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Any close ups? AR or BR... Hmmm... I know the double dragon maker ФР - Fedor Ruckert (Faberge workmaster). I saw at least two breast stars of double dragon that he made. Smudge? Maybe kokoshnik or two anchors with sceptre? Cheers, Nick

Indeed great work! Congrats!

Another tolerate Christian? "and they shouted back, "Crucify Him"!" Nope. You are current feature P.S. Down with the commies!

Yes, maybe I was too conservative Dave. Regards, Nick

More specifically - breast star with full size badge on sash or on bow and miniature on bow ;)

Yep, its unisex Megan. Statute simply states "...for RF and foreign citizens..." Two variants of wearing - sash (for boys?) and, as permissible variant, bow (for girls)...

Did you notice very interesting bell shaped distribution (of classes) in 1920 awarding? I think that is why lower classes of Tigers are so hard to get :cool:

Well, it is definitely "unofficial" since official chart of Manchukuo decorations doesn't include it And it's not some surrogate substitute for original foundation medal (more than enough were manufactured) ...

What a cool and rare photos mate! But you are wrong in one thing - these guys simply worked for themselves Always a right thing to do!

Another order!!! Thanks God! That's exactly what we need in Russia! Sixteen order will it be? Freaking clowns ... P.S. What a terrible quality! An "old" piece for comparison P.P.S. Check this out Frank - original regulation http://news.kremlin.ru/news/15192

And another very interesting copycat piece (unidentified one) Filched this one from OMSA forum (hope its ok Jeff )

Very interesting photo-portrait with very interesting sach ribbons Not to mention beatiful Lemaitre piece :beer:

This list contains awards for different civil servants. A few Reverends got their 5th class Tigers, but again no signs of “our” Reverend ... So the exact date of awarding is still in question, but I doubt (considering previous group) that Dr O'Neill got his Tiger only in 1923 … No way! So chaps it looks like these digital codes aren’t time markers Cheers, Nick

1922 awarding

“Tigers report” that was published in London Gazette in 1920 doesn’t contain his name. Two years later there was another (small one and this time for civil servants) awarding reported in Supplement to the London Gazette, 1 August, 1922, p. 5695 see http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32734/pages/5695

Grandson has written the following note for the Auction house: “My grandfather FWS O’Neill, went to Manchuria in 1897 as a missionary of the Irish Presbyterian Church, at the age 27. In 1900 he could speak fluent Chinese and was not molested during the Boxer Rising, which aimed at expelling foreign influence. His house was wrecked but later a Chinese dictionary was returned to him. Again in 1904 he assumed Chinese dress (blue cotton), during the Russo-Japanese war. At one stage he was condemned to death by the Russians. He had blue eyes and did not expect to pass as Chinese. In 1917 he was attached by the YMCA to the Chinese Labour Corps in France and was awarded the Order of the Striped Tiger on his return to China. From 1928 to 1931 he lived through the taking over of Manchuria by the Japanese and was allowed to continue his work until 1941, when he and his wife were interned in Kobe. They came home in 1942 in an exchange of diplomatic and religious prisoners. He died in 1952 at the age of 82. FWS O’Neill was based in Fakumen, a town of about 15,000 people among foothills about two days walk from Mukden, the chief city of Manchuria, and the same from the Mongolian (indeterminate) frontier. He toured an area about equal to N Ireland taking about a month on foot for each journey. As far as I know the school and church he established in Fakumen still exist and he is still remembered in the area”

Here you can see his grandson Mark O’Neill with this order (right before selling it at an auction)

Reverse (again S2/D2 marks combination)

Obverse of the Dr. O'Neill Tiger

Dr. O'Neill with his wife

Our next hero wasn’t Officer – he was Dr. and Reverend and was awarded for his work as chaplain to the Labour Corps in France during WW I. His name was Frederick O'Neill. Dr O'Neill, a native of Dungannon, County Tyrone, was 27 when he was sent by the Irish Presbyterian Church to Manchuria in north-east China in 1897. In 1917 Dr O’Neill left China and traveled to France when the Allies shipped thousands of Chinese laborers to the Western Front to provide support services to British and French troops. He was attached by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) to the Chinese Labour Corps. He apparently served as a chaplain to the Chinese serving in the trenches. After the war, he got for this 5th class of the Order of Striped Tiger.

Well, if this Tiger was indeed issued for Alexander Potter Storrie (and I believe it really was), then a) Chinese Republic had time machine to reward this man in 1920 with the order made in July, 1923. b) D2 mark couldn’t be interpreted as July, 1923 Only one of these two statements could be true

… allows us to draw the following conclusion about “military status” of five higher classes of Striped Tiger 1st Class was intended for Field Marshals or Generals 2nd Class and 3rd Class were for Colonels and Lieut.-Colonel 4th Class for Major’s and Captains’ 5th Class for Lieutenants

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