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Just got these three lovelies in today (or at least i hope they're lovlies) I believe they are the medal for the russo turkish was of 1828-29, The 40 year middle asia war and an Alexander the 3rd bravery medal. I didn't pay very much for these so i would really appreciate honest opinions on whether or not they appear authentic. I can send higher res pics to email accounts if requested. Secondly, i was wondering what the current market would place on these as a value. A couple other questions i have are: Should the bravery medal be numbered or did they not number the alexander 3rd medals? The Bravery and middle asia medals appear to be contemporary to one another as they show very similar manufacture characteristics is this common or is it a sign of a sure fake. I'm new to this field and focus more on Soviet era medals and orders so this will be a learning curve. I look forward to hearing your comments. Cheers Chris

It's a very good read also. Some very good detail of actions in the different campaigns. Cheers Chris

looks to have been a good shot also Cheers Chris

It's not that odd as many foreign awards to British personnel seem to be missed/ purposely not gazetted. I too have a feeling the many you're look for data on is the later. Perhaps the following link will hold a way to get intouch with him. http://www.swirl.nhs.uk/resource/183/ Cheers Chris

a quick check of the LG has brought up these 2 McDonald-Webbs in the RAF R. N. MCDONALD-WEBB (8104132E). Flying Officer I D MCDONALD-WEBB (8037558Q) also seen reference to him with SN (8027558Q) Squadron leader RAF retired 1998 Perhaps a lead to follow Cheers Chris

I imagine you already know this but that type of mounting is worn by female recipients.

Rick, If you click on the scan it takes you to high res pics Bifter, I'll send you a PM shortly. Seb, Thanks for your input i appreciate it. Cheers Chris

This order was in a small collection that i purchased just prior to Christmas for the Soviet medals in it. I would like to findout a little more about this order so if anyone can help i would be very greatful. I would also be curious to know what an order like this is currently selling for as i havn't been able to find any on dealers lists. I plan on selling off all the orders from the collection i purchased that don't fit into my theme to help finance future purchases but will be offering it to the forum members first. Cheers Chris

I know this is slightly but on the back side can someone please tell me what that sybol with the bunch of arrows represents. I once had a youth knife marked seam 1936 and instead of the HJ insignia it had that symbol. I'll dig up some old pics i still have of it and post them.

My bad i confused the details of the CBE with the MBE. I took a closer look at your pics. From DNW auction records of attributable groups and condition etc. i think 1970's is a safe bet on age. DNW has an online database of all their auction results from the early 90's to present day which you can search for free. Cheers Chris

Unfortunately this CBE is not Halmarked as many early ones were. If i had to hazard a guess i'd say late 20's to Mid 30's. I'll go through my records at home to see if i can either expand or narrow that range. Cheers Chris

Thats what i thought at first also and why i now don't know what to think. The medal is engraved privately on the edge to CAPT. E.E.J. MOORE 1924-25 INNIS FUS a name i never really heard of previously until i began digging the archives. First i purchased his MIC from the NA as it wasn't available on Ancestry and sure enough it confirmed his entitlement to the medal with no clasp!!! I then began googling the mans name to see if there was any mention of his entitlement on the internet and i had no luck. I then turned to the LG to see if i could find anything and i found a load of info on him. Which i'll post when i have the right portable jump drive with me (after lunch). I then began asking other British medal collectors with interests in ARAB units and Levies if there were roles at the NA for the IASM and the answer i got was yes but you have to know where they are and they are not available for viewing online. Forensically the medal does have a patina on it similar to the way a penny dirtys with circulation and also the engraving isn't bright and the lettering doesn't appear to have been done very recently. All of this really has me thinking now. Is there a picture available of the IASM which was minted by the Baghdad maker so i can put this theory to rest??? Attached is his MIC

Recently i purchased this medal as i thought it was a good example of what we may see comming on the market as fakes...... However Upon looking at it i found that it has some private engraving done by (supposedly) the recipient. Name ......... Rank ........ 1924-25 ........Unit. I don't want to get into the specifics of the naming yet as i don't want it to affect the opinions on authenticity at the moment. This engraving combined with the fact that the medals appearence is so crude that it wouldn't fool a blind stink monkey. i was wondering if it was possible to have been made officially in Iraq???? I did a little digging in this section and in one of Ed's posts on this medal he mentioned that it was "Manufactured by Huguenin (La Loche, Switzerland); there is also a variety made by V. Singal & Sons (Baghdad)." So could this be a V. Singal & Sons or is it as i originally suspected a plane sand cast copy. Cheers Chris

Do my eyes deceive me or is he also wearing a Type 1 Bravery medal???? Woww.. Cheers Chris

I appreciate the prompt reply. I had figured it was a fake as i had never heard of a 51 and when i saw one offered i thought it was fishy. Thank you for confirming my suspitions. You wouldn't happen to have confirmed mm's for any other 3R awards and badges would you that would be a very handy reference for me that i don't have. Cheers Chris

Hello Everybody I was just wondering if anyone can confirm if 51 Eduard Goriach & Sohne Gablonz/N. made EK1's. Or is a 39 EK1 marked 51 considered to be a fake? If there are originals can anyone please post a picture for comparison purposes. Cheers Chris

Nice simple group thats got a story behind it if one knows where to look. Start with ancestry and the NA for ww1 if you kind find an obituary online you may be able to gain some clues as to what he did in ww2. Cheers Chris

The fact that he has a defence medal doesn't necesarily mean he was recalled to active service with the home guard he could have been a member of the ARP or one of many other organization which qualified for "just" the defence medal

I would say you are correct, if it were a 2nd class that serial number would fall into a non 85 style award (ww2) where as this is definately an 85'. Definately an 85' First class. cheers Chris

And a translation via the internet Kuznetsov Nikolai Ivanovich 12.09.2008 20:15 The administration of Novgorod region and the Novgorod Regional Duma express deep and sincere condolences by native and close one of Kuznetsov Nikolai Ivanovich, the veteran of World War II, Hero of the Soviet Union, cavalier of the orders of the glory of the I, II and III degrees, in connection with his decease. Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov was born on April 29, 1922 in the village Of [pytruchiy] Of the [vytegorskogo] region Of the [vologodskaya] region in the family of peasant. Since 1929 it lived in Leningrad, where it finished 7 classes, in 1938 it entered into the school FZU it was Kirov Murmansk region, learned two years and was obtained the specialty of electrician. It worked on the building of power station in Kandalaksha. It was in January 1941 called into the army by Kandalaksha military registration and enlistment office and it was directed to the special school of the reconnaissance, where it learned until July 1941, with the group it was and then moved across the front line, where it was located until July 1943. Carrying out the task of the command of the Soviet Army, it was in 1943 heavily injured and exported because of the front line for the treatment. After hospital is directed in 263- yu the rifle [sivashskaya] division in 369- y the separate destructive battalion of Bogdan [Khmelnitskiy]'s order by the squad leader of reconnaissance. In combat at the southwestern Front he became the spotter of instrument, and after boosting Of [sivasha] in the Crimea was appointed as gunner, the 4th Ukrainian front. The calculation of Kuznetsov destroyed 16 German tanks. Freed the Crimea, after the Crimea - Belorussia, the Baltic States and East Prussia in the composition of the 2nd and 3rd Belorussian fronts. For the combat acts of bravery in 1944 to Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov was appropriated the Title of Hero of the Soviet Union. [N].. Kuznetsov - participant in the victory parade on June 24, 1945 even four following. During the day of the end of World War II on May 9, 1945 the gunner 396- GO of the individual destructive anti-tank battalion of the 2nd Belorussian front, Hero of the Soviet Union [N].. Kuznetsov in the composition of summary battalion threw to the foot of Lenin's mausoleum [V].. the devastated German banners and standards. After war Nikolai Ivanovich worked on the north, on the building of uranium combine, was twice elected by the Deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR and USSR. Since 1959 it settled with the family in [Pestove] of Novgorod region. It worked 25 years on the forest combine: by the senior master of the exchange of forest, by the chief of exchange and by engineer on the industrial safety measures and on safety engineering. 13 years he was the chairman of the council of the veterans of enterprise. Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov - one of four soldiers in the history of World War II, honored the Title of Hero of the Soviet Union and orders of the glory of three degrees. [Nagrazhden] by the Order of Lenin, by two Orders of the Patriotic War of the I degree, by two Medal for Valors, by medals ?for the victory above Germany in the World War II 1941-1945 yr.?, ?for the taking of Koenigsberg? and by many others. The civil dirge of [proydet] in [Pestove] in the house of culture ?power engineer? on September 13 from 9.00 to 12.00. Mourning meeting and burials take place into 12.30 during the central military burial on ul Lenin.

I am answering this asuming you mean ww1 medals. The answer is the recipients unit. The commonwealth issued medals to its troops that appeared exactely the same as their British counter parts the only feature being different is the unit naming.

Ancestry has MIC's and whatever pension records survived the Blitz of ww2. They are continuing to add to their data base to make it as complete as possible. I believe you can also access the 1901 census on their. If you have any further questions PM me and I'll send you my email where we can get more indepth and specific. Cheers Chris

He is definately a member of the Gloucestershire regiment, and according to the CWGC website he was not a casualty. As to worth a very salty example such as this will go for around 12gbp i have trouble seeing it go for more. Cheers Chris

No need for the Dramatics I'll try and get a hold of him and if he says its ok i'll post his info. You know darn well what Putin's doing to people he finds involved in the trade of Russian medals and since this man still lives in Russia he's being very careful. this thread was not about teasing you with a new researcher it was about getting a valuation on a group that i'm purchasing.