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Hi Vic, Methinks you just got hooked... BIG TIME! Kinda figured that would happen as soon as I looked at the first post in this thread! There goes the current supply of such docs... at least once you get in gear! Dan

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Hoping these fit here (photos and awards courtesy of Zsolt):

Hi all, Here are a few I've added since Christmas time thanks to Charles and Zsolt. This one (pics and award) courtesy of Charles:

Hi Charles, Another terrific uniform! And I do love them when fitted out with all their gewgaws!!!! Really brings both the uniforms and awards themselves to life showing them in all their combined glory! Dan

Hi Gordon, Terrific thread so far... hope it continues. Thanks to Charles I was lucky enough to add one of the first types of academy badges you posted to my collection this past Christmas. I wondered though... how hard are the cases (or cased examples) to come by? Also how about the docs... I'd imagine those wouldn't turn up very often. But I'd definitely love a case or cased example at some point along the way. Dan

Hi Gordon and Zsolt, Many thanks for sharing your info and pics on these great badges! I especially love the "?rdemes vasutas" badges... and having either or both of them cased really makes them stand out all the more. These are some pieces I'd love to get examples of at some point. I've nearly been priced out of Soviet RR awards and I actually this these are even nicer than most of theirs. Dan

Hi Charles, Another fabulous addition to your collection. It looks to be in terrific shape. I love the color of those buttons! Congratulations my friend! Dan

Hi Charles, A fantastic uniform and as others have stated the badge and medal bar are gorgeous!!!! I wondered... could you post a pic of just the badge? I've love to see that one up close and personal. Congratulations my friend! A terrific piece of history! Dan

Hi Gordon, Another great find my friend! Congratulations!!!! Thanks to Charles I just got my first entry into this series myself. They are beautiful awards! And to have the case as well... especially that type. I only have one such for an Imperial Austrian award but I love those types with the rounded fronts! Gorgeous! Dan

Pics and badge set courtesy of Charles (Hunyadi). Thanks again my friend!!!! I couldn't do it without you! Dan

Hi all, Here's my addition to the list #4428:

Hi Gordon, A beautiful uniform! And so lucky to have both types of pants as well! It's a terrific set! Again you are a very lucky man! Congratulations my friend! Dan

Hi Gordon, An exquisite set! You are indeed a very lucky man! A shame the doc was not available for the other award... but to have the one and to know it's a set to the same individual is just priceless! And to have the proper cases to boot! Doesn't happen every day... that's for sure. Congratulations my friend!!!! Keep up the good work!!!! Dan

Hi Paul, I definitely agree. Charles outdid himself on this one for sure! And there's a bit of a story to this one. He actually had another one on hold at a militaria shop over in Hungary. As he'd gotten something else he offered it to me and I couldn't pass it up. He went to pick it up the next day and when he was chatting with the dealer the dealer dropped it! As you can imagine, the enamel shattered and it was ruined! A rare piece made even more so now. And to make things worse, it was a consignment piece! Well, Charles knew I'd really loved it and how much I had wanted it. Sure enough he went to a show the next day and found this one which is even better! Again Charles... many thanks my friend!!!! But on the other... I'm not sure to be honest. As I say I've still got alot to learn. But I'm sure either Charles or Gordon will pop on and be able to answer this one. An excellent question by the way and one I'd not have thought to ask. Dan

Hi Paul, Many thanks! Again I couldn't do any of this without Charles. He's been of the greatest help to me, not only in teaching me what I need to know... and boy do I still have tons to learn! But also in hunting down the goodies and getting them for me for good prices. I'm definitely going to have to name the Hungarian wing of the museum after him! I can't wait for it to arrive being as it's my first Hungarian uniform. I'm hoping for some more before all is said and done. But the first is always the best. Dan

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And at least one more for tonight... a cased set of the Partisan Badge # 4428:

Next... one that's on it's way (along with the next item in line and the uniform I've already posted) from Charles (mucho thanks my friend! ). This one being an Order of Merit of the HUPR in Gold. My first of this type of award:

Hi all, Well, some more new additions. First this one which will be covered (I hope) in more detail in this separate thread: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2613...mp;#entry246547 A Hungarian Drivers Badge: Again see the other thread for "the rest... of the story".

And now... without further ado... the star of the show: The obverse: And the reverse: I apologize for the small size of the pics. They are the sellers. But I promise as soon as it arrives I'll do better scans and pop them on. Needless to say we were both thrilled when I won. From what I gather this is probably by far the rarest item of Hungarian militaria in my collection. I had intended to include the regulations for this badge but sadly I lost them accidently after Charles had been kind enough to type them in and send them over and he'd popped off before I could get him to resend them. So hoping he'll be able to pop them on and include any additional comments he'd like on this neat little piece. Yet again God has seen fit to smile down on me and grant me another great piece for my collection. Thank you God! And many thanks to my good friend Charles without whom I'd have never known this one was anything other than just another common badge. Dan

Hi all, Here's what I understand is a very special and rare piece. First off... a pic from the Hungarian regulations courtesy of Charles (Hunyadi): Now... a bit of the story. I accidently stumbled on this one in a search on Ebay several days ago. It was not in the Hungarian section nor was it ID'd as Hungarian. It was actually listed with a WWII German Drivers badge. Here's how they were listed: 2 WWII RUSSIAN/SOVIET UNION LABOR? MEDALS TRUCK/WHEEL I waited a couple of days but then when chatting with Charles I asked him to check it out and confirm for me if the one was indeed Hungarian as I thought it was. Well, he checked it out and then seemed rather astonished by the piece. He then explained that it's like super rare and that he'd never seen one in the flesh or even a picture save the one above from the regs. This totally threw me for a loop. Here I was thinking it was probably a very common Hungarian badge and nothing out of the ordinary. So we waited... and prayed... and kept our fingers tightly crossed till the appointed day when the auction ended... today (Friday). And in the meantime it got a bid! Then another. But we held firm. We had a plan... up to yay amount it's mine... above that it's Charles. I put in the bid with 45 seconds left. Needless to say the smoke cleared and I was left standing... with Charles by my side! And I think I did extremely well coming in well below the maximum I had set... and believe me that's an understatement.

Hi Rick, Oh goodness... I've been over here collecting Hungarian since before the section got started. Great stuff! And more on the way! Most of my pieces are in what we call the "big thread" (http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11559) but I'm starting to put them into a thread by themselves as well so they'll be easier to reference. So... can we pull you over to the dark side or are you already "one of the Body"? You get a bonus point if you know that reference. Dan

Many thanks on all points Gordon. It's great to be back. I've been trying to keep up with the comings and goings here but just been too busy for the most part to do much of anything. I'm very glad this turned out to be a good one. Seemed to show alot of great uniforms and awards. Also kind of figured it was for a 20th anniversary but hated to put my foot in my mouth until either you or Charles confirmed it. Very glad it helps out. I've posted some other goodies tonight and it really feels good to be doing that again. Hoping to do some more in the next few days/weeks. I get more enjoyment out of being on here than just about anything else I can think of. Many thanks! Dan