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Actual postage stamps. That's a terrific set too. There are several more nice ones out there. Shame is that the only ones you tend to see the vast majority of the time, at least in my experience are the Hitler head ones. I'd eventually love a set like this plus the others that are out there. Many thanks for sharing these! Dan

My friend... you come up with some of the neatest stuff! I LOVE these! And yes, they do appear to be for hunting which knowing the DDR along with the rest of the Warsaw Pact they had some official group to hold control over hunters, sportsmen, etc. Wish I had more info but these are the first I've seen of these. If you ever run into more of the same for a good price please let me know. Been waiting for you to give me a nudge on PM or email. Give me a shout! Great additions to the collection! Keep on truckin'! Dan

Hi Troy, Here's an example of one for you. Sorry but I simply could not find a picture that I could copy and post here. http://collections.t...d+herewith&ack= This will give you more information on him: http://books.google....Nicholas+Manley,+CB,+VC&source=bl&ots=hH-4DZRAlA&sig=xOk2tq83_yrmPJ0t8x-1qEkqLSk&hl=en&ei=lpjdS8LGH4bYNtjmgbwH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CBIQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=Surgeon-General%20William%20George%20Nicholas%20Manley%2C%20CB%2C%20VC&f=false Note that on both pictures it shows his 1870 EK 2nd with the non-combattant ribbon. Hoping one of the other members will have his picture and can post it here showing same. So they were indeed definitely worn as non-combattant awards with said ribbon. Hope this helps. Dan

Okay, this is the only picture I could find on short notice. It's of Wilhelm Canaris (later Admiral and head of the Abwehr (German military intelligence) during WW2) in his WW1 uniform. The position of his EK1 and Uboat badge is about where WB's would have been worn depending on what other awards were worn. In this case it could have been worn next to the Uboat badge or below it. If only an EK1 is worn then directly beneath that. If no EK1 (or similar award taking precedence) then it would have been worn where the EK is. Same for officers or enlisted men... depending again on the type of uniform being worn. As far as scarcity of photos showing their wear keep in mind that the Kaiser did not establish the army WB until March 3, 1918 and the naval WB until June 24, 1918. Due to the late period of the war when these were established many who were entitled to them did not receive them until after the collapse of the Weimar Republic during the period of the Third Reich. And by then if the naval recipients were on active duty they would have worn the same type as the heer (army), luftwaffe, SS, etc., as there was no separate naval WB used during the TR. Hope this helps. Dan

It would have been worn in the same area as on the Army uniforms. Same for officers or enlisted men. So on the naval tunics it would have been just below an EK1 (if worn) in in that same general area. Dan

This ran on the Discovery Times Channel. It's excellent! It's called What Happened When: November 9 1989 The Berlin Wall. It tells what happened behind the scenes, especially from the viewpoint of one of the DDR troops that was put on alert and called out to keep the borders secure. They'd not been informed that the government (as it turned out accidentally earlier than planned) decided to open the border. It shows just how close they came to bloodshed and perhaps a potential start to a war. It uses original footage, reenactments, interviews with the participants and I just can't say enough how great this is. It ran a couple of years ago and no idea if it's run since. I tried to find it online but so far with no success. But I hope ya'll will be able to see it at some point as for anyone with any interest in the DDR, the Wall, etc., this one is a must see. I did find this. Hoping perhaps it's out on DVD or someone can find it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1274286/ Dan

The one on the left is a non-official commemorative for three hundred years of the Russian Fleet. I don't know the one on the right but I'm sure one of the other guys will be able to fill you in on that one. Hope this helps. Dan

U.S. SSBN Deterrent Patrol... for more info see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Navy#Other_Qualification_-_Submarine_Patrol Dan

Brave guys to do that sort of thing. One round hit's the tanks and you're a human torch... not a nice way to go. But makes sense as especially back in those early days of such weapons I can imagine they were very secretive and considered rather an elite type of force. Great pic by the way! Dan

No problem. I'm assuming it was a general insignia worn by pretty much all the A/H troops... but I'm far from an expert. Hoping some of the others will pop in with more info. And with the other insignia on the cap hopefully they can nail down a specific unit. Good luck! Dan

Imperial Austria/Hungary. You'll see the same insignia on some of their badges and I also have this stickpin with the same type of insignia: Hope this helps. Dan

Hi Linas, I'm not an expert in this area of collecting... just know enough to be dangerous. However, my impression of this is that it's probably cast and the center piece looks to me like one of the pips British officer's wear on their shoulderboards. Here's a couple shots of an Order of the Bath: As you can see quite a difference. This is an extremely high Order in the British system of ODM's and should be extremely well made of quality materials and workmanship. To me, what is being offered is something put together to deceive and not well done at all. I'd run... and run fast. Of course this is just my opinion... so I'd recommend waiting to see what other more knowledgeable members have to say. Hope this helps. Dan

My latest... took forty one days to arrive from Hungary! But thanking God that they finally arrived safe and sound. I'll have to dig out my scanner and do some scans of the badges front and back. It's a very nice set. Now I need this one to add to the set: Dan

I'm sorry to hear this but better to know. Luckily I have very little in any of them so not a catastrophe or anything. And yes, I'd be most grateful for anything you could provide in the way of reference material. I've just sent you a PM with my email address. Many thanks! Dan

Brian... great collection! The ribbon device is great... never seen one. And I especially love the stickpin... another I've never seen before. Many thanks for sharing these! Dan

I think this is my favorite out of these two. Dan

A couple more...

So come on folks... get those cameras out and start getting creative! Would love to see more here! Dan

And just for the heck of it I never popped these in here but did them in a separate thread. But in the interests of hopefully kicking things into a higher gear...

Time to get this thread active again. I've been workin' on the railroad...

Hi Bryan, First off... fantastic collection and great photos! Excellent job! Second... to update your page simply go down to the bottom of whatever post you want to change and hit the edit tab over on the right hand side. Then when the edit page comes up you'll see again down at the bottom right hand side another set of tabs for "save changes" and "use full editor". You can use the full editor if you want to change pictures and then save the changes you make. But if it's just text you want to change the first edit tab will allow you to do that. Hope this helps. Dan

Many thanks! Dan

Hi all, Not generally into U.S. but need a valuation on this if possible.