Gerd Becker

The Loyal Service device on the bar with the Saxon Ernst August Medal is gold, as are the swords on the EA-Medal. Could this be a Golden Ernst August Medal? The other Loyal Service Devices are for 25 years.

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Hi everyone, i found a bunch of ribbon bars on a local show today and would like to have confirmation, if they are all ok. Also, i would appreciate a little help with the value, as these will be for sale soon. Having them in hand, they are okay in my opinion, especially the devices are all real, but you never know... Thanks in advance Gerd

Nice one. Thanks for sharing, Dolf. Unfortunately i have nothing yet about Guards Units, but i will check again, when i have the proper OOB. Gerd

Nice one, Michael. I considered to buy that one myself. Thats a great first ORB, but be careful, they are addicting Gerd

Beautiful badges

Well deserved Order of the Red Banner Very nice citation, Dolf. This is, what Charles Sharp writes in his OOB-books about the 77th Howitzer Brigade: formed in December 1942 in the 26th Artillery Division with the 229th, 305th and 429th Howitzer Regiments. The 77th was a "mixed howitzer" brigade, since the 229th and the 305th were equipped with 20 122mm Howitzer each, while the 429th had 20 152mm heavy howitzers. Early in 1943 the 429th was redesignated as the 78th Guards Howitzer Regiment. The brigade was assigned to the 26th Artillery Division for the entire war. Gerd PS: Still waiting for the answer on you know, what

I would even pay to see that Great uniforms Rick, any chance of a closeup of the ribbon-bar or the Major, you posted last? Gerd

Great collection, Jan

Fantastic Mongolian collection, Ed Its a slippery slope... I blame you guys, when my girlfriend asks

Awesome, Dave. Finally another Foreigners award? Only the second one, i have seen, beside the Glory in your collection. Great!

Excellent helmets everyone, thank for posting Gerd

Normally everything, what touches the uniform, is made of non-corrosing metals like silver or brass, and the early screwdisks are from silver. Can someone tell me, what the later screwdisks are made of? Some are very light and others are much heavier. I would agree on the Red Banner, btw. best, Gerd EDIT: Dave was fasterobviously...

Yes, that was very educating, great contribution from Richie. Thanks for the advice, Vladimir. I already assumed, it will be about 200-250 Dollar, when i find one at all. Its not urgent, as i have to pay some other things before i can afford to buy a helmet. But i want one!!! best regards, Gerd

Richie, thanks a lot for the information. I will probably keep my eyes open for the book, you mentioned, although i only want one example of a soviet helmet. But at least now i know, what to look for. Thanks again. Gerd

Ahhhh, that explains of course the lacking info on the internet. Thanks, Rick. Gerd

Hello RLB, i was hoping, you could give me an overview of the helmets, that were in use during the war and later in soviet times. Are helmets from WW2 hard to find or are there still plenty of them around? What should i expect to pay for a battle-worn original helmet? And what do i have to look for on originals? Like i said, i know nothing about soviet helmets, so i would appreciate any info. Gerd

I have no idea, if these is real or just made up. Would be interesting to see this Lot in hand though.

Hello gentlemen, this was posted over at waf and i thought, it might be interesting for the non-WAF-members: http://www.aboutww2militaria.com/dljaforumov/redstar.html Maybe one of the members is able to translate the document or give an overview? regards, Gerd

I got a hardcopy of this reference last week and its great!!! Thanks a lot, Eric. Great work! Gerd

Hello and welcome, RBL. Could you add some more info for the ones like me, who does know zip about soviet Helmets and hats(see!) Gerd

Absolutely mindblowing collection, Dolf Keep me in mind, when you sell your doubles Gerd

Yes, you are right of course. And additionally this is the Mongolian Forum and not the Soviet Forum, stupid me

btw, there are other mint marks on soviet awards too: MMD Moscow Mint LMD Leningrad Mint KMD Krasnokamsk Mint MZPP Moscow "Platinapribor" Factory

Thats a tough one, Rick. Normally "Monetny Dvor" stands for Moscow Mint and "Leningradskii Monetny Dvor" stands for Leningrad Mint. But you find "Monetny Dvor" marked pieces made in Leningrad mint too, OGPW 2nd classes for example.