Gordon Craig

Wyomingguy,

Interesting artifact.  Certainly too heavy to wear as a bracelet.   It doesn't seem to have a clasp either.  I did find something similar in a search on line and you can find it here https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/orders-decorations-third-reich/bracelet-8690/   The medals on the chain seem to be authentic but without any provenance it is hard to say who made it or when.

Regards,

Gordon 

Your Welcome.

Tupper,

The wings are correct for the Spanish Civil War.   Here is a link to a posting of a Legion Condor uniform showing this kind of badge.   https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/axis-militaria/spanish-civil-war-condor-legion-pilot-grouping-782523/ There are lots of confusing posts showing pilots wings with crowns worn by the Nationalist side but the crown was not added to these wings until after the end of the Spanish Civil War.  

Regards,

Gordon

Pictures of an authentic Burma Star.  The second star is not good in my estimation (last two pictures).  The first two pictures look ok from the pictures that you provided but not a star I would want to have in my collection.

Regards,

Gordon

Cagedfalcon,

Nice condition for its age.  Why do you think that it is Marine?  I see a standard Heer waffenampt (acceptance mark) that you might be able to trace.  These stamps were issued to individuals and moved with the from job to job.  If it were Kriegsmarine issue I would expect Marine mark and none are visible in your photos.  Is there one somewhere that does not appear in your photos?  I've attached a link to a French language web site that has some excellent photos of Kriegsmarine stamps on different pieces of equipment.  The language of the site is not important because we are only interested in the pictures.

Also, a picture of waffeenampt stamps used by different organizations in the Wehrmacht, police, SS etc.

Regards,

Gordon 

https://www.passionmilitaria.com/t209901p60-tampons-waffenamt-kriegsmarine 

No one,

You have circled some badges? on the uniforms of these men.  What are they?  They don't look like French awards although the French did award medals to the Vietnamese who serviced in France and Salonika.

Regards,

Gordon

Thanks for the update.

Regards,

Gordon

It should have his name and service number only.

Regards,

Gordon

ilclifton,

Sorry that no one was able to answer your question.  I do not own one of these awards so was unable to comment.  Even if I did, I would hesitate to comment on pictures as authentic or not.  Owning one cross would not make me an authority.  I rarely comment on pictures of awards that I am very familiar with for pictures do not tell you all you need to know about a medal or an award.  I hope that your cross turns out to be authentic.

Regards,

Gordon

This medal has a blank surface on the reverse of the medal.  Other countries medals that are made like this have the name of the person who is presented the medal engraved on the open area of the medal.  Does this medal have the name of the person it is presented to on the reverse of this medal?

Regards,

Gordon

No one,

Very nice set.  Thanks for posting it.

Regards,

Gordon

Is this medal normally named on the reverse?

Regards,

Gordon

diwe,

Thanks for the picture.  Not much can be done with the label in your picture.  What was on the label might have been hand written and erased with wear and time.  I don't have any suggestions that might be of help to you.  Sorry about that.

Regards,

Gordon

diwe,

Interesting uniform and questions.  Makers labels often have the name of the individual defaces somehow and I have never been able to find a satisfactory method of uncovering the information that I wanted.  Perhaps if you posted pictures of the label someone would be able to offer some solutions to you and the rest of us.

Regards,

Gordon

TracA,

Verry nicely marked set and well photographed.  Thank you for your presentation.

Regards,

Gordon

Interesting passes.  I haven't seen one of these before.  Thanks for posting pictures of them.

Regards,

Gordon

Farcas,

Interesting to see that these small badges are traceable.  Thanks for posting that kind of information.

Regards,

Gordon

https://haynault.be/fr/vente-publique/84/item/436  

BELGIAN CONGO, The Colonial Green Cross of Belgium,

BELGIAN CONGO,
The Colonial Green Cross of Belgium,

Bronze plaque, 89 x 71mm, by Oscar De Clerck, two Europeans in colonial costume sitting at the foot of a baobab, above them, the Congolese star and a cross , rev. THE COLONIAL GREEN CROSS OF BELGIUM awarded to "Mr. René COTY, PRESIDENT of the FRENCH REPUBLIC 1954" (Vancraenbroeck 59).

The Belgian Colonial Green Cross, created in Paris in 1888, aimed to help soldiers and civilians repatriated from Africa. After independence, it became the African Green Cross of Belgium and came to the aid of Africans. This plaque was awarded to President René Coty in gratitude for his help with the French paratroopers in Stanleyville.

PROVENANCE: Antwerp Collection. Elsen, sale 71, Lot 3816.
Unique, marks on the edge, superb.

Regards,

Gordon

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Israelis do not issued many medals and therefore only a ribbon was issued for the Yom Kipur war Oct 6 1973.  I have pictured here what I believe is one of these ribbon on the card it was issued with.  I would request a translation of the Hebrew printed on the brown card.  A white card came with the brown card and I do not know the actual connection between the two but I would appreciate a translation of the printed and hand written text on the white card.  How are the two cards connected?

Regards,

Gordon

Philip.S

Too bad your order of the Wounded is missing the ring and the ribbon.  That would obviously take you some time to work out.  I'll post some pictures of the award here for you.

Regards,

Gordon

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Some questions on this star.  Instituted in 1920 in the first type.  Sometime between WWI and WWII a new type star was issued of a much different design and often referred to as Type 2.  Does anyone know what the star was redesigned and why?  When was Type 2 first awarded?  The photos come from the web.  I have a type 2 in my collection named on the reverse to Sepoy Nawab Khan.  Type one has a flat back and the star and crescent are part of the star.

Regards,

Gordon

OSTA,

Interesting medal.  What is the criteria for its award?  Has it been awarded yet?

Regards,

Gordon

On 22/08/2008 at 18:28, Hugh said:

 

 

TAIWAN ? Army Medal of Outstanding Service, Class B (Peterson - Golden Bowl Merit Medal ? Jin Ou Ye Yi Shin ? Magnus 27b), 1^st class in silver, Chinese inscription on reverse

 

Taipei (Shi Men Ding), 6/05 ? Code:TW 23

 

 

 

 

Hugh,

I am searching for additional information on this medal.  There were two ribbons.  Ribbon a that is white with a blue strip on one edge and a red stripe on the other.  Ribbon B, as shown in your picture and on the medal in my collection is yellow with a blue edge on one side and a red edge on the other.  The medal was authorized 5 May 1958. (see attached pictures).  Do you know in why the ribbon colours were changed and in what year the change took place?  In the picture that shows the A and B ribbons the Taiwanese text for Medal of Outstanding Service is shown.  The characters on the back of the medal are slightly different.  Do you know what the characters on the back of the medal would say in English?

Regards,

Gordon     

Owain,

Thanks for your comments.  

Regards,

Gordon

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am looking for a picture, or pictures of the subject medals.  Royalark.net/pakistan/bahawalpur has a brief write up on the medal but no picture.  Possibly because it is an older award?

Regards,

Gordon