Eric Gaumann

The only thing that comes to mind immediately is acetone. I'm pretty sure that would remove the ugly red paint where the enamel was lost. But I doubt it would touch that gold plating. If there's a good jewelry repair place near your town you might ask them for opinions.

Nice indeed. Welcome to the forum.

That plating is hideous as is the enamel "repair" but yeah, it looks like a legit OG3. Do you own it or are going to buy it with the intention of restoring it? That would be interesting to watch.

Looks good. According to the 'Soviet Screwbacks' website it's a T4V6.2. And according to Schmitt's 'Echoes of War' it's award date could be anywhere from (late) 1942 to (earlier) 1944.

Gorgeous.

Non-coms certainly were awarded RKs although not in great numbers. I'd suspect schutze's with the prerequisite EK 1&2 got a promotion and then a RK.

I would say the Soviet Order of Glory 1st Class is closest as far as number awarded goes. The UK Victoria Cross was awarded well less than 1,000 times during WW2, The US Medal of Honor was awarded 472 times in that conflict, and the German Knights Cross with Oak Leaves 882 times. The Soviet OG1 was awarded 2,620 times.

> The bold numbers to the right I guess is an estimate value? Yes. In Roubles, and they are not very accurate anymore. > What book is it from? It's called 'Avers 8' and is an invaluable reference. 700 pages of glorious Soviet badges. Published in Moscow in 2008. Super expensive these days but digital copies can occasionally be found. >Funny that at the fleamarket, I thought the Young Voroshilov badges were going to be badges for firemen. 🔥 Yes, I can see why you might think that.

Do you have this info?

Nice. A couple to the same guy which is always a plus.

Nice to see someone still collecting Yugo awards.

These are very difficult for me. I've had one for years that I go back and forth on. Sorry I can't be of more help.

And here I thought the post title was a misprint. Nice score!

Anybody recognize the meaning of the stamping in the lower right that seems to spell 'КИРОВСКИЙ РАЙВО'? КИРОВСКИЙ translates to Kirovsky so a regional thing? None of my medal or battle-participation docs have a 'counter-stamp' like that.

Yeah, social media has ruined this hobby as well! (Kinda kidding) I think social media attracts fringe collectors, whereas the more dedicated stay focused on forums. And the funny thing is, at least on the few SM sites I watch the big 3 forums(this one, GMIC,& WPAF) are always mentioned when it comes to finding answers.