Ed_Haynes

The gallantry medal. I have requested research, but have little hope. Still, stranger things have happened . . . .

Sorry for the delay, here come the documents . . . . As always, any translation or guidance is appreciated.

Orders book

Interesting! What size?

Yeah, in the early days, whatever came out of the USSR usually had the serial numbers scratched out, sometimes pretty deeply gouged out. I recall, at the first OMSA I attended in 1976, that there were some shifty looking types making the rounds of tables in the bourse, jotting down the serial numbers of the few Soviet awards that were for sale that still had legible numbers. Surprisingly, they weren't buying them up or demanding their return (as Putin's mob does these days), just recording the numbers. I always wonder what happened to the recipients and/or their families.

The other possibility, of course, is the one you raise that it is a less-than-kosher museum "escapee". In essence, that it is stolen goods . . . .

The added serial number would seem to just be a fraudulent addition, an effort to restore some value to the piece.

Thanks, Rick.

Now to see if there is any chance of researching the missing Red Stars. MMM as a likely long service award will tell us nothing. As KGB, research joy unlikely, but I am asking anyway.

Also, I guess, 0.00% or ever reuniting the Red Stars, though stranger things have happened.

Dear Jani,

many thanks for your clarification - 21 % is moderate & normal .

I myself don't have the cash in the moment, for spending EUR 10.000,- or more on another Ushi for my collection . But it might be interesting for our GMIC-community, to know, who of the K-19-crew received that Ushi .

Your catalog is - concerning Soviet/Russian items - is really impressive and the starting prices are rather moderate .

Best regards

Christian

And watch those estimates ZOOM, Christian. Good for Jani (and friends), bad for us of moderate means (a.k.a. the Phaleristic Proletariat).

No . . . you need to plop his head on the body of Nicky II -- then you'd have it -- get in the right era

Some poor smuck will buy it. Too bad because he will believe in it because he got it fom an expert.

Well done, Don. Great minds run in the same gutter.

Still, sad . . . .

And some poor schmuck will pay HOW MUCH for it??????

More (much more) to come . . . .

It may take some time to get everything up, but here is a (teasing?) start:

All wisdom and insights valued, as always . . .

And the photo (we all age, don't we?) . . .

Next . . .

Spread 1

And . . . finally . . .

Next (for text, thereafter there is pre-printed text -- let me know if you wish to see it)

Next page-spread . . .

Next . . .

Last page (all pre-printed)

Closeup on photo

Part 1

Next document . . . exterior . . .

Final page (whew) . . .

A pre-printed text spread, included for historical interest (I hope):