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A Carlist Wars medal for $130!! I reckon you got it at a 70% discount!!

Oddest things show up at the flea markets in Bucharest! But, I am not complaining. Thanks again.

good lord-Bucharest!

How much?

I paid 400 RON, down from 800. It is about 130 US which is the same I paid for the Indian Volunteer Forces Medal Group named to CAPT. A. Peebles, located in the Great Britain: Medals of the British Empire, Honours and Awards forum. The seller had a few more Spanish awards, but I was tapped out after the 400 RON. I will go back this weekend and see if it is still there. Passed on a really nice WW1/2 Italian miniature medal group the intervening weekend between the British and Spanish medal groups.

Last pichttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_04_2010/post-1673-127118583851.jpg.

It is hallmarked TASSET, not sure how easy it is to read with the re-size.

Another pic...

Picked this up over the weekend in Bucharest. Second time in as many weeks I've picked up a medal group which I know nothing about.

From the January 1936 Indian Army List

Auxillary Force - India

The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles

Majors

First Comissioned : 28th November 1908

Names : 2. Peebles, Archibald, V.D.

Date of Rank : 6th April 1928

The 2. indicates 2nd battalion

He is still in the Oct 1936 IAL same as above but no longer listed in the Oct 1937 IAL.

The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway rifles came about by the joining indicated earlier on this thread but in 1910, a slight name change in 1917 with '32nd' being added to the front when it was made part of the Indian Defence Force, howver they reverted to the old name in 1920.

Hope that helps,

Matthew

Matthew - thanks very much for the information. Except for the forum, I've been running into deadends. Medal collecting is always more interesting when you can find out some of the history behind the person who earned it.

Thanks again,

Paul

hi paul, madras and southern mahratta railway rifles i believed was formed in 1935. 1st battalion originally madras railway volunteers,amalgamated with 2nd battalion originally southern mahratta railway rifles,amalgamated with bellary volunteer rifle corps.paul hope that help you, paul

Paul - I really appreciate all of the information. It is great to be able to tap into the resources on GMIC!

I wonder how ir landed up there?

Nice group!

Chris - my first thought...I seem to find odd things in Bucharest. Not too long ago I found an original presentation felt tip pin from President Nixon still in the box. The prices are good too!

the indian volunteer force officers decoration named to him was for the madras and southern mahratta railway rifles.i think it post 1935.paul

Paul - thanks for the information; I've been trying to research it all weekend, but hardly knew where to begin! Paul

Named on the rim to LIEUT PEEBLES.

Close up of the naming on the Indian Volunteer Forces Medal: CAPT. A. PEEBLES. M. & S.M.Ry.RIF., A.F.I.

Picture of the back.

I picked up this Medal Group this weekend in Bucharest, Romania, at what essentially amounts to a Spring Festival. I am curious why there wouldn't be a Victory Medal as part of the group and/or any other thoughts about this purchase. I don't normally collect medals of the British Empire since I don't know much about them, so any help would be appreciated.

Tim - I have also bought from the seller on a few occassions and found him to be reliable. One item took an unusually long time to arrive and he refunded my money until it arrived. I don't think you will have any problems - just be patient since it is coming direct from Serbia.

Thankyou both for your time and trouble - I was completely baffled ! I shall follow the info up. Mervyn

Hey, I work for the Dept of STATE and this medal is no longer being issued, nor is the Superior Honor Award which is one level above this award. It would be hard to truely correlate this to the military system of awards because STATE only has a handful of honor awards: Valor/Heroism, Thomas Jefferson Star ( serious/grievous wounds), Distinguished Honor Award, Superior Honor Award and then the MHA. The OMSA article mentioned earlier is excellent.

It is also worth mentioning that GEN Petraeus can be seen wearing a Superior Honor Award on his ribbon rack just below his last personal award and prior to his campaign/service awards.

The STATE medals are actually fairly difficult to find nowadays. It is a nice set and definately within the last 20 years or so...

Lorenzo, here is the pic of the Yugoslav badge I referred to

Lorenzo, forgot to mention that sometimes the various academy badges came with/without the star...can't really tell from your pic. I pulled this photo off the net as almost all of my stuff is packed away.

Enjoy,

Paul

IRAQ IRAQI BAATH PARTY PHOTO AF COLONEL WITH 4 MEDALS!

Picked this one up for $12.00

I am looking for the badge worn above the medals. Never seen it before????

Lorenzo, here is the pic of the Yugoslav badge I referred to

IRAQ IRAQI BAATH PARTY PHOTO AF COLONEL WITH 4 MEDALS!

Picked this one up for $12.00

I am looking for the badge worn above the medals. Never seen it before????

Lorenzo - not sure if anyone ever told you or not, but the unknown to you badge is a Yugoslavian Air Force Technical Academy badge.

Regards and love the collection!

A loose translation from the Romanian to English would be " For Credible Service,"

often given for military merit.

Kevin in Deva

Buna Ziua Kevin! Eu voy veni la bucharest acesta Junio.

Hey, I have recently received my next posting to Bucharest... I will have to pick your brain for some places to look for militaria and any clubs. I am getting a bit of Romanian before I head out so I imagine that might help.

Regards,

Paul

A loose translation from the Romanian to English would be " For Credible Service,"

often given for military merit.

Kevin in Deva

Buna Ziua Kevin! Eu voy veni la bucharest acesta Junio.

Hey, I have recently received my next posting to Bucharest... I will have to pick your brain for some places to look for militaria and any clubs. I am getting a bit of Romanian before I head out so I imagine that might help.

Regards,

Paul

The bronze medal in center with the standing soldier is Order of Persistence.

This Order shall be awarded to all officers and the other rank of the People's Armed Forces,State Security Bureau,Police,Prisons & Fire Brigade Forces,in appreciation of their persistence characterized by the most daring manifestations of heroism,sacrfice and martyrdoom for the protection of the People's Revolution,achievements of the Nation,Unity of the country and safety of its territories.

Ribbon is sand yellow with tiny green stripe towards each edges.

If you would think about to sell that one,I would be very much interested & I can offer a good price.

Emmanuel

Emmanuel - thanks for the information about the medal. I will hold onto it for the time being, but if I decide to sell I will let you know. This was one of the few medals that I came across more than once, but I think I only bought the one.

Regards,

Paul

pmargulies: 99,57 EUR... The document is a legitimation of a member of Slovak partisan association.. It?s on websites I have mentioned...

Iver - thanks much! I will check it out later tonight.

pmargulies: I have found this for sale on web, but I am not sure, if it?s case for that medal...

It is quite nice with the legitimicia, but sadly it is not in the right box. What are they asking?

pmargulies: There were 1.236 awards of Order of Slovak National Uprising I. class (R?d SNP I. triedy). But they thought, there will be only 1.000 awards, and only so many were made in Kremnica mint. So the other (236 pieces) were "made of II. class of this order" - one "I" on medal was removed and medals were gild.That was official (legal) made in mint only in case of Order of Slovak National Uprising I. class with number above 1.000....

I have never seen a cased II. class, but have asked a few friends, we will see... there were 6.586 awards of II. class - of them 130 to french citizens, 225 soviet, 84 bulgarian, 31 american, 5 romanian, 5 yugoslavian and 16 polish citizens...

III. class of this order was awarded 31.356 times...

Iver - very good information. My 1st class is number 865...I will post pics once I remember how to downsize them - I haven't posted pics in a long time. I found it in a little shop in Vienna while I was working in Bratislava and got it for about 130 Euro when the Euro/Dollar exchange was still somewhat decent. I found the boxed 2nd class online at VicMart. I was hoping to find one in Bratislava and then the one online was sold - I was very bummed. Anyway, I'll try and get the pic posted.