BalkanCollector

Remarkable collection Josep!

Many thanks again Paja! Especially for Andrejević's sketches.

Remarkable photos Paja, thank you very much for sharing them with us!

I haven't seen anything like this before. Beautiful medal!

Wow, that's a very nice group!

Sorry for not answering your question but I had to react to a nice group.

Thanks for the info Paja!  

I've stumble upon these photos of some new house of Obrenović decoration. Does anyone know anything more about these?

Fake factory?

Thank you Paja!  I've been patiently waiting for 2 years and I've finally found a nice set for a reasonable price.

My latest catch including a document and a transportation ticket.

That's amazing Egorka!

Nice one Eric!

No problem!  

I've never seen that a Private was awarded with such orders and I belive they never were. I've seen a few documented orders awarded to a non-commissioned officers but those were the lowest 3rd class awards. I belive that 2nd and 1st classes were only awarded to commissioned officers.

These orders were also awarded to military officials (vojni službenici). Those were special ranks that were equal to normal ranks but didn't have a privilege of commanding the units during peace. There were 9 classes of those ranks, 1st was equal to Colonel and 9th was equal to Sergeant. The highest decoration that I've seen that was awarded to a military official was Order of People's Army 3rd class although I belive they could be awarded with the higher class.

Very nice, thanks for sharing!

Amazing set!

7 hours ago, ostprussenmann_new said:

Not to get off subject, but I have a WSS Gray-green Handschar Fez, Obersturmfuhrer set of Mountain Board from the 27th Regiment (rare), Collartab, and Sleeve Shield.  I am trying to get some stuff from the 369th.

That's cool. I don't collect fascist Croatia though. I only collect Yugoslav Partisan items from that period.

Prove me wrong but this one smells fishy to me.

The surname can't be Vrbon. It's probably Vrban.

Thanks for the reply!

That's the exact info I've found on wikipedia but I couldn't find a reliable source that confirms that info.

Very nice! Thanks for sharing the medals and info.

Thank you for your opinion! 

I picked this up a couple of years ago at a local flea market along with a medal for war merits. My knowledge is limited so I'm wondering if it's authentic.

I am looking for information about Ivan Kosančić. I can't find any reliable information about this supposed hero of the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. Did he even exist as a historical person or is he a creation of epic poetry?

Sorry for non-militaria topic!  

I've seen a few of those orders with two screw nuts but I'm not sure about their authenticity.