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Never seen these variations. It's strange to see an EK1 so convex like that.

Far from being an expert but I think it's a hunting rifle of sorts.

Very interesting find. Can we get a glimpse of the whole weapon?

Nice to see other countries following the tradition as well! I'm not a big fan of these anniversary medals when it comes to collecting but I have a feeling that the recent ones will carry more weight in the future as the number of veterans receiving them is smaller and smaller with each next issued medal. Soon enough, we will count alive veterans on one hand...

The serial number of the order was hand written on the award document, probably a few seconds before a recipient was issued with the award itself so the number wasn't pre-determined. Example from my collection where you can clearly see that the number of the order was written by hand while everything else is not.

I love the design with the infamous Reichstag photo. Thank you for detailed information Wat05!

Amazing piece sinissa! Never seen a cased one before.

Amazing piece!

Thank you for your input! I honestly forgot that I ever made this topic since it's been over 3 years.

That is HUGE!!! Congratulations on your great addition. Documented groups like this are getting rare to find but the Partisan 1941 award document is extremely scarce. I've only seen one or two until now.

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All original. There's an overlap of IKOM and ZIN orders ranging from 70,000 to 82,000+ so you can see both makers' orders with similar ranges of numbers. As far as I've seen, ZIN types like the one you shared have this bigger screwplate in the beginning of the 70,000 range while they are eventually replaced with the smaller one when the numbers get closer to 80,000.

I wouldn't say we went way off topic. Slightly yes but the admins here aren't gestapo so no wrath will be unleashed upon us I think new topic about literature and sources is a great idea.

Very true! I've been told that the IKOM's machines have been sold abroad during the plunder of a new "democratic" regime. My only guess is that your statement about feeding the fireplace is the most likely scenario when it comes to company's documentation and archive. The beginning of my sentence "I've been told" is a proof of the situation we are in regarding this matter.

Thank you for the answer! It is unfortunately very common for people to just asume things so wrong or uncomplete information gets passed quickly.

Can you please share the source for this statement? I've never seen an IKOM Partisan Star 2nd class ever awarded.

What Tito is wearing on his uniform is miniature awards bar.

Do you have pictures of those orders?

Soviets received Yugoslav orders for war merits so it's not impossible that the recipient of this particular order was Soviet.

Great piece! It's the lowest numbered second class of this order I've seen so far. The highest numbered order with three rivets I've seen is #989 and the lowest withouth rivets #1,310. When it comes to the archives, it's still not possible to research Yugoslav awards by their number, at least not to my knowledge. Was it part of the grouping to one recipient or some sort of a mix of awards you bought?

It's definitely 7600. The later models had this sloppy numbered font.

All original and a really nice boxed example.

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It is indeed first type of this medal produced by Monetniy Dvor with original suspension. As for the rarity, it's not rare. Fair price for the example like the one from your pictures would be 10-15€.

Article with some great points! Thank you for sharing!