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Gunner, there are at least 4 others I'm zeroing in on... Like popcorn!

I still have to find the establishment order for this one but it has already been bestowed a few times.

The Russian Defense Ministry has issued a new medal related to the Crimean incident/events/crisis/transfer/takeover/invasion/revolt/secession/merger (circle your favourite one)...

It has already been awarded to the pro-Russian governor of the Crimea, to Crimean Cossacks and to military personnel.

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(NOTE Let us all bite our lips and refrain from politically motivated comments on this one... Please)

In the face? You had to shoot the poor bugger in the face?

Looks great as usual bud!

Timo, sorry if this is a bit

A photo of the first batch in the first drawer... Clasps for the Colonial medal, for the Overseas medal, for the National Defense medals, for the French Commemorative medal...

I traded 25+ older ones to a German dealer last year in exchange for Commander's neck badges of the Order of Agricultural Merit and Arts and Letters.

Still, I know I have more spread here and there...

And now, back to your regular scheduled programming.

I will... Give me a few days, they're spread out in multi drawers... (Box was a poor choice of words...)

Nice one... I did not realise those OM bars were that expensive.

Neither did I! I'm going to start checking my stock of such clasps, I easily have 50+ in a box...

What about the patch? Part of the Beret or might be something different? (addition later on?)

Nope... Airborne could be the model... Could be the company name... Definitely a cub scout hat and badge... Sorry.

Definitely a cub scout beret...

WOW!

Well, that gives me a starting point: 7 variants x the different levels.

Now to find images to illustrate it all... and slot them into the right places!

I have 10 or 11 different ones... Expect pics in the next few days.

Wow, highest quality example I've seen to date... Superb!

Adjudant-chef who earned himself a Commander's level of the LoH? An officer's level of the Ordre National du Mérite? The MM! 8 citations? WOW!

Quite the hero!

A few, they were established in 1820 and saw many many changes... I'm aware of at least 7 different variants not taking into account the various levels (bronze, silver, gold etc).

Another "pick and choose" collector ...

As opposed to the random collector? I don't get it... Think something was lost in the translation.

I'm only interested in the MO RF item... I already have one on the way in the mail from Moscow.

WOW!!!!!!! I can't wait to see the paint go on! It's incredible!

Any mention as to who gets the enameled version and who gets the plain version?

I still can barely believe the MO RF released this with all of the junk ones about.

Thanks!

Oh wow, smaller than I had imagined, so even more difficult to detail.

1918 award of the Cross 3rd class with swords to Pionier Heinrich Zoitl from a motorized column.

Ditto...

Still "no joy"...

Nice...

I must say I admire your composure Megs...