Mike

7.62X54 and still going strong ! I have to zero it ...someday

You can see the "SA" stamp on the side

Here are a few SVT pics --It's a Finnish capture both the Gun and the clip are "SA" stamped ...also , it's a Vet bringback not an import ..that's what I really liked about it

You have a fantastic set there Bob ..what craftsmanship

Papal Medal

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If I had THAT set ..I would have made the time to research what I had. This guy had another medal that he had no clue about ..I bought it ($40) , it's some sort of Papal Medal from the 20's ? looks like a Jeweler made it. Even though it was really out of my collecting "sphere" I could not pass it up . I'll post a picture of that as well in case someone can ID it

Rick ..you must be kidding. You know I collect WW2 so ..I had no idea. I think that bar cost $20 per medal. He said he has more so ..no done with him yet

Hi Bob , I found a dealer set up in an Antique Mall that does not know German Militaria but ..within the past year ..I bought all of these Bars from him ! I can't figure out what's going on with this guy ! Every month or so I check him out and he has a few more...and he's cheap too. The Bars run about $20 to $25 per Medal. Really strange ...I started wondering if they were making these as well as everything else these days. But ..they look good .. Maybe he's the "X-Files" Dealer or something I think I'll bring him a picture of a Knights Cross and see what he can do for me

I just bought 2 more Bars this weekend and have now filled the case ..even though these are not super rare medals , I'm sure the original owners were very proud of them . I'm just glad to "baby-sit" them Thanks --Mike

Hi Paul ..thanks for that. I think I messed up by posting these shots in the wrong Forum (starting to be a habit of mine I guess) so ...I'll post the Medal Bars in the Collection Showcase section right now. Thanks --Mike

It's ok Ed ..it's probably my fault for not putting it in the correct section I guess. At least I learned something new about it. A few months ago I ended up with a Cased Medal given to Italian Vol who fought in Spain ..also made by a City. It was a job finding out what that was as well. There are so many unoffical medals out there ..you'd figure someone would have done a book about them by now. --Thanks --Mike

Hi Jan Arne , 18 CASED EK1's !! and a table full of uncased EK's as well as all the EK2's ??and you think that's SMALL .. What a fantastic group Jan

If the ribbon is wrong ...what ribbon should it have ? I'm not sure if I understand . You said " That item is not related in any way to neither the Condor Legion nor the Spanish Civil War." ..The metal buckle on the top of the ribbon looks like a Spanish construction style. Add the crest of the Spanish city of Ciudad Real that you found with the Arrow group and a short arm Swastika and I hope you could see why I thought it was a WW2 era Spanish award. Well , thatnks for looking at it anyway and , maybe someday I'll be able to match it up. ---Mike

Hi Panzerpionier, Have you ever seen this style Eagle (with a Castle on it's chest) being used in Spain for anything ? I only thought it was Spanish because of the ribbon "buckle" and the arrow cluster. For all I know , it could be the Rare Albanian Hang Glider Night Fighters award I do appreciate your help and if you do have any idea , please let me know. It is a strange one. --Mike

Hi Warlord ..do any of your badges have the round magnetic pin ? I didn't see the backs of any. It looks like someone glued an SS Dagger handle disk on one of them ..I wonder why they'd do that. Guess I shouldn't talk seeing as how I WASHED mine when I was 11 Thanks --Mike

Scale

Here are the pictures ...let me know if you want a diff angle

Hi Rosenberg , What do you mean by "no rays"? Do you mean where the grey color being worn off the long bars of the Starburst ? If that's what you are talking about ..I don't believe there's any way that that's a normal wear pattern .My "feeling" (or guess) is that the Soldiers would sand or file the color off the longest bars of the starburst to give the Cross more character ..give it that worn "been there" look. Along the lines of taking the wire out of the top of a visor to make it a crusher cap. Plus the gold/copper color showing through made a nice contrast and dressed it up a bit

I have a digital scale and Caliper but I'll have to post a few pictures after I finish Lunch (or get a break). I just wish I had not played with it when I was a kid ..maybe we should have a new section dedicated to "what Militaria I messed up when I was young"

Here's the back ...you can see the Swastika behind the Eagle's head. I can't find this in any of the books I have ..does anyone know what it is ? Thanks --Mike

I've had this for a few years now and have never been able to ID it. It looks like Ikarus on the front ..but then again , why would they feature him since he crashed? It has the Falange Yoke and arrows ...?