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Mauser M1910, 7mm Mauser-Milovanović-Đurić M1880/1907, 7mm Mauser M1908, 7mm Mauser M1899/07, 7mm Vojvoda Voja Tankosić's dagger

Serbian Decorations Medal for Zealous Service in the War of 1877-78 Medal for Zealous Service for Women Medal for Bravery 1876 Commemorative Medal of the 1876–78 Wars Red Cross Order, type 1

Montenegrin decorations Commemorative medal of the 1875–78 War Order of Danilo Obilić Medal

Armies in the Balkans 1914–18

Close-ups 2

Close-ups 1

Montenegrin cap badges

M1817 (?) tesak M1861 infantry officer's sabre (Austria) M1861/70 infantry officer's saber, belonged to Đura Horvatović

Weapons used in the Serbian–Ottoman Wars 1876-78 M1867 Greene (?) M1870 Peabody Đurа Horvatović's uniform (Ђура Хорватовић), not from that period

Serbian teacher Miladin Zarić (Миладин Зарић) wearing Bravery Order 4th class, 1st grade, among other decorations. Zarić became famous during WW2 when he saved the Old Sava Bridge in Belgrade from being blown up by the retreating German troops. WIKIPEDIA LINK

Weapons of the prominent participants in the Herzegovina Uprising (1875-77) Petar Karađorđević's sabre The future king of Serbia fought in the Uprising under the name Petar Mrkonjić (Петар Мркоњић)

M1873 general's full dress uniform (R) M1873 general's pickelhaube is authentic Parade belt is not from the Principality era

M1882 cavalry private's uniform (R) M1895 cavalry sabre for soldiers and NCOs

BELGRADE MILITARY MUSEUM M1841 tambourmajor's uniform (R) M1845 infantry private's uniform (R)

Interestingly, this latest Takovo Cross is completely different from the illustration in the awarding documents we saw before. "Order of the Royal House of Obrenovic" is obviously inspired by the Order of Miloš, yet they were giving out awarding documents for the latter one as well.

So the self-proclaimed prince started making orders. I wrote about some of his "decorations" HERE. We can see that order on his Facebook page, it's named "Order of the Royal House of Obrenovic". Apart from that he also uploaded photos of the "Order of the Sovereign Dynastic Order of the Takovo Cross", obvious Maltese influence...

Don't mention it. I did a little research since the last night and I'm pretty sure "Banja Luka" ribbon is related to the Sokol movement. I presume its members wore it on their uniforms during rallies. If I understood well the movement had three territorial-organizational levels. The basic organizational unit was Society (Соколско друштво-Sokolsko društvo), several societies formed the District (Жупа-Župa) and all districts formed the Alliance (Соколски савез-Sokolski savez). Based on that I'd say that the ribbon was worn by a member of the Ključ society which belonged to the Banja Luka district.

Apologies for not being more clear in my previous reply. There are two inscriptions on your medal, upper one is Cyrillic (Добром стрелцу), lower one is Latin (Dobrom strelcu) and both of them mean the same thing - (To a) Good Marksman. That puts it in the interwar period. I'm not sure about the producer, probably domestic. Generally speaking "Župa" is an administrative district but it also means (catholic) parish and "Ključ" is a place not that far away from Banja Luka. I can't tell you more about the ribbon, perhaps something related to the Sokol society, I know their members were also eligible for the Good Marksman Medals.

Greetings Enrico, Interesting find, the medal is definitely authentic and I don't remember seeing fakes at all. It was first introduced during Kingdom of Serbia, I believe in 1883, as a soldiers' decoration. Before WW1 it had only Cyrillic inscription on the back side. Later, during Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes/Yugoslavia, it had both Cyrillic and Latin inscription. I'm not completely sure but I doubt they were being awarded during WW2. The "Banja Luka" ribbon is not related to the medal. Regards, Paja

I know, I was just asking questions. Screw on that one is also yellowish.

Interesting to see my photos ended up in Politikin Zabavnik's attachment about decorations #5, someone just removed hallmarks. More information HERE. "U „Politikinom Zabavniku” koji je danas na kioscima i u naredna četiri broja nalazi se dodatak „Šest vekova odlikovanja među Srbima”, koji je pripremio Dragomir Acović, naš vodeći heraldičar. Kroz priču o odlikovanjima na svojevrstan način ispisana je, slikom i rečju, naša burna i slavna istorija. Od prvog i jedino izričitog pomena o postojanju nekog ordena u srednjovekovnoj Srbiji – a to se zbilo u vreme krunisanja cara Stefana Dušana (1346) – do priznanja koja se sada dodeljuju. O ovom nesvakidašnjem petodelnom serijalu-poklonu čitaocima „Politikinog Zabavnika” Dragomir Acović kaže da je to potpuni pregled oblasti koja je odraz javnog političkog, kulturnog i istorijskog života Srba, koga ponekad nismo svesni. – Država ili neki drugi opšti atribut odabrao je, izdvojio i odlučio da javno obeleži svojim priznanjem za jedno ili više dela kojim je zadužio narod, državu i vreme u kome postoji i deluje. Nismo iizbegavali ni uzlete ni neminovne padove. Javna priznanja su živa materija i današnji junaci lako u sutrašnjim zbivanjima prestaju da budu junaci. Ali i to je istorija. Treba je znati i učiti iz nje, i tome je namenjena ova petodelna serija – ističe Acović."

Don't mention it, I think I found it HERE. Thanks to Google Translate: mjr. Robert Vobrátilek Commander of the 4th Regiment. For the fight in Dobruja he was awarded the Serbian Silver Medal of Bravery. In April 1917 he was nominated for the Order of St. Stanislav with swords and the ban, which, as a result of the collapse of the Russian army, has not been confirmed. For Zborov he received RSvVl4 with swords and banter and KsvJ4 for officers (which he wore without belonging to the branch). The British Military Cross (MC) was granted him on August 9, 1919 "for excellent service in the Czechoslovakian military".

Never seen anything like that before, where do you keep finding those medals? Anyway, a very nice addition to you collection, thanks for sharing

Now that's a nice catch! You don't see many of them with booklets on the market, congrats

One more Obilić recipient, Vobrátilek Robert.