Kev in Deva

Close up of the cap. Kevin in Deva.

THE POST COMMUNIST PERIOD UNIFORM JACKET WITH CAP: At this stage the Prison Officers still were classed as a Military Formation, and still armed. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Alex K, very interesting snippits of information, but I have to wonder if he is refering to real medals that have names added on them to people who were not entitled to them, (self-awarded) as to out and out forgerys of the medals themselves. He seems to feel its easier to check out the officers awards as there is much more detailed info in Records, where as to verify other-ranks is far harder? Kevin in Deva

Hallo Mike, I actually removed my Order of the Crown from a medal bar, and it does not sit into the concave depression in the case correctly, the edge of the depression slopes down to about 31mm. I attach a picture that has been highlighted to show the depression better. Kevin in Deva.

Rear of the Jacket, and cuff detail. Kevin in Deva

Upper Pocket details. Kevin in Deva

Shoulder Board left side. The silver slides are in metal. Kevin in Deva

Shoulder Board right side. Kevin in Deva

Jacket Number Two. In far better condition than the first. Note the two blue tabs on the collar, significance unknown at the moment. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Paul R not sure I want to be "feeling" any chain gang members the Romanian Prison labour groups are quite decent, it gets the prisoners out of the prison for a few hours, there are no chains, family members come with food (if from the locality) escapes are very seldom. Most are petty criminals. Prisons were a grim place in the more recent past, but are improvong slowly (not to the deluxe standard demanded by British lags and Western European prisoners.) With regards the jacket I believe from the Communist 1980s, I will attach pictures of the second one shortly. Detail on the cuff of Jacket Number 1. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Mike thanks for the suggestion but upon trying a Italian Order of the Crown, it does not sit right in the box the indentation is approxamately 38mm across. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Jim, The way this is written it sounds like he is being nominated for sainthood. . . . . whenis this dated too?? Kevin in Deva

Shoulder Boards, left & right. The silver slides are in metal. Kevin in Deva.

Pockets Top right & left with tarnish on button. Kevin in Deva

The Pants. with assorted damage: tears and battery acid!!! Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gents, I would like to post some pictures of a Romanian Prison Officer Uniform that I found. It consists of two jackets and one pants, condition as in the pictures. Rank unknown, and no headgear. All I know is that the Prison Officers / Guards / Wardens / Screws came under the Military Authorities and at the moment is in the process of being re-organised as a Civil Unit. Up to now it was not uncommon to see labour gangs working in the city streets, digging trenches for the Gas Company, Water Company etc to be guarded by Prison officers armed with Kalashnikovs of which I am wery of taking pictures of Communist Period Jacket 1, Front. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gents, please take a look at the pictures and see if you can suggest what belongs in it, as I have no idea, apart from V.E might be King Victor Emanuel, which would date it to pre Ww1, WW1 (?) ? The case is 58mm wide by 94mm long Kevin in Deva.

I also have these items, which have Czech Legion connections. Kevin in Deva

The Rear. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Gents I have added the Czech 1918 Cross of War into my small Czech section in my collection Eventualy I will add individual pictures of the medals into my thread in the Collectors Showcase Section. Kevin in Deva

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: One of the Romanian soldiers injured in Iraq - in critical condition. He will undergo surgery in the American hospital on the base in Germany in the coming days. Published in issue 3914 page 6 at 2007-04-18: http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=de...d=20070417-6695 Dan Daniel Porumb, one of the Romanians soldiers who were injured in an accident in Iraq, on Saturday, is in critical condition. He is now in the Landstudl Hospital of the Ramstein US Base in Germany and will be operated upon in the coming few days, according to a communiqu? of the National Defence Ministry (MoD). The Romanian military was diagnosed with ?cervical vertebral column trauma, C5-C6 dislocation and tatraplegia?. According to the quoted source, the man is now stable, but in critical condition. The patient received the visit of Defence Minister Teodor Melescanu, of his mother and of the head of the Neurosurgery Ward of the Military Emergency Hospital, on Monday night. Four Romanian soldiers from Battalion 495 Infantry were injured in an accident during a patrol mission in the Dhi Qar region of Iraq, last Saturday. The mission comprised six Romanians in an armoured personnel carrier that drove off the road and tipped over, appreciatively 25 km north of Tallil. - - - - - END OF ARTICLE - - - - - Kevin in Deva

Hallo NavyFCO thanks for your comment and link, you have some nice pieces, if nobody here is interested I imagine you will not have alarge problem to sell it, Czech Legion Items seem to sell well enough at EBY (or was that you buying all ). Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Dave S thanks for the info but . . . . . I think I mentioned that on the Thread Title Post: But can anybody explain what the difference in the edging that borders the 5th Panzer Division patches mean Left similar to the jacket patch, right a spare I have. Kevin (Cheeky Bu*@%r) in Deva

Rear of the jacket. Apart from a tiny label with the number "14" located mid inner collar, this is the only one in the jacket. Any information greatly appreciated as this is outside my normal collecting area. Kevin in Deva

Right Shoulder strap. Again with indications something was pinned on. Inner right Shoulder strap. Kevin in Deva