Gordon Craig

Trupper,

Nice looking medal at a good price.  Thanks for showing it to us.

Regards,

Gordon

Can someone translate the following for me please

MILE. L VUČKOVIĆ MAŠINOVODA SRP. MORAVICE 

Regards,

Gordon

Paul,

I did a name search on the Anglo Boer War forum and did not find his name.  This would be a good place to start your search.  https://www.angloboerwar.com/name-search 

Regards,

Gordon

JBFloyd,

This badge is unknown to me but since it appears to have the crest of Bavaria on it I looked it up under that state.  Emedals sold one in the past and they called is a Bavaria, Kingdom Official's Breast Badge that indicates to me they did not know exactly what it was other than from the stats of Bavaria.  I've added some pictures from their site as the badge they sold was well marked.

Regards,

Gordon

Jurgen,

Your welcome.  Thanks for starting the thread.  I learned something and that is always important.

Regards,

Gordon

Jurgen,

I've heard from my friend and he has confirmed that the helmet that you posted is an early BGS helmet.  Here is what he had to say.

Regards,

Gordon

Hello Gordon,

yes i know these helmets. It is indeed the first BGS liner model from 1951. These were all refurbished WW2 shells (all makers and variants can be encountered M35, M40 and M42). Repainted and added welded chinstrap bale like on early US M1. Only used for short time in early 50s. After 1953 most were modified for the new 1953 liners (Innenausstattung 53) - liner rivet holes were welded closed and liner mount installed in dome. So surviving examples, that avoided these updates are a bit rare. 

Attached is photos of mine. Shell is a Quist M42 (a rare shell even for WW2). Also a few period photos of the reissued WW2 shells in use 1954 and earlier.

Jurgen,

I'll ask a knowledgeable friend  and get back to you.

Regards,

Gordon

Jurgen,

I've never seen this type of liner in any BGS or Polizei helmet.  Actually, I've never seen it in any German helmet.   Too bad you don't still have the one stolen from you.  Sorry I can not be of more help.

Regards,

Gordon

papy38,

Does it have any clasps?

Regards,

Gordon

Ulsterman,

There are members of the forum who have undertaken a serious study of the medals awarded by Argentina as a result of the war.  While there have been medals awarded by national and other organizations in Argentina they were meant to honor those who took part in the conflict and to those who are still in the Malvinas.

There was a comment above re the soldiers still buried on the islands.  There is only one recorded repatriation for reburial in Argentina.  The rest still lie in a cemetery outside Darwin.

Regards,

Gordon

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

On 31/01/2022 at 16:01, Simius Rex said:

The medals and trifold ribbons are period-originals.  The medal-suspension clasp shown is a Hungarian manufactured item and was used during the communist era to hang a row of medals onto a Hungarian tunic.  They came in a variety of lengths.  

 

A dealer by the name of Ferenc Tengergdy at dreiecksband.de purchased a huge surplus of these clasps and sold it on his website for many years.  I even bought a few of them as a means of creatively displaying my Austrian medals, even though the clasp is not a pre-1945 item. 

 

Mr. Tengerdy's stock was depleted years ago, but every so often I see these clasps poping-up with medals suspended from them.  Unscrupulous (or uninformed) dealers call them KuK "medal bars" (which they are not) and can get more for these common medals by labeling them as medal bars.

 

Austrians (pre-1938) and Hungarians (pre-1945) suspended their medals from overlapping cording sewn onto their tunics.  In a few rare instances, some tailors and housewives came-up with clever, non-traditional ways to sew trifold ribbons together having suspension hooks on the back to expedite removal and mounting of awards onto tunics.    

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