Kev in Deva

Hallo Gents, Yesterday I had the occasion to visit a fellow collectors house for the first time to see some of his items. The following items are difficult to categorize under Romanian law and are I believe are considered to be "firearms" despite the fact they could never be made to fire, so I will not post the collectors name or location. Kevin in Deva

Rough translation:- "For our Country R.S.R. Distinguished* in the Training for the Defense of the Mother Land." Awarded to:- Civilians, Students, Patriotic Guard etc. . . candy for the kids from a grateful party. Kevin in Deva * Post Edited, (see under). Thanks to Carol I as usual :beer:

Rear:- Kevin in Deva.

Bosnia Medal. Battered and worn, real salty example of one out of 3,000+? Kevin in Deva

Rear of Medals:- Iver many thanks for the info regards stamps, I will PM with regards Bosnian medal ribbon you mentioned. Kevin in Deva.

The medals:- Kevin in Deva

Looking at the rims of my two Wound Medals I notice the following marks located in the same places on the rim of both medals:- Medal 1. 1918. at 9 o'clock rim position. and W&A. located at the 3 o'clock rim position. Medal 2:- 1918. at 9 o'clock rim position. W&A. located at the 3 o'clock rim position. Kevin in Deva.

A beautiful bar for an "old sweat" congratulations on your find I have not seen too many bars sporting the "Verdienst um den Staat." medal. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo Iver, nice items And just by chance I have the medal and no ribbon Boo Hoo! Kevin in Deva. :lol:

Arrived at my house today looking for accommodation http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2009/post-950-1231105962.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2009/post-950-1231105981.jpg EVIDENTIAT IN PREGATARIA PENTRU APARAREA PATERIEI. Size: 40mm X 41mm. Insignia has been coated in clear plastic during manufacture, which with age gives a yellow tone to the white area. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

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Sorry it took me so long to get back to this subject, The medals above are not rare, though hard to find in the box of issue. I received this today its connected to the Agriculture Coop. it is also connected to the "FRUNTAS" Series of Insignia. COOPERATOR FRUNTAS Insignia. UNIUNEA NATIONALA A COOPERATIVELOR AGRICOLE DE PRODUCTIE: Size disc:- 37mm. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

I remember reading in the book:- A Collectors Guide To THIRD REICH MILITARIA by Mr. Robin Lumsden. In the picture provided by nesredep the object looks to be in BRASS Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Spotted online, no picture credits listed. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo Kraut, Please feel free to indicate in your opinion what makes this an original piece. We are all here to learn, with regards our respective collecting tastes, that is achieved mainly by sharing as much information as possible. For Nesredep, your picture of the rear turned and highlighted Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Off the top of the head:- Rudolf Schanes of Wien?? Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Hallo Mr. Keating thanks for the interesting posts with regards the Niemba ambush, you might find the following to be of some interest as it deals with the Congo UN Mission: "Lessons from the Congo" by Declan Power. Published in the Defence Forces Review 2008. So it seems that a failure of any intelligence mechanism local or O.N.U.C. Mission zone wide was a contributing factor to events leading up to the ambush, no troops cannot be expected to work in the dark. Kevin in Deva

Close-up!!! 15mm X 11mm Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Seems the guy kept many items he received for working in the Postal-Telecommunications including this:- A Kidney Stone Removed in 1997. Kevin in Deva.

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Merit Badge. Size: 32mm X 27mm. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Strawberry pips enamel reminds me of some Gallipoli Stars. Close up, apparently the horn and lightning bolts were gilt painted over the enamel. Size 30mm X 30mm. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Rear of items. Kevin in Deva. :beer:

Better Pictures:- The two lower badges were the "new" replacements, bought in to replace the enamel jobbies. Kevin in Deva.

Merit Badge In Postal And Telecommunications. Kevin in Deva. :beer: