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And the reverse. Can anyone help, please.

And, while his Red Star has recommendation has been shown (though I still need to get it translated), here is the awards record card. I am asking about the service record.

While I guess al Red Stars sort of look alike (until you know the stories behind them?), here is Leonid Mokrushin's, as discussed above. Yes, it now dwells in my custody.

Well, the medal is reverser (as is the ribbon), and it looks like it has had a hard life. Nice one, though!

Nice one, Dave. The first post-revolution Iranian award I have even seen. Shukran.

The Book, volume 3 to The Bible, for sure! 292 pages of powerful stories. An education to us all! I'm gonna read now, not type . . . .

Just got a LOVELY book in the post. WOW!! More rational comments to follow.

What a joke. Sad that someone will probably buy it and get turned off to Soviet ODM by that sad act. "Fools and their money", for sure, but it is still a crying shame.

Generally true, but this is overstated. We have a working list over at the SAGongs forum, which is probably where this seller "borrowed" this information. It is not as absolute as thie assertion suggests, but likely.

So true, Jim. Except maybe the information is more important than the things?

Graham has given a good summary. Let me just add this this is a very, VERY nice place to start.

Never having seen one (ref. another thread), it is hard to say. But, given the quality (or lack thereof), I sure HOPE this is fake.

They are getting really good, really scary.

This is one reason I find things like the OMSA meetings so valuable. One dealer, in particular, always brings along some not-for-sale fakes and some real items so you can see. Only hands-on experience will make sense beyond a certain point. And, while we surely don't want to educate the fakers, we need to share knowledge and all must continue our learning. And, as a professional acdemic historian, I do appreciate much of what you are saying. So long as we can all learn and teach effectively, without adopting a "well I know (and you don't)" attitude. This is my problem with many self-appoointed experts. Those who earn the status, as you have, fall into another category. But who has the opportunity to handly multiple specimens of, say, tractor Lenins??

3212 Sepoy Sundar Singh. 15th Sikhs 1- Second Afghan War - AHMED KHEL - "Sepoy Soonder Singh 15th Regt N.I." 2- The India Medal 1895 - PF 97-98, SAMANA 1897, TIRAH 1897-98 - "3212 Sepoy Sundar Singh. 15th Sikhs"

3712 Sepoy Baryam Singh, 23rd Sikh Pioneers 1- The India Medal 1985 -Waz 1901-2, RofC 1895 - "3712 Sepoy Baryam Singh 23rd Bl Infy" 2- Tibet Medal - GYANTSE - "3712 Sepoy Baryam Singh 23 Sikh Pioneers" 3- Indian General Service 1908 - "3712 Seoy [sic.] Baryam Singh 23d Sikh Pioneers"

[155] 21 Duffadar Andul Rahman, Comissariat Transport Department 1- India General Service Medal, 1854-95, bronze - CHIN-LUSHAI 1889-90 - 155 Mule Duffr. Abdul Rahmn, Comt. Transport Dept. Mule Dafadar, Commissariat Transport Department 2- India Medal, 1895-1902, Victoria, bronze - RELIEF OF CHITRAL 1895 - 21 Duffdr Abdul Rahman, Comst. Transpt. Deptt. Dafadar, Commissariat Transport Department

I agree, mate. I tend to prefer to use the English names as used in standard English-language regerence books (well, more accurately, BOOK, singular = Red Bible, flaws and all). But one gets too much abuse for doing that. If I could remember the Russian, I'd use it instead, but there are too many mental Swiss-cheese-holes for that dance, for it is hard enough to remember to refer to the "Algan Gadas Odon" or "Padma Vibhushan" rather than the dumb English names! Frankly, I tend to avoid talking about That Medal, the same one you mentioned, not calling it by ANY name, talking around it, just That One we all know, wink, wink.

Maybe we should just learn Russian and speak only in that language?

You have the images you have, and you work with what is available. I hope we all understand that challenge.

Sorry, but sometimes just posting a picture and implicitly saying "Here, see" is not worth 1,000 words, not even 5 words, sometimes it communicates nothing. Some context some explanation is -- often, if not always -- necessary. Sorry if this means you are having to talk down to the (non-Russian-speaking-and-reading) imbeciles. And I do wish you didn't feel that way.

Many strangnesses here. Clearly the ring is diddled. I can't see the serial number either and would want a close look at it before plunking down the cash. Personally, I think I'd give this one a pass. Not like they aren't pretty deep on the ground?

And, depending on where he is in life, even an e-mail answer can be delayed

C 40 -- The Champion of the Army Also cross-listed as W 59.

No problem at all, but he'd be more likely, even today, to be in what the Brits used to call a "follower" position than in a command/educated/authority position. Sad, but factual.