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Another tankman (unfortunately his name is not known)

Silver rays marked with B9

The last one for today

Another major general with very interesting manchu-british bar

and another series of very interesting photos from Roman1981 vault`s Major general with very nice selection of Manchu awards

Too bad guys .... This price is pretty close to "happens only once in a lifetime" ...

"Some" bonus?! This bonus alone could cost $4500 or even more!!! I know that he said it will not ship to Netherlands, UK, Russia, etc ... Unbelievable dilettantism. Ooooooo..... These memories... About the price I've paid ... And the worst of it - it could be a dealer, who bought this set ... Hope you are well dear Pieter and everything is well in old good hoofdstad! Regards, Nick

Are you the winner?

Sold for $5600?! This is a good lesson to sellers "how not to sell". As I said a big mistake... A big mistake for seller, but what a bargain for buyer! The asking price for such breast star (alone!) at one Chinese auction house was $14000. The last one I saw (in pretty much the same condition) was sold for $7000!

:lol: .. and the price is down to $5000 ... Hilarious! I certainly will stay tuned :whistle:

Hmmm ... $5100 already and I am sure not for long :lol:

The only thing that is readable for me is "Mr." Mr. t (?) M(?) Wz(?)y(?)ima ... Go figure ...

I think anything under $10000 is a bargain. Also I think it was a very big mistake to put 2nd class in such nice condition (7,5 out 10) at eBay. But even bigger mistake was to put this ridiculous "May not ship to Russian Federation" inscription (the seller even made it in red ) By doing this he lost many potential buyers. Good thing I don't need this type of breast star

$3450 and 10 hours ... Let's see...

You see, this is "intentional roughness"! That's what make this medal so unique in design. This is actually some kind of decorative ornament (not flaws of manufacturing). But!!! The lacquered box is not really Japanese (in the sence of quality). I hope this is visible at the pictures (look at the "fibre" of the lid) The outer box is very Chinese by the design and general feeling. But the attachment gear of ribbons is 100% japanese. As for the place of minting ... No exact info whatsoever .... Cheers, Nick

Hi Gavin! here you'll find the answer to your question http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/52468-mythology-of-late-kites-and-pillars/page-3 "It corresponded to the Sacred Treasure"... I guess this is direct quotation from Peterson? Cheers, Nick