Paul R

I have but a couple of medal bars with awards related to Luftwaffe service, this one being the larger of the two. What I genuinely enjoy about this medal bar is that the recipient not only was awarded the 1914 EK II, but that it also has the accompanying 1939 EK II Spange attatched to its related Iron Cross, plus the individual saw service in the east, and in North Africa.

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Very nice bars everyone!

Frank,

That is the first LW Medal bar I have seen with the African Service Medal!

I am still without a LW medal bar... One day...

Paul

The helmet itself is fine - it looks to be a fiberhelm by the looks of it.? As for the shields, they, too could be original, but of course it would be impossible to tell when they were attached.? There is photographic evidence of shields being worn on paradehelms - I think there is a famous photo of Rommel with one...

Don

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Rommel... that would be something if it was...

How is the shield attached? Are there prongs that go through the fiber shell? If so, can you post a photo of this(if it is even possible with the liner present).

Best regards

Paul

That is a beautiful Bar!

I generally perfer to collect mixed WW1/WW2 ribbon bars. I love the many variations these combination bars offer.

Best regards

Paul

Jos,

That is an awesome set up! I have never seen manniquins set up with such a complete set of equipment! It is like looking at a museum.

Best regards

Paul

Inside.

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Hi Eduardo,

That is a very focused collection of a relatively obsure branch. That is the only KM Coastal Arty Admiral's Tunic I have ever seen in a collection!

You do have some great stuff!

Best regards

Paul Reck

That is the best collection of LW Badges I have ever seen! I have never seen so many cased awards!!

Paul

Very nice Charlie ... great variations 

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Hey Chief,

I have never seen these bars before! Nice find. Do you have them all or are there different ones out there?

Best regards

Paul

I feel that the best all around Assualt Rifle is the M16 for it's accuracy, lack of recoil, the three round bust(for controlled bursts of auto), and weight.

We in the Coast Guard are getting away from the Beretta as well. We are moving toward the Sig .40(I thought that all of the branches were going to that as well)

Best regards

Paul

EREL leather stamp.

Thanks !

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I have never seen anything like it. It looks like the emblems from one of those tropical pith helmets.

I thought that the parade helmets used the standard Decals and the only real difference is that the helmet itself was made of a lighter material such as aluminum.

I am no expert, I am only going off what I have read and seen in the past. Maybe someone with more insight can step in with some clarification.

Best regards

Paul

A nice collection paul.I keep a couple of fakes in my cases to remind myself

  to do more homework when I buy.

        don

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I thought about doing that too... But I could not bear to look at them

I was able to sell them back to the person I bought them from for most of what I paid. Luckily

Best regards

Paul

While I am happy with what I have, I am kinda bummed that there is no way to trace any of them... How do you come across such great bars? PPPPLLLEEEEAAASSSEEE dont tell me that you find them at yard sales for a dollar!

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Paul

Agh!    Yes, with no initials, the ONLY clue for the deputy commander is "Guards" with his rank.

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That is an awesome set! Are the shoulder boards actually his?

Rick,

How many districs used other languages than  Cyrillic ?  The cannot be more than a couple!  I will have to pull out a map!

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PAul

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HEre is a map:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/soviet_pol89.jpg

The Turkmen SSR did not use Cyrillic, did they?

Paul

I can't quite make out the language of the outer ring-- it's not Russian, so one of the other "official" Republics of the time inside the USSR. One word of Cyrillic shows on the inner line: "Okrug" or "District" so that identified whicever of then then dozen or so "Military Districts" this was from.

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Anybody recognize what language this is, for the issuing Republic? I've never seen any issued except in Russian.

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Rick,

How many districs used other languages than Cyrillic ? The cannot be more than a couple! I will have to pull out a map!

Best regards

PAul

Very nice Chris!!! Two Sevatapols!!!

I do have two Belgrade Medals... One was part of a grouping. The other I found for 25 dollars. Based on the Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and MEdals, it is real!!!

Thank you for sharing. Anyway to see your collection in all of it's glory?

Best regards

Paul

First off let me say you have a decent blade collection going!Looking good!

As for the W,I'm not sure what it means.I don't have a reference book on German fighting knives yet,but hope to soon.

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Thanks for your compliment Rick!

It would be interesting to find out what it is...

Best regards

Paul

I definately need more!!!!! My God, Rick! I would be happy with one ID'ed bar!(for the time being) LOL

Those IDed bars... Did you discover who they belonged to or were they known pieces when you bought them?

Thank you for sharing them!!!

Paul

Speaking of which... I have never seen your collection before, Rick. Please show us yours.

PAul

Nice ones Don, I don't have any court mounted one's yet.

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Awesome bars Don!!!

Thank you Rick and Bob for your input.  I can rescan all of the books as the pics are a lot bigger than the ones I posted.  Please PM me your email address and I will  send them to you!

Best regards

Paul Reck

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PS, I have an HP 2200c for a scanner. I used it for the first time yesterday!!

Is that a good one? LOL

Paul

Your passion for Soviet awards really shows!  

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Thank you Rick and Bob for your input. I can rescan all of the books as the pics are a lot bigger than the ones I posted. Please PM me your email address and I will send them to you!

Best regards

Paul Reck

Thanks for sharing Paul, too bad about the removals but you still have a solid core collection.

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I had rather get rid of fakes than to have them polluting my collection!

I sold them back to the person I bought them from... LOL as originals!

Best regards

Paul Reck

The bar with the 10 and 15 year NSDAP long service devices is a nice, rather uncommon, one. 

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Thank you!

I like it a lot too... even though the ribbons are out of order

Thank you for the compliments!

Paul

It makes perfect sense. Do you still have that G43 you mentioned?

I would love to see some pics

Warm regards

Paul

I can always use more!!

Thanks for your compliments

Paul