Gerd Becker

The Choibalsan shooter is of course in the book, but I would like to show this one with a great home made backing.

Wow thats really a nice enhancement to that badge. Nice one Jan.

Gerd

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.

reverses

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

This particular set fits me, being a 6 foot 2 size 44L U.S. type Comrade, so eventually perhaps I shall model it for a better look.

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

Of what metal composition are the retaining nuts constructed of?

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...

Gerd,

At that time when I was not in forum, mister Richie C very detailed has told about the Soviet military helmets.

I can advise to buy you Ssh-39 on three rivets, it is a guarantee that the helmet is made up to 45 years. As it is necessary to pay attention to color, it should be be brightly green on early helmets.

Unfortunately, the Soviet helmets and пилотки a wartime in Russia are very rare also cost high. A helmet approximately 200-250, and пилотка 100-400 (the price depends on one year of manufacturing)

Vladimir

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

By the way RLB, I admit publicly that I am "in love" with your Pilotka... I do not have such an exquisite example. Please, show more of your items...

Richie C

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

We almost never see old Soviet helmets, only new ones, and those are very often Warsaw Pact types, not actually Russian-made ones. So a lot of us (me too) do not know how to tell if a helmet was made in 1943... or 1983.

I like the pilotka very much-- the extra stitching around where the red star once was is a nice personalized feature!

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

BUT!!!!! Not in... 1940!

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