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Not very chocolate if you asked me vs.

Together with this pictures I reserved "an expert opinion". According to which this color reminds him brown/chocolate cases for "Cannons". Seriously?! Guess this is how such "Cannon" case looks like

How this box start looking like this one http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2013/post-6141-0-40935700-1388153168.jpg? Or maybe it had chocolate color from the very begining?

Let`s discuss this First of all I don`t think that anybody was messing around with this case. Otherwise we woundn`t have untouched inscription And they are untouched!

Well, what we have here is an examplarary late Meiji/Taisho specimen I`d say 10s/20s Rosette and case completely correspond to the order. Now. About this case Instead this we have this

Sun

Leaf

Order

Friend sent me this photos that were posted at one russian forum. Interesting case (in both sences of this word )

Nice 7th and 8th classes. Both have typical for Showa Crowns grainy medallion surface. Horizontal pins?

Amazing collection David!!! Not to mention that 2nd class and 5th class are from Meiji!

Yep, definitely stamping

Closer

Crown

Birdie

Closer ... Closer ...

Closer

Now this central medallion and crown in HQ Nice details

Rosette

Ok. About this microscope ... Let`s do it! Here we have another 8th class from Showa epoch (nothing special, but nice patina ) Case

A little correction Doc in posts # 85-89 was actually issued in the same 1971 to Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. What?! Personally I blame "too many Princes got Grand Gordon in one year" situation :lol:

What do you think dude?! I am devastated! One second the world rings with my fame.... Next thing you know ... NOTHING

I am no more Ukrainian?! Can you believe it? "Somebody" (more like "nobody" ) changed "from a collection of a well-known collector from Ukraine" ("...из собрания известного коллекционера с Украины") to "...and also excellent specimens of 3rd class golden Kite" ("...а также отличные экземпляры 3-их степеней Золотого Сокола") Damn! Now there is no "well-known collector" is sight Self-propelled clowns ...