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I paid approximately 20% of the MYB listing. With shipping it was $405cdn . Great incentive to snatch it up and fill a spot in the cabinet. I don't think i ever would have purchased one otherwise as they've been selling in the $2,100-2,200 range for a single clasp medal. I found one currently listed on a dealer site for $2,500cdn. It was a great find. Something i need to always take advantage of with a limited collecting budget. Cheers Chris

Thanks Gents I've been reading a period publication on the Siege and find it very interesting. I especially found it interesting that the defenders used pretend defences to deter the Boers such as wooden boxes buried in the ground to make to Boers believe they were placing land mines and stringing imaginary barbed wire. A great accomplishment holding out for 217days when outnumbered by over 8,000 of the enemy. I can see why a Defence of Mafeking is so highly prized by collectors of Boer War medals. Cheers Chris

Citation Card available below for 3.50GBP well worth it as i've purchased these before and was very happy. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7659139&queryType=1&resultcount=1 Cheers Chris

Well Hopefully this helps in your research. His name was Gerald Francis Finn SC90057. If you can prove he's been deceased for more than 20 years you can get his service file. Cheers Chris

Just arrived today after more than a month tied up in the post. I don't usually collect this type of material but when the opprotunity arose i decided to snap it up. British Boer War Queen's South Africa Medal: Mafeking Town Guard Silver Queen's South Africa Medal with third type reverse and impressed in sans-serif capitals on rim "T. JOHNSTONE. MAFEKING TOWN GD:" Medal is mounted on correct ribbon with five clasps: Defence of Mafeking, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. The Defence of Mafeking clasp is attached to the suspension bar but is not attached to the four rivetted clasps above it. Patina on the Mafeking clasp is also different from the other four clasps. The Mafeking Medal Award Roll reveals that Johnstone received the latter four bars on October 8, 1907, for additional service with various units including Kitchener's Horse, CinC's Field Telegraph Department and 1st Scottish Horse. Have just begun the research and it appears he served in a total of 8 perhaps 9 different units. Cheers Chris

I had thought originally that it was a Special Military Charter but a thread at the British Medal Forum lead me to believe that it reffered to the Romanian military hospital as another example with this naming (but to a different recipeint) turned up. I highly recommend you visit the thread below. http://www.britishmedalforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=52805&hilit=romanian+gulf+medal Cheers Chris

This is a very nice gulf medal. It appears to be named to a member of the Romanian military hospital. If your looking to do some swapping I'd be interested. Sergeant G G Martin Spital Militar Campanie 100 cheers Chris

Hi Jeff This group was on ebay for a while and i had discussed it many months ago with a couple of other collectors. At the time we didn't have any pictures of the reverse of the group can you please post some pictures of the back of the mounting? Cheers Chris

"Clasp and Roses" means he was entitled to the bar for the 1914 star and rosette for ribbon. Shame it's missing from the group. Second section higlighted seems to indicated the general service medal roll section where his award is listed. If you can post the naming on the medals i could probably tell you whcih medals you have (his replacements or originals). Cheers Chris

The laser engraving method tarnishes the medals. common on Iraq's too. Cheers Chris

These are some picture of the cross. I'm sorry for the poor quality and will take better pics soon. Cheers Chris

Gentlemen If i could get you to view the following link this is the medal that i purchased. http://www.medalsofw...stpage=whatsnew I bought it not really as a collector of South African items but because i though that they seldom come on the market. I can never pass up a good buy. Cheers Chris

Can anyone tell me a little about this award all i've been able to find online is that it existed from 1991-2003 but i have no idea what an authentic one should look like. Are they supposed to be numbered? How many were issued and are citations available? On a whim i ordered one as i thought it was a steal of a deal and if it turns out to be duff i can send it back. Cheers Chris

Thank you kindly for your help Gentlemen. My gut was telling me something just didn't "feel right". I'll save my cash for something else. He also had a group with an ek2 1914, cross of honour with swords, finlands bravery medal (urheudesta), landwehr LS 9 year medal, ww2 war merit cross without swords and ww2 war merit medal. The group sounded very strange given the finish bravery medal but no finish commemorative medal and having the two war merit medals. It too didn't give me a good feeling. Cheers Chris

Recently i've been finding myslef more and more tempted by mounted imperial groups. I have until this point been pretty much a dedicated British/Commonwealth collector but have been known to "dabble" in other collecting areas when the mood strikes me. I spotted this on a primarily British dealer site and was wondering what other members think. Now not knowing much abouth these groups i have some concerns. Firstly the ribbons appear narrower than typical is this usual for large mounted groups? Second the stitching used to affix the medals firmly in place does it look normal or a sign of a doctored group? I have asked for better photos of both the front and back side of the group as i've learned from this forum the backside can tell just as much as to authenticity as the front when it comes to groups. Lastly what would a fair market price be for this group (i'd hate to overpay on something by to much). Cheers Chris

Nice Group. Would you by chance be able to decipher what is written on the medals? I'm familiar with the first two awards (as they too were awarded to British recipients) but don't recognize the other. Can you perhaps explain what they are? Cheers Chris

There's a badge on Ursuals site right now for $195cdn. Cheers Chris

OHHHH Paddy...... The reason you've never seen a silver MID before is because it isn't an MID MID's for ww2 were a single oak leaf on the 39-45 war medal ribbon. What you have there is a Kings commendation for brave conduct. It was instituted in 1943 for award to civilians who had received a "Commendation for Brave Conduct". Originally it was a gold coloured plastic badge with a red background consisting of an oval laurel wreath with an upraised sword in it and a crown above. In the centre is a panel with "FOR BRAVE CONDUCT". This badge was later replaced by a silver laurel spray to be worn on the Defence Medal's ribbon (or directly on the recipient's coat if he had not qualified for the medal). Nice find. Cheers Chris

I'm not yet willing to pass this one off as fake yet without hearing the reasoning. If fake it is very convincing. Cheers Chris

I actually think i may have a spare brass butt-plate let me take a look. I love Enfield .303's and have 3 myself 2 fully restored and one i use for hunting (just brought down 3 deer with it this month). Excellent rifles. Cheers Chris

Hi Timo This is on the archives site. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=3092931&queryType=1&resultcount=195 Cheers Chris

IMHO ww1 was in the works for years before hand with Imperialistic build up of many of the nations involved as combatants in the war. The system of alliances created as a result of the Imperial expansion was truely the cause of ww1 as without the alliances the conflict may well have remained isolated to the Baltic region. I don't really think we can blame one nation for starting the war when everyone had their hand in the escalation of the hostilites. As for Medicine Hat if you ever venture out this way Chris pop in and i'll show you what i mean. Cheers Chris

Boonzaier that is the most imaginative comparison i have heard in a long time. I never knew you spent some time in one of our fine Medicine Hat drinking establishments. Could've summed the whole comparison up by saying its like Medicine Hat on a Saturday night! Cheers Chris

I think it is a silver star with bronze star ribbon drape. Cheers Chris

Hi Chet For Traynor: http://www.nationala...1&resultcount=1 Royal Garrison Artillery 134743 Gunner Labour Corps 580850 Gunner not having any luck yet with Grey very strange.... Cheers Chris