Gerd Becker

Does the naming and number on that certificate look as "doctored" in person as it does in the scan? Don't tell me we are now getting faked "We Won" certificates?!

Yes, it looks to me too like the name was doctored. Why would they reissue used documents for such a Medal? Doesn?t make sense to me....

Niiiiiiice solid "D" painted bars!

Be careful though or you will "need" uniforms to put them on.

Thanks, Rick. Really like them too.

No, no, no, i won?t buy any Uniforms... Or maybe one?

As soon as i have the space to display one

Deja Vue

Thanks, Doc. I think, NOW i got it

So I take it you are blaming me for this?

Sure, i am blaming you for EVERYTHING!!! YOU started the 1st WW and the 2nd too, not to speak of Vietnam and Iraq

As i had so many Caucasus Ribbonbars, i decided to put them in a frame together with a Medal. I like it.

And the last one for today, a very simple one.

1. Lenin Centenary Medal

2. Victory over Germany

3. 20 years Victory

4. 30 years Victory

5. 40 years Armed Forces

6. 50 years Armed Forces

7. 60 years Armed Forces

8. Irreproachable Service Medal 2nd class

9. Irreproachable Service Medal 3rd class

Thats it for today.

Thanks for looking.

Gerd

Third new ribbonbar with a Badge of Honor

1. Order of the Badge of Honor

2. Military Merit Medal

3. Defense of Caucasus (what else )

4. Victory over Germany

5. 30 years Armed Forces

6. 40 years Armed Forces

7. Irreproachable Service Medal 1st class

8. Irreproachable Service Medal 2nd class

This is the second one with the double VoG-ribbon.

1. Lenin Centenary Medal

2. Defense of Caucasus

3. Victory over Germany

4. 20 years Victory

5. 30 years Victory

6. Valorous Labor in GPW

7. 50 years Armed Forces

8. ???

Here are some new additions. You guys have to help me with the first two. What is the second VoG-ribbon? Can?t be an Order of Glory in this position, right?

1. Military Merit Medal

2. Lenin Centenary Medal

3. Defense of Caucasus

4. Victory over Germany

5. 20 years Victory

6. ???

7. 30 years Armed Forces

8. 40 years Armed Forces

9. 50 years Armed Forces

10. 60 years Armed Forces

11. Irreproachable Service Medal 1st class

12. Irreproachable Service Medal 2nd class

Thanks in advance

Gerd

Reverse Nr. 268.404

The second new addition Nr. 268.404, an interesting piece, which features a slight "trench reverse"

double post

Reverse Nr. 101.270

Love the s/n-style

What an overwhelming response...

For Andreas and everyone else, who is interested.

This is the first one, we talked about on the phone, a nice early example, which isn?t classiefied in the Alex Filer Classification yet, like it seems. Nr. 101.270, unresearched yet.

Obverse:

Jim, i just pin them through the background material. They hold very well and if the fabric is stretched good enough, there aren?t any crinkels. I attach the fabric with very small stripes of both sided duct tape on the reverse of the wood, so, if there?s a need to replace the background, its very easily done.

Great displays everyone, btw

best,

Gerd

Ed, i think, Ilja is asking, how to distinguish a Taylors Copy of a BADR Medal from an awarded Medal.

best,

Gerd

David, you could ask Alexei Merezhko(NOTA BENE), if he can help you: merezhko@ix.netcom.com

Gerd

Whoever it may be, its a wonderful bar with three of my favourite orders. Nice one, Don

Thanks for the explanation, Andrey

Ukaz gave HSU, HSL and full Glory cavaliers the right to have personal increased pensions (after-retirement money payments), several benefits for receiving own appartments from the government and others.

Andrey, how was it actually handled with the appartments? Did they have contingents of appartments, which they gave to HSU/HSL/Glory CVL, when they received their award or moved later after they got it?

Thanks

Gerd

Thats a really nice bar, Henrik You got to love the Z?hringer L?we

Gentlemen,

i know, its a common award, but though, may i ask you to post the OPW 2nd classes in your collection for my education and enjoyment? Noticing that i have more than a dozen of them now, it seems i have a weakness for them.

Most of you know, i am one of these evil variations-collectors and i have quite a few variations together now, but still would like to add some more, so if anyone of your has a "small version" or a trench-reverse for sale, shoot me a pm.

The most of mine are already posted on the forum, but to get the ball rolling, i?ll post again my current favourite piece, an starback Serialnumber 95477, researched, awarded May 1944 to Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stepanovich Zolin, see http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11140

Lavochkin's 54 is his Hero of Socialist Labor medal. Picture taken in a museum through the glass, sorry for the reflection

aaahhhhh, now i got it finally. I wondered, why he got HSL Nr. 33 much later than HSL Nr. 54, but the HSL Nr. 33 is a second award of course

I am not sure, what happened to my reply from the 31st?

Ed, regardless, if the photo is original to the book or not ( i lean towards okay just for the record), this is the coolest Military Merit Medal for Afghanistan, which i have ever seen. Probably the coolest at all.

What might a MMM like this may be worth? Definately not the usual 30 Dollar, you?d pay for an unnumbered MMM with Doc. I would consider it at least at 5 times the amount, what do you think? That may sound stupid, but i have never seen an Afghanistan award for sale(otherwise it would be in my collection). Its obvious, that they are very sought after...

Thanks in advance

Gerd

Lavochkin's 54 is his Hero of Socialist Labor medal. Picture taken in a museum through the glass, sorry for the reflection

I forgive you

Once again, thanks

Excellent, thank you very much. One last question, if you allow, the award with serialnumber 54 of Lavochkin is which one? Its really hard to read...