TacHel

I have just found out that saddly, Hero of Russia Lt Col Anatoly Lebed died in an automobile accident on April 27th.

http://www.1tv.ru/sp.../si5791/fi15339

The medals are not part of the deal.

You can tell the EK was crudely stenciled on the lid.

And Chris confirmed with the firm they never ever made this...

Like Mervyn says, a clear case of fraud.

Chris, you going to contact eBay?

Ahhhhhhhhhhh OK. That explains it. Vielen dank! :cool:

Wow, thanks! I would've bet on a total fantasy piece, odd to see the USA mentioned with only the year 1914 on the medal... Or does U.S.W. mean something else?

Anybody ever seen this before? Click here

Info sought on the helmet below. A quick search on Google told me it was an Italian Dragoon helmet bearing the royal cypher of King Victor Emanuel III.

I have the following questions:

1- Is it genuine?

2- Are replacement parts available? (as chin straps)

3- Approximate value?

Thanks!

My money would be on SK = Saskatchewan

Can we see the compete inscription?

And again, an official Navy award certificate clearly mentioning the fleet commander as the bestowing authority.

Commemorative medal (memorial badge) "70 Years of the Northern Fleet".

This is the award document clearly showing the award authority as the fleet commander.

So far I've identified at least two commemorative medals that were established on the authority of a naval fleet commander, not the minister of defence. I know there are more such awards out there but these two I have purchased and have the award documents clearly mentioning them as the establishing and bestowing authority. These medals called "commemorative or memorial badges" are worn on the military uniform after state and ministerial awards.

Below is the Commemorative Medal "275 Years of the Pacific Fleet"

I found myself one!

S-U-P-E-R-B !!! :jumping:

Oh man I can't wait until next year!

I'll be turning 50 and my beloved wife told me that my present was the 2 week trip to Moscow and St Petersburg I've been dreaming of for so long! So many things to see, so little time.

They don't mention any, nor do they cite any British... Kind of weird considering nearly 1/2 the ships involved were Canadian...

The Kiwis, Aussies and Yanks were the tiny minority in these convoys (when compared to RN and RCN)... One can only deduce (hope) they're preparing an extensive Canadian/British list... :unsure:

Odulf is correct, these are pre 1969 Royal Canadian Naval Reserve ranks.

April 27, 2012. 11:30 (Moscow)

The Russian president signed a decree "On awarding the Medal of Ushakov to citizens of Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America."

NOTE: The list of recipients below was translated from the original Russian decree and most probably contains some errors.

For personal courage and valour displayed during the Second World War during participation in the Northern convoys are awarded Medal of Ushakov:

William Abbe

Howard ANDERSON

John Arnett

Dennis Bullock

Gordon Barnett

Barry Clinton

Leonard BARTON

BATTERHEMA Norman

BERGEN Percy

Bermingham, John Joseph

Jeffrey Burrell

Michael BIGELA

BILLING George

George BLOKSOMA

Arthur BLACK

David Boys

John Bour

BRIGHT Charles

Kenneth Briggs

William BROKENSHOU

George Brockett

Charles Brewster

Bamford Frederick

James VAZANU

William Harold

John VOLENA

John William Wood

GALLIUM James

GALLIUM William Edward

Tom GREYNGERA

Kenneth Groves

Wilfred GUDIE

Delbert DAUNBAHA

John Duffy

DZHELLEYA Archa

Joseph Giordano

JOHNSON, George

Kenneth JOHNSON

JONES Stanley

Frank JONES

Jay DZHEPPSONA

Dierker Milton

Samuel DRIBBUSA

Douglas Stanley

John Dunn

James Day's

INSA Berparda

John Yang

Yoma William

Donald KARPINSKY

CARTER, Henry

William KEYVUDA

Robert Kidd

KING Christopher

KING Norman

Percy Wilfred Kirby

Stanley Kirkpatrick

Kittinger Ken

CLARK, William

James Kieff

Matt Clapham

Ralph KOKLINA

Ronald Colman

Robert KOTCHERA

Frederick KRAFARA

Herbert Christison

George Crozier

CURTIS Robert

Jim CAMPBELL

John William LAYRDA

Ernest Lindfield

VOCs Richard

Donald Lawson

James MacDonald

MAKDEYA Alberta

Dugald McKenzie

MAKKLIRI Louis

MCLEOD George

Malcolm MCLEOD

Robert MAKLOKLANA

David Alexander McNab

Roderick McRae

Raymond MARTIN

MEGENNISA Thomas

James Mellon

Jose Menendez

Kenneth Meredith

MIDGLEYA Alberta

Patrick MIDLARKINA

MISSORI Thomas

George MITTNERA

John Mitchell

MOSS Thomas

Raymond MUNNA

MUR Pepuilla

John Murray

James MEDDKEA

NATUCHA Guy

Kenneth Norling

NORTON Stanley

George NOULESA

NYURYUTERA Norman

Kenneth Newton

Donald NEGGATTSA

Jack OKEBI

OLDA James

David OWEN

O'Brien, Joseph Bernard

John William Robert O'Shea

Sorry, George

Robert POWELL

William J. PETERSON

Arthur PEARCE

PRICE Arthur

Peter Rudd

William RAYAHA

John RENOUDENA

Reed Stewart

William Riddle

RISK James

RICHARDSON, Robert

Frank ROE

William ROSS

Arthur Rothwell

Clarence Rutherford

RUTIGLIANO Dominica

Rutt Joseph Edison

Ron Sanderson

Walter SIDDALLA

SIMPSON Sydney

SMITH Noel

Ernest SMITH

Snyder Royala

Charles SOLUMA

Anthony SPINAZOLU

STIN Cloud

Albert Stringer

Christopher Stuart Turnbull

Kenneth Tipper

Tobin Arthur

THOMAS Ephraim

Ruben Thompson

TONDRO Normand

Dennis Whitehead

John Wilson

Derek UITUAMA

Arthur WALLER

Peter UOLMSLEYA

WELLS Sydney

Welch Alfred Stanley

John Fazio

Peter FALASKO

Eric FANDZHA

Richard Felton

PHILLIPS, John

Fitch Leon

FLEMING, Robert

FLETCHER, Christopher

David Vogel

FORD, James

Gordon Forrester

FOSTER, John

FROST Leonard

Charles Hayes

Michael Harvey

Hargreaves, Alfred

Patrick Edward HARRIS

Samuel HARRIS

John Hartmann

Hastings, Frank Ray

Charles Hastings

HATAVEYA Kenneta

John Haynes

HERBERT Wayne

Thomas Hickson

HILL, Charles

Patrick Hoare

Philip Holton

HOLHEMA Bernard

George Howes

Hughes Guide

James Hughes

Charles Hewitt

Ron Hancock

Harrod Norman

Leo TSISKEVICHA

William Chapman

Chapman Uarrena

Shearing Petrus

EDWARDS, Leslie.

I'm a bit confused here... Aren't the metallic plates going to remain as is to show a steel hull? Or are they used to outline hull plating?

Stunning piece! Absolutely beautiful!! Prime eye candy!

Thanks for sharing!

What I don't understand is for a medal that came out in 1988... Why isn't it on the Belgian defense site?

Thanks! :cheers:

I've been seeing this medal come up on eBay and honestly can't ID it. The few Belgian military and civilian web sites I know of don't mention it... Is it new? Bogus?

Any info would be appreciated...

Sweet!! :love:

JapanX

Thanks so much for those links to the videos!

As an old soldier, I really appreciated the martial nature of the parades and especially the superb traditions of the armed forces of Russia.

In the first video (presentation to airborne troops), I was particularly impressed, and touched, by the cheers of the soldiers as their regimental commander marched in front of them leading the newly decorated colour party, simply SUPERB! I was also touched when I saw President Putin bringing the streamer to his lips in the 2nd video, it gave the entire affair a truly solemn and heartfelt atmosphere, absolutely marvelous!

I am unaware of any monetary limit... But common sense must be omnipresent here, they will NOT let you leave the country with a modern Order or any other high and potentially valuable "state award". Some customs agents will NOT even allow high minsiterial/departmental awards to go through...

Commemorative medals and badges are usually safe IF you can clearly identify them as such, hence the usefullness of speaking some Russian.