Alfred

Another Order of the Red Star (my 21st )... MZPP I believe:

Yes, should be an MZPP Red Star. Produced in September/1945.

S/N - range: 2.051.119 - 2.290.504

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Andreas

looks great :beer:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100218/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us_wwii_vet

Anybody know the medals he would be awarded?

Thanks, for posting.

Interesting article.

best regards Andreas

This is another exemplar...

It looks good enough, but one never knows...

Thanks Guys

Regards

Miguel

A little bit late. The medal itself looks okay to me. Due to the low serial number it has a little square suspension.

But better pictures of the suspension are needed to say something about originality.

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Andreas

Looks like a casted fake to me.

Look at the letter H reverse in the word "HAWY". The letter H is much weaker than the other letters and no signs of wear. The weak H is a cast problem, you can see it on a lot of copy´s.

The soldered ring looks bad.The rim of the medal looks sharp and uneven. It´s one of the lower quality fakes.

To judge this high end medals and to give a consistently answer you need at least this quality of pics to recognize a good fake.

best regards

Andreas

Looks like a casted fake to me.

Less detailes in the leaves conmpared to an original one. Sharp edges on the medal rim. The soldered ring is a give a way.

regrads

Andreas

here is the picture

Value of the medals in good condition (prices observed on ebay):

Leningrad: 12 € to 16 €

Stalingrad: 20 € to 26 €

Caucaus: 12 € to 18 €

Looks like a heavy used Stalingrad medal, maybe ground dug.

As a general rule, all soviet city medals with separate soldered rings are produced between the year 1944 and 1948.

regards

Andreasa

I like what I see.

Where does the wall on your medal ends? There is a rarer variation with short walls produced 1944 and a more common version produced 1945-48 with a long wall.

On the pictures you can see the difference. Long wall goes to the rim of the medal and the short wall ends at the letters.

best vregards

Andreas

I like your Caucasus medal. Looks good.

I added a big picture of a fake medal (casted). All soviet medals are coined not casted.

Compare the ornaments with a original one.

best regards

Andreas

Ferdinand,

My mistake, thank you for the forum link. I have a bunch more that I would like an expert opinion on.

Dean

Hello Dean,

you can post the pictures here and on the other forum. A little remark. If you post pictures, make them as big as possible.

In most cases the suspension and the ribbon is not very interesting. Use the free space for bigger pictures of the medal itself.

best regards

Andreas

Interesting,

how does he know it. There is nothing mentioned about award cards or the citations.

Would be interesting to see them.

regards

Andreas

Nice, looks like it is a commemoration medal for a trade fair in 1940.

regards

Andreas

great award

I don´t like the medal. The ring is a give-away. The upper star (12o´´clock) is disturbed and so on.

I my oppinion a fake.

Better pictures are always welcome.

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Andreas

Number 10 (serial numbered that is)... and one non serial numbered and counting.

Dan

Hello Dan,

Your medal should be awarded in spring 1945.

2.452.683 - 22.02.1945 - 14th Guards Rifle Division, 44. Guards Artillery Regiment (possible 14. Guards Rifle Corps, 2nd Belorussian Front).

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Andreas

and reverse.

Voroshilov General Staff Academy graduate badge, 1950-1957.

Silver gilded, enamels, 4-piece construction.

and reverse.

A new sport badge from 1934 - 1936 arrived in my collection.

regards

Andreas

Nice Uniform set.

regards

Andreas

Nice Bryan,

this plastic ribbon bar arrived today in my mailbox.

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Andreas

It's 209253, 3s are always made from three 'scratches'.

Yes, looks like a nine.

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Andreas

It´s a fake. Wrong reverse for this serial number. Have a look at the crude torch.

Here is a real torch in this serial number range to compare.

regards

Andreas

and the location of the cities mentioned in the citation of the OGPW.