Gordon Craig

Cory, Since you have received no responses here I suggest that you try the Wehrmacht Awards Forum (WAF) if you haven't already. There is a forum dedicated to 57er wards on that site. You can find it here https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/wehrmacht-era-militaria/-1957-medals-orders-and-decorations Regards, Gordon

Fernando, I believe that all that needs to be said about this helmet has been said on the WAF. Regards, Gordon

Perhaps it will be easier to read this way. Regards, Gordon

Shots Dave, Interesting document and miniature award. There was a South African medal with a Protea on it in the last DNW Auction. I debated on buying it but I wasn't able to trace the chap so didn't. I've consoled myself by saying "Who needs another broken group anyway." Regards, Gordon

Uwe, I thought that the document cover in German was spelt mappe or mappen? Would you confirm that for me please. Regards, Gordon

Jimmbo, Welcome to the forum. Always good to see new members join and post things from their collections. Looking forward to seeing more items posted by you. Regards, Gordon

Hi, Pannonia Terra Numizmatika is a well known site and I am sure that their translation is correct. Regards, Gordon

Gentlemen, I have never seen one of these medals before and wonder if anyone else has. Any information that you could provide on it would be appreciated. Awarded and by whom? Colour of ribbon. Piece is for sale at US$3200.00. Regards, Gordon

Mike, Along way from the Boer War but an absolutely wonderful group. I envy you. I would love to have that group in my collection. Enjoy it! Regards, Gordon

In WWI RFC/RAF 2 A. M. meant Air Mechanic 2nd class. Air Mechanics served in Observation Balloon units and Aircraft Squadrons as mechanics and also flew as observers in reconnaissance squadrons. Regards, Gordon

azyeoman I think that you have answered your own question. No luck in 15 years. I don't own a medal bar let alone a Korean War one. Good luck in your search. You might try looking on SAGONGS and talk to the guys who post there. Regards, Gordon

hoh1851, The answer to your question is yes. Here is a link to wiki for conformation. Regards, Gordon

Good morning, Thanks for posting the instructions for wearing awards on these mounting bars. The only thing not mentioned yet is the "Bestell-Nr. This number indicates the maximum number of awards that can be mounted on any bar according to the length of the mounting bar. Once the number of awards is reached per bar another bar must be used to mount the remaining awards. Regards, Gordon I'd like to post a picture illustrating this.

Papy, What Buster says is true but I can comment on what I am charged through DNW https://www.dnw.co.uk/ Typically, DNW charges me 25 pounds to mail one medal to me in Canada. It would probably be less to send to France but contacting DNW might be useful. There may be other fees involved as well such as packing, VAT etc. Again DNW could advise here. Customs fees are not decided by the vendor. They decided by the recipient country. In this case France. Customs fees are the responsibility of the buyer and the vendor is not involved in any way. In case you are not familiar with DNW they are possibly the largest seller of British medals in England. The other large vendor of British medals is Spinks. I hope this helps. Regards, Gordon

John F, My friend has your badge. He says "The badge in question is a sporran badge for "THE ESSEX AND KENT SCOTTISH" REFERENCE: CAP BADGES AND INSIGNIA OF THE CANADIAN ARMY 1951 - 1973 VOL. 3 (PAGE 45) Gordon

Shots Dave, Excellent reference for French would medals. Thankks for posting it. Regards, Gordon

Jurgen, Since your question relates to the Bundeswehr I suggest that you post you question in the Post War BRD and DDR sub forum. Regards, Gordon

Gentlemen, My somewhat different miniature medal bard. Order of Isabella the Catholic, Order of Civil Merit and 1936-39 Campaign medal. Regards, Gordon

Jurgen, Interesting comments on belts and boots in the Bundeswehr. Regards, Gordon

John F, I asked an associate who is an advanced cap badge collector and he was unable to identify the badge but it is not a Canadian badge. Regards, Gordon

Emmanuel, Thanks for sharing pictures of the medals in your collection with us. Also the interesting stories about how you acquired them. Sometimes almost as interesting as the medals themselves. Regards, Gordon

nicktrenk, Interesting view of this award as a table medal. I've posted a link to this medal, as worn, that Megan posted a while ago. As Megan says, this medal came in Gold, Silver and Bronze but I have never seen pictures of a gold one. Issued for helping to rebuild Berlin after WWII. Regards, Gordon https://gmic.co.uk/topic/48147-builder-of-berlin-commemorative-medal/

John, Very interesting sites you have provided. Searching in Spanish always had the best results for me. The piece that you post re the gold medal is the one I had referred to earlier but I wasn't able to find any other reference to this gold 30 year medal. The named medal was just a picture. I've never been able to acquire a named one. Regards, Gordon

Rocket, Interesting comments on these Argentine medals. What does Premios Militares have to say about the Malvinas War medals? There are so many medals supposedly for this war with different dates and different designs it is hard to know what to believe. Thanks for the link to Argentine medals. I was never able to establish any contact with Argentine collectors so other then what I have collected off the net i haven't been able find any other Argentine medals. I'll attach some other pictures from my Argentine file just for interest. Regards, Gordon

Rocket, Your thread prompted me to dig out my binder on Argentine awards. Your pictured medals, and comments, helped resolve some questions that I had and raised others. Despite what I said above about the Malvinas bar I had recorded it in my binder but had forgotten about it. Your comment about the "official" medal on the left is interesting. This is the first time that I have heard of a "commemorative" medal for the Malvinas war. Who would have received it? Your comment about the Combatants medal being reissued in 1990, 91,92, 93 was also of interest. I have seen these Combatants medals with different years at the bottom. Mine, like the one you pictured here, is dated 1993. I have a question about the Gold Malvinas Combatants medal in my collection. You can find it on ebay where vendors list it as an officers medal, which it is not. I have found published info on line saying that the government of Argentina was considering producing a gold Malvinas combatants commemorative for the 30th anniversary of the war but I have not been able to confirm that. Perhaps you, or one of your Argentine contacts could shed some light on this gold medal? I've posted the medals in my collection below. Regards, Gordon