Hauptmann

A set of GST medals:

Hi all, A few new additions: Another Kampfgruppe badge:

Dan :cheers:

And finally... two of the Maternal Orders... the 1st and 2nd class. Now all I need is the 3rd class and the Mother Heroine to finish off the set.

Hi all, I think this one says Locomotive... not sure if it has anything to do with their railroads or not but it was a throw in on a deal and a rather nice one I think. Dan :cheers:

Some better shots now that I have it in hand and did scans: Dan :cheers:

Dan :cheers:

And a couple more:

Hi all, My latest 57 acquisition... a 50 PAB: Dan :cheers:

Many thanks!!!! Dan :cheers:

Hi all, Been out of TR a loooooong time now but picked up a few things at a local auction. I'm fairly sure these two are okay but wanted confirmation... and if they're okay a fair price to sell each of them would be deeply appreciated.

Many thanks!!!! Dan :cheers:

Hi all, Been out of TR a long time but picked up a few pieces at a local auction and need opinions as to good/bad and if good a fair price to sell it/them for. Have a feeling the PAB is a fake and possibly the GAB's but I feel the IAB may be good... but I'll leave it to the experts.

Hi all, Just picked this up at a local auction. Been out of TR for a long time so could use opinions as to good/bad and if good a fair price. Many thanks!!!! Dan :cheers:

Hi Ed, I for one would love to see more. Always good to see pics like these with the awards being worn. Many thanks for sharing them! Dan :cheers:

Hi Tom, Many thanks! It seems alot of sellers don't want to bother with additional photos if an item is below a certain dollar amount. I even had one write back once that the items I asked about were simply listed too cheap to bother with making and sending more photos. To me this is idiocy! Just because an item's starting bid is low doesn't mean it can't go through the roof. And not providing additional photos can definitely hurt the chances of that. Especially with items that are being faked as showing reverses and details can often show an item for what it truly is. I used buy it now (Ebay) to get a 1957 German 50 tankers badge. Right before buying it I requested a photo of the reverse. I waited a bit but the more I thought about it I felt it looked good from the front as well as the pin from what could be seen when blowing up the sellers pic and I didn't want to miss getting it at the price it was listed at. The seller never replied to my pic request and his communication after my purchase was... shall we say extremely lacking. Generally a word or two. I just received it today and it's great... but it would have been nice to have the pic of the reverse to start with. I've seen several copies of the 57 awards on Ebay (mostly Luftwaffe ones) for about the same price but looks like I lucked out this time which was my hope. And I know Ebay charges for additional photos but two solutions are to put two or more images into one pic to post on Ebay or simply state additional photos can be requested. Rest assured though... good pics will be on the way soon as I have it in hand. I for one can't wait as I've got alot to learn about this one. Stay tuned... Dan :cheers:

Yupperdo! Happy to oblige. Soon as I have it in hand. It's supposed to be shipped out today so hoping I'll have it by early to mid week this next week. Just as soon as it arrives I'll pop down, crank up the Epson and post some good shots of everything. As I say I'll definitely need some help with this one as this is a totally new area for me and I have little if any info on any of it save what I find on here and the web in general. Dan :cheers:

Many thanks for the additional info. Hoping you and some of the other members will be able to tell me what's what re: the badges and ribbons once I have it in hand and do better pics/scans. I'm totally clueless in this area... so any help is deeply appreciated. Dan :cheers:

Hi Gordon, Many thanks for the input. I totally agree re: all the gewgaws and no rank. Kind of hoping there will be a sign of rank insignia that's been removed or something. But figure for what I paid the badges and ribbon bar by themselves have to be worth more. But once I have it in hand and can do additional pics/scans I'm hoping we'll be able to learn something more. Thanks! Dan

Hi all, I know, I know... this is all I need. To start into yet another area of collecting within our hobby. But this is Soviet bloc so hey... why not. And it was just too good a deal to pass up. Tunic: Label: Pictures are the sellers (leisurestreasuresllc) and used with his kind permission. As stated in the title it's a Czechoslovokian People's Militia ((in Czech Lidov? milice, in Slovak Ľudov? mil?cie... hence the LM on the shoulder patch) tunic. The seller was not sure and had listed it as a 1970's Czech military tunic. Here's his description: "I am not positive what this is, but I don't think that it is army. Generally the Czechs have alittle bit more Esprit de Corps than what this tunic exhibits. It might be for some sort of paramilitary organization. IT is cirtian that it has alot of spagetti on it. I'm not in love with it by any means, so I'm passing it along." I did a bit of research after finding it (on Ebay by the way) and discovered the following sites: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/P...Czechoslovakia) http://armada.vojenstvi.cz/povalecna/studie/7.htm Needless to say if anyone has any further information on either the organization, their uniforms, badges, insignia, awards, etc., I'd be deeply grateful if you'd be willing to pass them along here for everyone's benefit. I'll post closer pics/scans of the badges, ribbons and insignia once I have it in hand... hopefully early this coming week. Dan :cheers:

Many thanks! As things are moving along and I have to hit the bed I'd like to pass the honor of the next question on to Christophe if he'd care to accept. Dan :Cat-Scratch: