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If he had a re-issue, the original would be taken back. Rusty.

Gerd, No. there was no re-issue Red Banner. The awardee simply wore the screwback under the first ribbon. Rusty.

That screwplate is the correct one for that award. The fiber disk was a buffer so the awardee would not get poked. Rusty.

A friend and I bough a small stash from Dave... I have about 25 of them. I'm actually going to sell all of my doubles of Glory 3's, OGPW2's, Red Banner and RedBanner of Labor... Rusty.

Congrats! That Red Banner is a keeper! See, you do get positive feedback from me! Rusty.

The S/N does look too big and a bit stylized...

Rick, The plow toches the stick. This is not uncommon. Is it possible to get a nice scan of the area around the S/N ? Thanks! Rusty.

I agree! If I have seen large and crisp pictures, I would not hesitate to bid $500 and up. Rusty.

Where do you see that I wrote it was a fake? Did you not read the part where I said: "It looked good..."

That was meant that I can get one from a deler with large and crisp pictures that would gaurantee to me it's authenticity for $150 more. I have never called your piece a fake. I didn't buy it, that's all there's to it. Respectfully, Rusty.

No one said it was fake! With the pictures you sent me all I could tell that it was an OGPWII on suspension. I had a gut feeling that never failed me so I ran with it. I hope someone got a great deal... Rusty.

Rick, That's in the eye of the beholder. Original enamel comands a premium. What that premium is is up to the seller. Rusty.

Rick, Sadly more than 90% have upper ray enamel missing! There are a few out there that are OK but they are few an far in between! Most damaged ones have had that enamel replaced! I've been collecting for a while and have seen a handfull with full enamel still present... Rusty.

The more I looked at it, something wasn't just right! It looked good but I had a weird feeling about it... I decided to pass. I can get a real one for about $150 more. Rusty.

The seller is an A$$!!! He placed an original used and worn ribbon, then I can see wear traces on the front of the medal! This is sad... I predict it going for about $500 any other bets? Rusty.

I'm interested in it myself and the only problem I could see from those scans is that the enamel is replaced on the upper arm. Rusty.

Just as fake as the Republican Order! The obvious stuff from these pics: The whole Reverse is BAD. Mint Mark should be part of the medal (Not Stamped) S/N is stamped with wrong digit dies The ring holding the screwplate should be flat The dish in the middle is too deep The whole reverse field is too smooth The obverse pic is too dark for any kind of good analasys. Rusty. P.S. You didn't buy the OGPWII from this seller did you?

This is another of the "fake" Republican awards. They all seem to share common reverse construction. Rusty.

That's awesome! I can actually relate more to this award since my father was one of the people that was shippied to the border in the anticipation of the invasion... Rusty.

I'd go with the Red Star. It's a solid award with good chances of a great research! Rusty.

PM Sent.

Here's one for sale from one of my friends...

Super! But you already know that!!!

These were used up untill 1954, when new regs came out. Rusty.

I got a great deal on this one! I bought it directly from Doug Drebik for about $500 I also just bought a rare Naval-Technical Service tunic for an Officer will post pics when I get that one... Rusty.