JapanX
-
Posts
22,214 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
68
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Gallery
Events
Store
Everything posted by JapanX
-
Retired centurion Nikita Vavilovich Efremov ...
-
Unidentified
-
Two new photos of cavaliers. Dundukov-Kovalev (so-called "father of bulgarian constitution")
-
Another nice buckle
-
Interesting example of privately commisioned officer cross
-
Is it possible at all?! Especially since (according to ) only 11 officer crosses in silver and 7120 soldier crosses in iron were delivered to St.Petersburg in May 1815...
-
According to Nimmergut (Gegenwart und Geschichte des Auszeichnungswesens: Das Eiseme Kreuz: 1813-1939) one soldiers cross is currently in the collection of Rastatt museum militär. It has the following characteristics Size 39,5 mm * 39,5 mm Thickness 0,4 mm Weight 3,45 g The real question is where we can find original officer crosses...
-
Reverse Size 39,25 mm * 39,25 mm Weight 3,3 g
-
Another official one (ex collection of St. Petersburg Artillery Museum) Obverse
-
Size 39,5 mm * 39 mm Thickness 0,5 mm Weight 3,45 g Alloy composition 64,44% iron 35,56% tin
-
All previous specimens were of course unofficial (in a sense that they were made in russia by cavaliers or by unknown private makers). The next two are official soldiers crosses (in a sense that they were made by Prussian manufacturer). Size 41,7 mm * 41, 5 mm Thickness 0,5 mm Weight 4,14 g Alloy composition 55,83% iron, 44,17% tin
-
Interesting specimen
-
Last time I looked the price tag was $65000
-
Citation
-
Ukaz (second page #6 )
-
This one was issued in July 1945 to Captain Zima Georgiy Ivanovich http://wikispb-ru.1gb.ru/index.php?title=%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0,_%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 http://flot.com/blog/historyofNVMU/791.php
-
2nd class Nakhimov №360 in very nice condition
-
Soviet 1st class Kutuzov for Bulgarian General
JapanX replied to JapanX's topic in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
The price tag for this one is only 20 000 euros ... Don`t miss your chance!
