Ed_Haynes

Hi Ed,

Yes that's right. It was issued for the Zulu conflict but it wasn't made "exclusively" for the Zulu War.

Battle Honours are, Isandhlwana, Rorke's Drift, Eshowe, Ntombi, Hlobane, Khambula, Gingindlovu and Ulundi.

Hlobane and Khambula would be the honours for the action in the newspaper article.

Campaign honours were awarded to cover all operations in South Africa in 1877-79 not only the Anglo-Zulu War

I guess, come to think of it, few 19th century (or earlier) awards were issued soley for any small set of conflicts, if one takes a narrow definition of "exclusively" to define those conflicts. The proliferation came in the 20th century.

I may be missing something here, but the South Africa Medal, 1877-79, was certainly issued to British and Imperial troops for the Zulu War. The issue of battle honours was quite another matter. This was an era where the issue of medals and honours for non-victories was frowned upon and the issue of clasps for other than "battles" was revolutionary (and the South Africa Medal breaks new ground in this regard).

Images courtesy of Morton & Eden -- as I have never needed one of these for my collection.

and

Gregory Klementovich Slipchenko

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=7231

Nice . . .

Two groups I have:

Seaman 1st Class Vasily Fedorovich Lutsyuk

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20957

I cannot imagine a serious publisher that will not at least print enough copies to meet pre-orders.

(I find this whole discussion to be fairly amazing.)

So as not to duplicate needlessly, see: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=20925

Thanks for the full answer, very educational. One think I really like about about this quiz is that I am constantly learning things! Even things I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

Yes, a nice 'un. A shame there's no research option. Yet.

Vladimir Danilovitch Pak

Haven't you start to learn russian Doc? Your suppose to learn cyrillic letters on the first course.

Damn! I was right!!!

What sort of name is "Pak"??

Would someone PLEASE translate the name of the recipient?

Doc

I think I know it, but am too shy with my rudimentary Cyrillic. Await the Experts.

Alas, zero research chance (now) for these late ones, but lovely and important. The first one I got, I was HOOKED.

I "got" a ton (well several hundered dollars) of research from him at OMSA, but as it hadn't been translated yet, . . .

(Alexei does research now . . . ??? Any experiences???)

Yow.

Don't trash it!!!!! It is "out there" presumably.

Per DD:

Rifles Budnovka --

This is a great example of a multi season use early Red Army riflemans budnovka. Very high quality soft wool, with one of the best quality metal stars I have seen. Very rare.

Lovely stuff. Tempting even for those outside the field. Very tempting.

Let me get some pictures up . . .

Is the red bible the most extensive documentation of this award? Any other more elaborate book on it?

In English, I've seen no better.

Gentlemen,

I believe a "strapper" would have been connected

to leather harness making, for use with supply waggons.

But, stand open to correction.

Kevin in Deva

That would be my GUESS (too?) Kevin, but . . . ???

Will do it tomorrow, asap. Thanks to be... patient.

Cheers.

Ch.

No worries, we have been patient for this question to be vanquished! The full answer can wait a bit more.

Again... OK, OK... but Christian did not answered completely the 3 questions...

Ch.

Better than anyone else on this Monster Question. Full points to him!

Big gratz Christian for vanquishing this near-thread-killing question . . . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Perhaps... His website hasn't been updated because his webmaster has been gone, but hopes to get it updated next week. We'll see.

Yes, word has he has some nice ones . . . maybe one less now . . . .

To all,

Please, help me... So hard to find a new one....

Ch.

The problem is . . . I KNOW I know this . . . and I KNOW you have no sympathy! (And I have a good question thought up! Gotta win one.)

Hi, all.

Yum-yum, tasty, thanks.