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    cazack

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    1. I started to collect when I was a young boy when I was shown army cap badges from my grandfather who served in the second world war in the home guard. I brought a few cap badges from markets and shops, but then just went away from it as had too many other distractions as a lad. My other grandfather served in the Gordon's in the great war and I loved and was proud when seeing him wearing his medals, as well my father served in the RAF during the second world war, I have also served so that's maybe where it started

      I then started to revisit collecting again about 12 years ago when I came across a Soviet Order of Glory III at a flea market in Bristol, paid £30 for a early issue award. I then found you could research the award and I was hooked. I collected Soviet awards mostly OG III and groups and grew my collection to close to a 1000 awards many with documents and have had about 40% researched.

      Then as a result of work I found myself working in different location globally and found markets that allowed me to further expand and add to my collection and then over the last 5 years I have looked more towards WW1 medals which now includes over a 100 + trios, then this flowed onto interwar then WW2 medals, mostly groups. I then thought would be great to have a cap badge for each regiment I had in my collection. before I knew it my collection had expanded to a massive array of items.

      I have now downsized my collection and have learned that it is better to look at a smaller area of interest so now my collection is based around WW1 Medals to British units, Canadian, New Zealand and South African units; WW2 groups with LSGC, GSM, TEM medals attached, Soviet OGIII and groups, and cap badges. Even though the collection has been largely reduced I still find myself with close to 2000 medals which is still growing.

      I have through collecting managed to acquire several medals of men who belonged not just to my grandfathers regiment, but the company he served in which gives a feeling of association

      Yes I agree with many that collecting is addictive and sometimes hard to retrain one's self. I love to collect as it gives me great  enjoyment and allows me to be a custodian of history, and I have through researching found some amazing stories and association of the medals recipients to which often puts many things into prospective. In summary i think we all collect for different reasons and that reason is personal.

       

      C

    2. hello

       

      are you talking Myanmar medals, what are you looking for? as I can supply the following:

      • Good soldier medal  / military service medal- $12
      • Valouros Warrior Star - $20, these are hard to find
      • good public service medal with various dates -$10
      • Public Service Medal for Long Service" with various dates - $10
      • Public Service Medal for Long Service" in box of issue dated 2004 - $15 very rare to find in box, but I do have several
      • Union of Myanmar State & Order Reasturation medal  various dates $12
      • Order of the star of revolution 2nd class - $100 only can get one, very hard to find
      • Order of the star of revolution 3rd class - $100 only can get one, very hard to find
      • Order for the golden Jubilee of the armed forces - $75 - only can get one
      • Armed Force Long & Faithfull Service - $15
      • Mineyan Methawaw Taikypwe (also refer as Mongyoung Methawaw Battle Medal) - $20 very limited and hard to find
      • Combat Medal 1988-1990 - $20 very limited and hard to find

      let me know, postage will be DHL

       

      regards

       

       

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