Alfred

Defenitely, better pictures are needed. I have some doubts about the medal. Expecially better pictures of these areas are necessary. best regards Andreas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Heres is comparision between a fake and an original medal. The rays under the enamel must be clearly visible and not blury. best regards Andreas

Many thanks for your explanation. These are the picture I have collected in my database. My electronic measure tool is at the moment out of order. I will measure the thickness of the medal in the next days. best regards Andreas

Thank for your oppinion.

Another pictures.

That is a great find.

Better and sharper pictures would be helpful. There are 3 variants of this medal. 1) Silver One - 16 ribbons on the state symbol around 21,5 gramm 2) Silver One - 15 Ribbons around 21,5 gramm 3) Not Silver One - 15 ribbons around 16 to 18 gramm The ring and the globe of these medal looks a little suspicios. Frontal pictures would be helpful. It seems to be that also the edge has a different width. So I conclude this is a fake one. best regads Andreas

Here are new pictures. thanks Andreas

1) Meritorious Service in Battle medal 2) Distinguished Labour Medal What do you think about the medals? Are they original or were the serial numbers added later? I tend to like the battle medal (1) and I think the Labour medal (2) was made out of a later variant. Medal with U-shaped ring oder ring part of the medal. best regards and thanks Andreas

Total around 73.xxx medals were issued, Andreas

Both look okay to me. Andreas

Any oppinions about this one? Thanks and best regards Andreas

Thanks Eric, got the Conformation two days ago. The ГУЗА. badge is defenitly a copy. Sold for around 20 to 25 Euro in Ukraine. Andreas

Any oppinions?

Hello, except for the Partisan Medal, all other looks good. (The penultimate medal in the row) best regards Andreas

Hello, here are two soviet artillery school badges from the 50´s. САУ and ГУЗА. The ГУЗА looks a little bit strange to me. Thick gold plating and the tip of the screw (reverse) has a strange ending (indentation/hole/notch). What do you think about the ГУЗА badge ? best regards and thanks Andreas

Looks okay to me. best Andreas

How many ribbons are in the state seal at the top of the dagger? Does the dagger have a catch button? best regards Andreas

Yes, it is possible, Daggers without year are produced in 1956.

Only research will tell. As they are not given out consistently in order, nobody knows. regards Andreas

Intersting piece. Red Star 147.331 given to a person in the Stalingrad Air Defence Foreces 147.975 10.02.1943 Mikhail Pavlovich Kostyrko best Andreas

Yes it is. But I have no clue about the originality. Andreas

This is a fake (phantasy piece) the real ones have a different inscription on the lower red ribbon (not KGB CCCP) best regards Andreas

Yoyo, can you post a picture of the Mothert Heroine medal here. Andreas

I also saw some dagger without number and producing year, but aways with a producer mark like SIK. I have no clue why are there no numbers. But maybe just forgotten. Can you post some pictures of your daggers without numbers? best regards Andreas

Here is another one. A picture from a personel file. And the other awards of the Major. best regards Andreas