Hauptmann

As far as the placement... you could be right about them being switched around... I've considered it, but until I know for sure...

Thanks again!

Dan

I was thinking about your two bars....

Two place one maybe can be, if you turn it "right way":

- Order For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces 3rd class

- 70 Years Since The Creation Of The Soviet Armed Forces

In this case this bar is from 1988 and up

Hi Timo,

First off, deeply appreciate your help on these. But on this one... a good guess but not correct. I just rechecked the Red Bible again re: the ribbon chart in the back and although close the OSH's are on light blue ribbon with yellow stripes... three in the case of the 3rd class. But of course mine is light blue, dark blue and yellow. Very close but not the same. So still a puzzler.

I know the answer is out there... just gotta find it.

Thanks,

Dan

Nice one!

Well, just got done going through the Russian Federation awards... still no luck on those two I can't ID.

Dan

Hi JD,

Hang in there... sometimes it takes the right folks a bit to get to things. But don't give up hope. Again pics of the backs of these would definitely help. Alot can be learned from the construction of such items.

I wish I could answer this one re the colors but I'm waiting for someone more expert in these to jump in. I'll see if I can give someone a nudge for you.

Dan

Looks like an Armorers chest I used to have for British Enfield rifles from WWI. Sadly none of the parts, just the chest and ended up selling it off a few years before we moved. Was a nice heavy wooden chest with compartments inside for the various repair/replacement parts for said rifles.

I can't clearly see the markings but the one on the front lower corner looks German, and knowing your love of German MG's I'm assuming it's such a chest for a German MG from WWI. Least that's my best guess.

Dan

Hi JD,

Welcome aboard! One suggestion... you should probably post the reverses of these tabs as often that tells the tale.

Good luck!

Dan

Bar 3:

Bar 2:

Hi all. Hoping ya'll may be able to help out on these. I feel that the first two are put togethers with ribbons not following the order of precedence. I've also NEVER seen a Soviet ribbon bar backed on paper as in the first example.

The third and fourth may be okay... but they do have a couple out of place on one and at least one on the other, although I know that could happen on occassion. And in my experience so far I haven't run across put togethers with the brass metal backing.

The fifth seems to me to be a foreign bar... possibly Mongolian (?) but with some Soviet ribbons and possibly a Polish one last on the bottom row (?).

Anyhow all comments/opinions are welcome and deeply appreciated.

Dan

Bar 1:

Well, looked on the DDR and any other Warsaw Pac countries on the Ribbons of the World site with no luck. Hoping someone out there will recognize them. Oh how I wish Rick were around as I'm fairly sure he'd be able to nail them between jumping tall buildings with single bounds.

Sigh.

RICK I MISS YOU!!!! GREAT PUMPKIN WHERE ARE YOU????

Dan

No ideas on the two unidentified ribbons?

Dan

Hi Gordon,

Many thanks my friend! I couldn't ask for a better confirmation.

Dan

By the way... would deeply appreciate if anyone could translate. Happy to do better pics but won't have a chance till later this week. Let me know if needed. I know there's one small line in the upper left on the one side that I'll probably have to do a closer shot of.

Thanks!!!!

Dan

Another I've not had the time to show yet. Measures 43" x 69".

I absolutely love these types of flags.

Dan

Looks great! Wondering about price? Also wonder if perhaps there's anything on the cloth badges in it. I've yet to see anything covering those and ever since I got mine so many moons ago in Florida I've been dying to get more info on them.

Dan

Went looking for something last night and discovered that I actually had a screwback Komsomol badge. Only bad part is it is missing it's screwback. What are the chances of being able to get one for it?

Anyhow, here's the pics:

I knew I had several of these in pinback form... most if not all had been throw in's/extras from purchases of Soviet goodies I've made on Ebay over the years. But had not realized I had a screwback. It was a very nice surprise!

If anyone has a spare screwback nut for this or knows where I might be able to get one please let me know.

Dan

Hi all,

Received this as a gift on Christmas. As with all TR I'm just checking to see if this is okay or not. If okay then it looks to be in mint condition. Anyhow I await your judgement. Either way I'm fine since it was a gift. Just more curious than anything. I don't see anything bad about it but I've been wrong before so just double checking.

Many thanks!

Dan

Traffic Police badge if I'm correct.

Been curious about these Militia (police)/security badges for a long time and finally stumbled onto one. Can't wait to see it in person.

Dan

Well, it took me about four years but I think I've finally managed to find and obtain the Sub badge as worn by Harrison Ford in the K19 movie.

I'm 99.9% positive this is the type they used.

Dan

My second Valiant Labor medal:

Hoping for another Distinguished Labor medal one of these days. These are two that I continue to keep my eye out for... just love that enamel!

Dan

This one I definitely need an ID on... have heard it referred to in several different ways. I've actually got two of these but both are identical:

One thing I like about this one and the one previous is that the sub is nearly a miniature of the full sized Submarine badges. These are multi piece construction and screwback. The first badge is also a screwback but is one piece construction.

Again any help on these deeply appreciated.

Dan

Been a long while since adding anything here. But have a few new badges. Could use some definite ID's on these if possible as I've seen them called several different things over time.

I think this first is for a Long Distance Voyage on a submarine... but again please correct me if I'm wrong.

Then one for Navy Submarine Veterans:

These are the really thin ones... with the longer of the two having a slight curve from being worn.

Any help deeply appreciated.

Dan