Uffz. Rohleder

Thats true. I realy love those amazing sharp details. 

Is it an early Showa piece? 

Or is there no way to tell

Thank you Larry, 

I realy love those amazing details like the feathers or the ornaments on the sword. 

Good to know it is a Showa piece 

Thank you very much. Its the first one for my collection. 

Im very happy now. Its always a little like poker for me as i dont know how to tell the age of japanese medals 

Here a picture after the first cleaning

Yesterday i also got this nice Sacred Treasure - i cleaned the medal (without destroying the Patina) - it looked like someone puked on it

The ribbon were cleand and looked fadet.

It has 4 rivets. And as its the first one i ever has in my hands - it looks very nice (after cleaning)

How can you tell from which period this came from?

Stefan

Hello all,

got my fist Golden Kite. I traded it for an modern Legion of Merit - After a look i would say its a Showa Period one (?)

- what do you think?

The details a realy fantastic - never tought i got a Golden Kite.

Stefan

Thanks Gordon,

I will try that to. 

Greetings 

Stefan 

Hello all, 

Here a general assault badge in his 1957 apperance. 

It has a short needle and is worn. 

Can you date those 57er badges or is this impossible? 

What about the short needle - on google i just found long needles on this badge. 

Sorry for the bad pictures - just had my phone right now. 

If you want i can post better pics in a few hours when im home. 

The needle looks brown on those pictures - but its just worn off

Greetings

Stefan 

Thank you very much Stuka 

Yes thats what i thank about to  army bands. Here some more minis - minus the GWOT Service Medal and you have the minis i shown

It would be nice to see your mini Medal Bar - dont be shy

I have a couple pre gwot army band pictures - the officers there have two and three pace mini medal bars to - even in the same constalition as the one i shown here.

No they are not per se authentic but in my opinion more authentic then simple slide on mini medal bars. For such simple mini medal bars - for which i never payed more than 5€ - its way to much work to assemble those cheap medals like this, saw them together and then saw felt on the back. Not sayinga faker wouldnt do that... but on this bar... it seems very unlikly.

22 minutes ago, IrishGunner said:

The Bronze Star with V/Air Medal/ARCOM likely is a top row.  With the bottom row starting with either a Good Conduct Medal (if enlisted) or a NDSM (if officer) and then a campaign medal like a Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal or Vietnam Service Medal (and maybe a Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal).

The ARCOM/AAM/Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal could be the complete deal for a for an officer (Good Conduct Medal ranking in precedence above the reserve component medal) serving in the Reserves after 1971 in the period 1975-1989 when no NDSM was authorized.

The ARCOM/AAM/NDSM could be the complete deal for a company grade Army officer serving during the Cold War era with no joint assignments.  And he/she decided to put out the cash for mess dress before most of his peers did so...usually when they reached senior captain/major.

The Air Force NCO bar is a nice one with a lot of joint assignments.

Added:

Oh, I quite agree that not every officer had a lot of medals as company grade officers. (I had two until I was a senior captain.)  Note I originally posted the above comments moments before your response.  What I'm saying is that most company grade officers with few medals didn't usually spend the money for a mess dress uniform on which they could wear two or three medals.  Certainly, some did...but it is unusual.

And I still believe it isn't possible that the Airlift bar is a "top" bar.  There aren't a lot of campaign medals after the World War II Army Occupation Medal that would make sense as a bottom row, especially with no achievement awards before the Good Conduct Medal.  It's possible that it stands alone...as I said, for a very proud vet of the airlift, but what did he wear it on?

Maybe someone addet the air lift device later. 

Compared to the two mini medals it looks nearly brand new. 

The Vietnam bar was a enlistet bar. If you want i call him to send me a pic so we can See the complete bar. 

Its funny that we cant keep the bar complete - every one of us will keep his row 

This were also the first bar we ever found. 

Some more

Not every US Officer had a chest full of medals.

The Airlift bar - ok plausible. Maybe just the top bar. 

The bronze star bar - its a vietnam era bar.  A friend of me has the 2nd rowrow. 

The other 3 placer are legit and missing nothing. As you can see they are taylor made ones. 

I add some pictures.

Yes to bad. But its a nice looking piece. 

My dad also worked in the VEB Harzer Werke. He told me just a hand full of them were given as retirement award. He just know one other but with an other more modern type of radiator mounted.

This is an Award my Grandpa gets as retirement Award. He was a Radiatoren-Fräser (Radiator Cutter) in the VEB Harzer-Werke. Its the only one i ever saw.

He pre war he was a Polsterer und Dekorateur (Upholsterer and decorator) - during the war he was a high decorated Feldwebel - in 1950 he come home from his captivity in russia. He startet a new life with his wife. He didnt like the GDR - after the fall of the Wall he putt all hisstuff away. I remember as kid i loved this Radiator - it always stand in his cabinet. It was the only piece the GDR he kept visible. He always talked about his time during the war. How he won his Close Combat Clasp in Silver and his iron crosses. So when i look as this piece... i can nearly feel that he were still alive... good childhood memories. My Grandma forbid him always to told me his war storys... man i realy mis him... sorry for went a little off topic...

Stefan

24 minutes ago, Gordon Craig said:

Yes please.  I would really like to see the cast iron award.

Regards,

Gordon

Ok i will Post it in a few minutes. Make a new Topic for it

a 5 Place Mini Medal Bad of an Air Force NCO

Defense Meritorious Service Medal / Air Force Commendation Medal / Joint Service Achiefement Medal / Air Force Good Conduct Medal ( 3 Oak Leaf) / National Defense Service Medal

He Paul,

here my minis - you know them all but i hope its ok to post them here.

Two single Medals:

Defense Meritorious Service Medal - National Defense Service Medal

A 3 Place Cost Guard Mini Medal Bar

Cost Guard Good Conduct Medal / National Defense Service Medal /  Cost Guard Expert Rifleman Medal

A Two Place Mini Medal Bar - The Guy was in Service between 1947 and 1950

Army Good Conduct Medal / Occupation Medal with Air Lift Device

A 3 Place Mini Medal Bar

Army Commendation Medal / Army Achievement Medal / National Defense Service Medal

A 3 Place Mini Medal Bar

Bronze Star Medal (With "V" and one Oak Leaf) / Air Medal / Army Commendation Medal (one Oak Leaf)

a 3 place Mini Medal Bar

Army Commendation Medal (one Oak Leaf) / Army Achievement Medal / Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal

Nice medal. Can you post a picture of the reverse? 

Thanks Gordon,

i now that many throw the dokuments away or keep them stored. Im Born in East Germany and after the reuniting those awards and doks dont have any value to the owners.

Even my grandparents throw those things away. i saved those badges out of the trash can.

My grandpa was a high decoratet Feldwebel and fight from 1940 till 1945 an was POW in Russia till 1950 . So i can say he doesnt like the system after the Reich.

I also have i cast iron award which was given to him from the VEB Harzer Werke - its a real unique pice. Never saw a second one.- if you want i can show it here in the forum.

Hello all,

here my Grandpas Aktivist Badges with Dokuments.

Nothing Special

First the Aktivist des Fünfjahrplanes

Aktivist des Siebenjahrplanes

Very nice and good job keeping them together!

Hello all,

i want to show you a cased Feuerwehr Erinnerungszeichen 1934  i normaly dont collect Feuerwehr items but i have to keep this little beauty!

Here is a cased one from my collection

Ziemer & Söhne, Oberstein

Here is my one - the pictures are a little older. But i dont want to make new one now

I hope its ok to bring back this old Topic