Zaim Qyteza

Dear all,

Last my arrive is this ottoman flag pole. Can anyone help me to the dating it?

Regards,

A.

This is the new complete table of the variants of SKANDERBEG order.

A.

Hi all,

A super rare piece. A Scanderbeg order, II class, silver , IKOM, numbered (181).

This variant also miss in my book (ALBANIAN MEDALS II) !!!

Regards,

A.

Dear Avsaribar,

I agree, they aren't medals elements, but I think they are military pieces.

Regards,

Artan

Any idea?!

Any idea?!

Dear all,

This is the last piece I find in Albania. Reading the very interesting OTTOMAN UNIFORMS of Chris Flaherty, I think is an rank insignia of an colonel of Ottoman Army of the period of Crimean War.

Am I wrong? Any other idea?

Regards,

A.

Dear all,

Can anyone identify this (perhaps) ottoman badge. It is in aluminium 6,7x4,6 cm.

Thanks,

Artan

Hi Dave, 

Here are two other gendarmes in winter uniform.

Artan

Hi Kallarati, you are not right. This is not the Freedom Order, but the Red Star Order.

Regards, Artan

My sincere compliments. I hope to do something similar in Tirana for the albanian medals.

Artan

Hi Dave,

This is an albanian gendarme of the International Powers in Scutari on 1913. The officer is british.

Regards,

Artan 

Hallo to all,

can any one help me to identify this pieces?

Thanks,

Artan

Hi Bob,

It is not RPSH: Republika Popullore e Shqiperise, but PPSH: Partia e Punes e Shqiperise (The Labour Party of Albania). This does it mean that the badge is of 1961.

Regards, Artan

Dear Usair,

The first piece is a tip for cords of uniform. You can see a russian imperial eagle in it. I post here an clasic type of tips.

Regards,

Artan

Dear all,

I find recently this medal in Albania. It is no rare to find here in Albania this medal in bronze, but this piece is in white metal. Can anyone help me to explain this. It is an offical variant, or what?

Regards,

Artan

A very interesting Exhibition, Paja. My compliments and thank to put it here.

Regards,

Artan

I stayed for almost an hour looking and touching each piece.

Some time ago, the daughter of Duncan, contact the National Museum here in Tirana, to done at the Museum the effects of his father. I'm interested in it and I pushed the administration to follow the procedures. Finally they arrived in Albania. They are amazing objects, incredibly conserved!

Regards,

Artan

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The Black Eagle Order military division was distinguished from the civil division for knights [and likely, officers] by the addition of crossed swords to the ribbon, not the badge. [illustrated in J. Jacob's Court Jewelers of the World.]

There is a portrait of the Prince wearing the badge of the military division on the dust jacket of Heaton-Armstrong's book.

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Cpoyright I.B. Taurus. http://media.us.macmillan.com/jackets/500H/9781850437611.jpg

Heaton-Armstrong also says that he reveived the Commander grade with 'crossed swords' when he left the prince's service.

Cheers

James

Dear Alfred,

Here ate my soviet dagers.

Hi Alfred,

I have 4 pieces of Soviet Navy and 2 pieces of Soviet Air Force, all pre-1960. But only one of them has the mumbers and letters. It is Air Force ZIK 1951 / Π-N 434. Why the others are w/o any number or sigla?

Regards,

Zaim

Dear Euronymous,

The old uniforms was in use till 1995 but with the ranks added. The same for the buttons.

Dear Belaruski,

This is an service jacket of an major-general of Sigurimi. The buttons are with the albanian coat of arms.

During of 40 years of the Comunist Regime were three generals of Sigurimi at all.

Regards,

Artan