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Tell you the truth I don't see any "silver" at all ... Only photo glares ...

Dear Slava, your quotation of my post is a little bit out of context Undoubtedly ....

Looks pretty mysterious at this photo... Very distinctive form of suspension typical for the first generation of chinese fakes.

He wasn't prepared?! That's a good one Paul It is the first time I hear about Golden Grain made by Godet. Certainly it will be interesting to see HQ scans of this piece. Of course if (and when) its owner will be prepared for this important task Regards, Nick

Strange choice of thread for this question Dana Anyway, your sacred treasure order is unresearchable. Even comprehensive list of recipients won't help, since all Japanese orders are unnumbered and uninscribed. Only sometimes you can find inscriptions (stickers) on the box with cavalier name and date of awarding. Another possibility to know the name of recipient - buy the order directly from the family. Regards, Nick

Obvious connection and influence ... Seamen Relief Association ...

Nice enamel work

Or (in other words) rarity that is not that rare P.S. Pretty soon I`ll start to regret that you didn`t buy this piece in the first place :lol:

I`ll even pay his telephone bill ;)

You are hard to please :whistle:

42 days of imprisonment is one spicy detail, ain't it? :lol:

Well Dave, why don't you say so from the very beginning? All these "would", "venture" and "bet" ... Looks like you are really into suspense

Could be Dave ... But you see, in the USSR they sometimes awarded american awards without any american representatives around ... Officer or maybe (as possible variant) official representative from embassy ... Regards, Nick