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Yes please. Even with a somewhat lukewarm reception at first, there is enough new interesting stuff going on to keep people interested, IMHO, for some time to come. Who knows, it may even get some people to look at other things than swastikas...? :rolleyes:

Thank you dear lady. Right on the money once again! :cheers:

Oh... Duh... I've got a pic of that one somewhere... I'll find it...

Bingo! See pic below. The Russian Federation awards include many Soviet era pieces with the hammer and sickle removed, some Tsarist stuff brought back and many many completely new designs. Matter of fact, I presently have over 200 of them identified and still going... :speechless:

WOA! I feel something stirring! Hope it isn't simply gas... :rolleyes:

The abuse was quite mild and is already forgotten... And it honestly was better than absolute indifference. Now you'll better understand the time elapsed from my original join date to my latest posts... :(

Well... Not exactly a wave of enthusiasm is there? Is there really so little interest on the subject in this forum? :o

Any particular reason why there's no section on modern Russian Federation awards? (or did I miss it?) I've been actively researching this field for many months now and have compiled it on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awards_and_de...sian_Federation (still ongoing work) I have also been actively updating the OMSA database, although there is still much work to be done, many pics to be sorted, medals to be identified etc.

His autobiography is entitled "Stuka pilot" and is an excellent account of air to ground and air to air combat on the eastern front. And yes, an incredible pilot who went up the ranks from leutnant to oberst in under 3 years and earning every combat award around. He also flew the FW-190 towards the end of the war. But as a few have already commented, this man was a hardent national socialist! He clearly and openly blames the lies of generals over the ineptitude of Hitler in his book. And his post war record speaks for itself... Why do you think he moved to Argentina?..

Incredible!! Outstanding!! I know some museum curators who would foam at the mouth if they had but a mere fraction of your collection!

I assure you I am in no way offended by your comments nor would I even presume to question you on that subject. You are absolutely correct, and I've learned over the years not to argue with people that are right, saves a lot of precious energy. I have no interest whatsoever in EVER reselling any of my medals which FYI, now number over 700 from most major nations (1793 to today). I take great pleasure in exposing them and getting people interested in history, and from my personnal experience found that it is easier to get them interested when what they look at is pleasing to the eye. I also

Ralph, I have never before seen a Silesian Eagle with crossed swords. Can you shed some light on it? Special meaning? Jeweler's copy? Bestowee's modification? I'm really curious! Cheers, Frank from Canada

Salut Christophe! The swords are similar to the larger ones but not quite that large. And not quite so perpendicular to one another. The smaller swords I can easily find, I know a dealer who sells about 7 different models for the ribbon bars. Here are a couple of my sets: Cordialement, Fran?ois

Good day gents! I'm new to these forums and so far am really impressed. I have several large German Imperial sets from Prussia, Saxony, Bavaria and Wurttemberg, that I just completely remounted. Full cleaning and new ribbons. I know, to the horror of some of you who prefer old medals "dans leur jus"... But heh, I prefer them this way. I like medals to look as close as possible to the state they were in the day they were first bestowed. I often display my collection and people generally prefer seeing history rather than having to be explained what those black blotches with frayed r