According to a Dutch veteran the Nordbat medal was given for a one day marching event organised by this batalion. 

He didn't remember the distance of the march and how many times it was organized. 

 

Regards

Herman 

interesting

On 12/03/2023 at 17:47, Igor Ostapenko said:

I have this nice photo in collection.
only one bulgarian award, but it must to be GOLD order of merit

nice

latest addition

1/2 size an Officer  in gold -4th  type

There are two partial, difficult to read, marks on the ribbon ring

Welcome  That are the forums for

Cheers

On 17/05/2023 at 03:11, ilieff said:

 

General Asen Nikolov earned his Order of Bravery in WW1 and was decorated with it post-factum in 1919, once the war had finished. It was a common occurrence for people to be decorated with a delay in the years after the war.

The bravery order he is wearing in the photo is most definitely not a decoration, given to him (or replaced) by the new communist government, simply because he was not in Bulgaria for most of the time of the Regency and once he was back from German captivity, we has executed anyway, similarly to most Royal generals.  

 

Nice work

19 hours ago, ItemCo16527 said:

Just received a second ribbon bar to the same officer. This one, however, has the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor!

Very nice Congrats

22 hours ago, steveBobby said:

A Colonel（полковник Димитър Стефанов Попов） wearing a rare version of the order of bravery. 

 

Very nice Thank you

18 hours ago, ilieff said:

Portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, colonel-in-chief of the Bulgarian 3rd cavalry regiment. 

She had a passion for jewels, so I believe that this is a diamond issue Order of Merit I class (on a sash, rather than on a bow).

Excellent Picture Thank you

On 15/05/2023 at 08:32, Farkas said:

Hello Gents,

Everyone likes pictures yeah?

 

I do. I like all sorts. Rppc, CDV, postcards.

But particularly those used as 

Feldepost with all the details the backs carry : names , dates, units , addresses and if I could actually read German, a lot more 🤨 

I’ve posted a lot of these front & back in detail a few years back, so for now, this is just about the fronts.

 

I’ve got this shoe box just for AustroHungarian cards…

 

 I’m gonna work through the box and post a few at a time here, just for us to enjoy 🙃

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

tony

Tony Excellent pictures Thank you for showing them

8 minutes ago, steveBobby said:

Greeting！

Judging from the shape of this order of bravery, it is undoubtedly a work made after 1944. I don't think it was a pre-1915 version, because the decoration on the front ring should be seven dots instead of two lines. Of course, the problem with spelling can be attributed to the poor manufacturing environment in the late war. Some manufacturers hastily used new molds, or accepted German molds.

I'll attach a photo of the seven-point ornament below, which is an important indicator of whether it's a pre-WWI bravery order.

1.tight seven point ornament （from 1880-1911）picture 1 and 2

2.Relatively scattered seven-point decorations （from 1912-1914）picture 3 and 4

 

Hi Steve an excellent answer to the Question Yes this is the Republican Emission  made after 1944

Those crosses lack the quality of the earlier  Emissions

People sometimes get confused because at the beginning of this period old left over crosses were used and only the central medallions were replaced with republican ones

Here is the Republican Emission

On 15/05/2023 at 03:52, VC89 said:

Personally I wouldn't worry too much about the wrong type of swords. Belgium was (and is) not that strict when it comes to medals and decorations and many variants do exist. So the wrong types of swords don't really mean that it is fake or added by the seller to get more money.

The swords should also be a later addition to the medal anyway. They were awarded for actions (war titles as they call it) during WW I but are created by Royal Decree in 1939 and the gilded ones by R.D. in 1971. I haven't seen the original publication of the R.D.(just the text), so I'm not sure if there is a drawing of the swords attached to it.

 

Even the later swords (40-45) have different versions. 

I agree

13 hours ago, I_♥_Police said:

Really great pictures and collection. Amazing historical pieces that we would never have otherwise seen. Back in the day, pre-PACE, did the Parks mob lock many people up each year? If there was call for it, did they take on all jobs within the parks or was it all handed over to the Liverpool force?

I agree

Dave Thank you

On 29/04/2023 at 02:47, drspeck said:

Dear all. This miniature bar came in recently - I added a stickpin for size reference, it is really small. Ribbon looks to be custom made. No markings. Can't remember having seen something like this before. Does anyone know any similar pieces, how it was worn, possble manufacturer?

 

Peter

Superb

On 11/05/2023 at 06:06, Alex . said:

 

The 1st Vladivostok Fortress Artillery Regiment captain's epaulettes. 

 

 

Excellent Work Thank you for showing us

Nice work Tony

Hi Knatchev,

Welcome to the Forum.

Nice Order. - very early King Boris III period

Yes, this is one of the things in collecting -try to find a box to match the order, I am not aware of any empty box on the market, however if it comes along i will let you know

Regards

20 hours ago, Farkas said:

Well Gents, it took a bit of time and a dose of good fortune…

 

 

They are from a bicorn.

It explains the small size.

 

Fortunately I hadn’t unpicked one yet.

 

I haven’t identified them precisely yet, the closest match was a Royal Navy Bicorn but in position they are hard to see.

I also believe the ‘red facing’ is relevant.

 

 

tony

Good Work Yes I agree that they are from a bicorn

Very nice Badges Thank you for showing them

Cheers

It is nice

It will be very nice if you identify the makers Thi will help other members when they come across of similar EKs

Cheers

Thanks

Nice

On 05/05/2023 at 02:49, Carlo said:

An excellent research, which as you say leads to more questions than answers, but from a certain point of view it is an interesting part of the collector's "profession"!

Yes I agree

Thanks for sharing

Here is my EK1 marked on the back "800"

16 hours ago, ashley58 said:

Super,

           there are some great crosses shown here with some rare and unusual fixing methods 👍 (always good to see the reverse`s). Any particular rare makers you have identified ?

Thanks for showing

Two on the left are Meybauer

Second on the bottom Junker

Second on the top KMST DRGM

Third on the bottom J.H.Werner

Third on the top Godet

The two on the far right AWS- two variants

One of  my rare AWS i had in my collection was AWS with a lock

A member of the GMIC who buy a very rare PLM  Grouping recognsed that this rare AWS EK1 .that was part of it , was swapped by the Seller. I did buy the EK1 from the seller. By pure chance I found about the swap

The GMIC member was very upset and after discussion I returned the EK! to the seller. I felt this was the right thing to do

The EK1 was re-united with the PLM Grouping  Do I regret? Yes and No Yes because i departed with a very rare AWS EK! NO -The History won for the moment Later on I saw the Grouping for sale on eMedals site

Here is this rare AWS EK1