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File Name: The Austrian Army 1630-1840 by Allemande File Submitter: JapanX File Submitted: 22 Jun 2013 File Category: European States This is an excellent “survey” set covering all branches of the Austrian army and navy from 1630 to 1840. Originally printed in the 1850’s Each print includes six figures or more and includes some of the more unusual and seldom seen subjects such as the marines, military police, and cadet corps. PDF file 41 pages Click here to download this file

File Name: The Turkish Army of 1812 File Submitter: JapanX File Submitted: 22 Jun 2013 File Category: European States This rare set of prints is almost legendary among scholars of the military uniform. These prints were made from actual watercolor paintings of the subjects in Turkey by an itinerant French painter named de Molleville. For the first time published in the book by Thomas McLean in 1815. PDF file 31 pages Click here to download this file

I know! That's a tough one! :lol:

Now try to imagine the demand for the green enameled one! ;)

Salut Phil! I believe that this is so called "спусковой" (mise à l'eau ) badge. Painted one is obviously a modern replica Here it is on sale http://www.falerist.biz/catalog/78/3910 Another variant (pretty terrible quality) http://www.voentorg.su/item/medali_znaki/kursk_spuskovoj/ les meilleurs vux, Nick

Here we go again http://page22.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l185239980

Miracles of membership in naval association club Thanks Chris!

No doc and I can't find any photos of rescuer...

William Davidson Mudie was born on 22-09-1841 in Dumfriesshire (Scotland). He went to sea at the age of 16 and passed his Master's ticket in 1877. In March 1884 he was made Master of the SS Thibet, a threedeck, three mast, barque-rigged passenger&cargo liner of the P&O Stemaship Navigation company. On September 19th 1884 at 11.15 hrs, whilst en route from Yokohama to Hong Kong, he rescued off the coast of Nagasaki 13 men (Captain Fukushima Tokutaro and 12 crewmen) on a junk, bottom up, much exhausted and without food for 48 hours. A severe gale had occurred there earlier (P&O Ships movements and Nautical reports, Greenwhich Maritime museum). On 21 October 1884 Captain Mudie received the Red Ribbon medal (Koju Hosho) from the Japanese government for saving the lives of several Japanese seamen. Mudie's career with P&O ended in 1898 because of bad health and he was granted a pension of 100 pounds a year.

W. Mudie from England

Familiar early "gear" + non-moire silk ribbon

October 21 Meiji 17 [1884]

The case measures 9 cm length, 4.7cm width and 2.2 cm high

Old style

Thanks to our colleague Pieter we have opportunity to examine another early Red Ribbon Medal. This one was issued on October 21,1884 to Scottish captain William Davidson Mudie. In original box!

Naaaa Not everybody

What a terrible thing to say! Some things are sacred .... Frevel!

Shame on him!