Gerd Becker

OoV, , i am glad, its okay. The glint on the opw is very simply done. I made it with a little Gif-program named Animake, and it wasn?t a problem at all. If you want something similar, let me know... Gerd

OoV, i have pointed out my biggest concerns about your medal on the picture below. The better pictures untunately confirmed my doubts about your Medal. Compare these areas to the original medals posted on the MONDVOR website (see link above in Uwe?s post) I really hate it to be the killjoy, but i think, you deserve a honest answer. Get a real one, while they are still affordable... all the best, Gerd

Rick, Comrade Yefimov was from the Republic Mari. Gerd

Just a wild guess to the guards badge. Is it possible, that the soviets made his 3rd Army honorably a Guards Army and pinned him the badge on his jacket?

Oh, thanks for clearing that up. It looked to me like a neck-order, so i assumed its a 2nd class. Thanks again Gerd

Larry, these are the years, when the single stages of the subway were constructed. Stage I 1935 Stage II 1938 Stage III 1944 Great thread everyone Gerd

Hi Rene, i found this one in my files and i found some info and pictures on Yuri Yashnev?s website: http://www.netdialogue.com/yy/Europe/Bulga...StAlexander.htm Hope, this helps... Gerd

Thanks, Dave, thats a good start. That would be my guess too. A Long-Service MMM and an early catch-up award for wounds. I don?t know, if this is relevant in this connection, but the orders book is of the A-series, mostly given to officers. I?ll give it a shot and get it researched, even if i have enough catch-up awards for wounds now... Thank you too, Doc! Gerd

Thanks, guys. Research isn?t ordered yet, but will be soon

Thank you, Bryan. I am still not very good with the new camera, but some of the results are quite okay. Gerd

Allright, know what you mean, let me see, if i can find something... The lower classes seem to be easily available, but the higher classes are quite rare obviously. Gerd

Hallo Heinrich und wilkommen im Forum I am not sure, to which order you refer? Could you post a photo of any of the classes of this order? Gerd

You are welcome, Sergei. Unfortunately i don?t own a Borderguard Medal myself, but i have handled a few and they were allways very sharp strikes with beautiful detail. Honestly, i wouldn?t buy one of these myself without consulting a few experts before. There are an awful lot of copies and reproductions of these medals out there, its crazy... Gerd

Here is a closeup of the OPW. Nice looking piece

Hi everyone, this little group came in today from Alexei and i was asking myself, what this chap might have gotten his Military Merit Medal for? Is this a Long-Service award or a "real" award? Priviledges start in September 1946 (!), so i guess, he got the OPW in the month before, right? Impossible to say without research? I look forward to hear your opinions and speculations... Here is the group:

Hi Sergei, you are right, i should be more specific. The ring of the border guard medal doesn?t look good and the detail is just not good enough in my opinion. Look at his left foot(right from my Point of view) of the soldier and his coat for an example and compare it to an original medal. The accuracy of the letter from the text on the reverse isn?t too good either. Look at the "Д" and the "й" The Protecting the Public Medal has exactly the same problems. ok, this is just my opinion and maybe its really just the photo, but i am still don?t think, that these are original. Better photos may convince me otherwise. Gerd

Definately a keeper, Dave. Thats one of the greatest Red-Banner citations, i have seen so far. Did you get the citation for the early Military Merit Medal too? Gerd

I hate to say it, but i believe, this is a Copy, as are the other Medals, you posted yesterday. I am not sure about the Bravery in a Fire Medal, which has a chance. I am terribly sorry, mate.

Sets of a Type 2 Medal with document go for 800-1000 Dollar now Time to reconsider the collecting field?

Thats a damn nice group, Dave I guess,, this one resides in your collection for a while, huh?

Well, thats not entirely true. The Medal for Bravery is from about End 1943, the Order of Glory 3rd class is probably from Mid 1945 and the Red Star could be a Long Service award from November 1944. The Red Banner is also most probably a Long-Service award, but from 1951. The first two mentioned could be interesting to research. Take a look in the researched section for some examples.

Wow, nice display, Chris. Is the Heer-set complete? These are very neglegted from many collectors, but they are an award too, which needed some skill to get them. I like them

Welcome, Mabuse. Thats a nice collection, you have there. What are the serialnumbers of the orders in the first picture? Hey, Braunschweig, my Brother lives there Gerd

I think, this baby deserves a second look. To get the award is close to impossible today, but to get a documented one is then what? Awesome set, Ed.

Well, you must be right, Rick. It really doesn?t look like Motor Transport in my opinion, but its the only device, that comes close enough...