Soviet Plastic Medal Bars

[Bryan]

Nice one Stogie. I wasn't fast enough on that one.

[Christophe]

Historically but aesthetically .

Ed,

I disagree with you on this one. I find these plastic medal bars quite aesthetic... (as soon as they are not worn on the uniform, where they maybe look less attractive...).

Ch.

[Guest Rick Research]

And now that last one has been rescued from the clutches of Evil Ricky and is now safe at MY house forever and ever.

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I've been lusting after this one ever since it first passed over my Epson. And now it's mine. All mine!

Research, of course, is inevitable-- if only to find out EXACTLY what sort of person BOUGHT a mounting like this!

[Stogieman]

Selling this to him seemed a small consolation to me snoring in his office while he made scans.......

[paddywhack]

i reckon(and its only me now) that the reason these are for the most part missing there medals is cos the owners might have dicede that going back to the normal ribbions and toke the medals off the plastic ribbions! still very nice all thje same!!

[Gerd Becker]

Nice bar, Rick.

[Gerd Becker]

I got this one today. When i received it, i noticed, that the 20 years LS Medal is an early silver piece

a nice ebay-bargain for 24 Euro including shipping

Edited March 14, 2007 by Gerd Becker

[Bryan]

Great catch!

[Eric Gaumann]

I got this one today. When i received it, i noticed, that the 20 years LS Medal is an early silver piece. a nice ebay-bargain for 24 Euro including shipping

Super deal GB! Nice group as well.

[Alfred]

Great Gerd !

[Gerd Becker]

Thanks, guys. Glad, you like it as much as i do

Although the 15 years Red Star is obviously missing from this group, i was quite happy, that i go it.

Edited March 14, 2007 by Gerd Becker

[Guest Rick Research]

Ahhhh, the VERY fragile "plastic sheet" type, made out of old garden watering cans.

Here's mine:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4974...;hl=Kuz'min

Given how brittle these are, they don't show up very often. I wonder if they were soft and flexible when they were new, but 50 years age hasn't been kind to them. I don't look like I did in 1958 either.

[Gerd Becker]

Ahhhh, the VERY fragile "plastic sheet" type, made out of old garden watering cans.

Here's mine:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4974...;hl=Kuz'min

Given how brittle these are, they don't show up very often. I wonder if they were soft and flexible when they were new, but 50 years age hasn't been kind to them. I don't look like I did in 1958 either.

Thanks, Rick. Couldn?t find that thread, otherwise i would have posted there.

This one is in nice condition, just two small aeras of damage on the first and the last ribbon. If just the Red Star would be with it, then i could research it

But still, its a lovely bar, exspecially with the Type 1 LS-Medal.

Gerd

[baibai]

another one

[baibai]

hehe.

[Gerd Becker]

Nice one, baibai. If you ever want to sell this one, please keep me in mind.

Gerd

[Sal Williams]

PLASTIC!!!??? You crazy traitors to the fatherland! Everybody seems to be going commie on me!!!! :lol:

[Guest Rick Research]

Just hedging our bets, Comraid.

Here's another one:

Captain Aleksei Ivanovich Gulyaev of 241st Corps Tank Exterminating Regiment, attested 1 September 1955:

Victory Over Germany and 1948 Jubilee are custom painted solid plastic, but the improperly positioned last Military Merit Medal for 10 years service is normal single suspension cloth ribbon, for a Mix And Match effect:

Rather slapdash on the VOG stripes, eh?

[Gerd Becker]

Grrrreat picture, Rick

Sal, who did just buy a Red Star???

[Gerd Becker]

Here is another nice ribbonbar with Defense of Caucasus and Defense of Polar Region Medals. The 25 years Victory badge is painted in black-golden color.

Can someone help with ribbon Nr. 9?

Edited April 16, 2007 by Gerd Becker

[Gerd Becker]

And one with Order of Lenin, Red Banner of Labor, Red Star, OPW2nd class (precedence?), Caucasus-Medal and Valorous Labor in GPW. Looks like this one is handpainted, very nicely done.

[Gerd Becker]

Next one is a 4 place ribbonbar with MMM, Caucasus (what else?) VoG and 30 years soviet Army&Navy.

[Gerd Becker]

Here is a 3 place bar with plastic ribbons seperately attached like the normal ribbons.

[Gerd Becker]

And the last one for now is a simple 5 place bar with Victory over Germany medal, 20 years Victory, 30 years Victory, 60 years Armed Forces and 25 years Victory badge(i suppose). This one has an interesting construction, as if the rows of ribbons are single pieces.

[Gerd Becker]

Forgot another nice one from the batch today.

OPW 2nd class

Red Star

Bravery Medal

Military Merit Medal

Defense of... whaddayathink? Caucasus, right

VoG

30 years Armed Forces

40 years Armed Forces

LS-Medal 1st class