Laurence Strong

A commision paint job I just finished. These are 28Mm Perry Minuatures depicting the 1st Swiss Regiment fighting for Napoleon. the owner will be finishing the bases and adding the flag. There are a couple inaccuracies, specifically the shako's for the Voltigure have the incorrect pompom.

Thanks for looking
Larry

The reverse

Many thanks for any help

Larry

Anyone recognize what this might be?

Obv

I like it. I would not be able to paint that good on such a large scale!

Larry

I am thinking "dirty" white.

Larry

This may be a good place for me to post my query!

My Grandad served on the convoys, and we have applied for the Arctic Star now.

However he has received 4 Russian commemoratives. One is a bit tatty now, and we've been trying to find out how we can have the ribbon replaced - can anyone point in the right direction?

We're also hoping to remount his medals once Arctic Star sorted - does anyone know a specialist who can mount Russian medals? Both as a group and theone authorised to wear to be added to the UK medal group.....

Thanking you in anticipation!

p.s. in payment more than happy to upload picture of medal group & Russian individuals

First off welcome to GMIC

are there any army bases near you? if so there would be tailors that might do it. Another option is to check at a military museum and see if they know of people that mount medals.

Larry

I will be trying to see if I can get one for my fathers medals.

Larry

"The Ladies from Hell" The Scots Guards

Last of my current stock of British cap badges, I have some "stay-brite" but i feel they don't count

The Wiltshire Regt

West Yorkshire

More to come later. Are Canadian ones OK?

Larry

York and Lancaster

Couple of my favorites....read "more like only ones"

Larry

North Stafford

Very nice

Larry

Hello Paul

Many thanks to you Unfortunatly it is devoid of all markings.

Larry

How would the difference in ranks be indicated on the buttons?

Larry

If I am reading correctly, it is one from the The United States Holocaust Museum.

http://www.ushmm.org/research/center/lerman/medal_award/

Larry

Very nice pictures.

Larry

Hello Chris. Thanks for that I often wonder how we lived without the internet.......It is a sweet tunic and was had for a very reasonable price. I almost think the dealer recieved the same advice that you did.

Larry

Last ones for now

Thanks for looking

Larry

Some more pictures

This just arrived, many thanks to Paul for the heads up

It's an M36 tunic for a Beamte auf Kriegsdaur "Kriegswaffenmeister" in the Einfacher Dienst. The 1939 Rangelist der Wehrmachtbeamten Heer list 350 members for the Einfacher Dienst. There could not be many more than that added at the start of the war. In my mind this would rate as a very rare tunic. I don't have a manniquin to display it on so I am using the pictures that the dealer made. If anyone wants some different pictures let me know and I will take them.

:cheers;

Larry

What an amazing collection

Larry

Hello Peter

I found this for you...

".....It was part of a 32 ship Convoy HG-7 travelling from Durban in South Africa to Dunkirk with a cargo of maize. On the 19th November 1939 the ship was intercepted and sunk by U-49 north west of Cape Oretegal, Northwest Spain and sunk at 12:19pm in position 46'51N 11'36W without loss of life. The Captain and crew were rescued by the Destroyer HMS Echo and transferred to the Destroyer HMS Wanderer before being landed at Plymouth....."

http://www.pensilvahistorygroup.org/places/16-s-s-pensilva

Larry

Hello Ralph

I went and looked, and unfortuanatly I have none left. A few years back I changed my painting style and started using new wargaming rules and I did a massive cleanout and binned a whole bunch of models.

Larry

Woof......

Larry