JimZ Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 (edited) So, seeing the posting of a first combat service medal as the start of a new collection on another thread, I thought to myself.........why not each of us post pics of the very first Russian order or medal that started off our fascination with Russian ODMS?? Just be sure its the very piece no matter how humble that started us on the road to total perdition...... To try to keep it simple...we post: - pics of obverse and reverse (if possible)- name of order/medal- serial number- year of acquisition- provenance (dealer/fleamarket/ebay etc etc) and country- approximate price paid at the time in USD Should be interesting Jim Edited November 24, 2006 by jimzammit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 So here goes..... my first baby:[attachmentid=61964]Order of the Red StarSerial number 3104095Acquired in 1993Fleamarket in Malta$3.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Nice thread idea. Posted elsewhere, but my first.Order of Glory, 3rd class, type 2, var. 2#805395Acquired 1996Atlantic Crossroads US $ 20.00Discussed at http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2329 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 (edited) My First was:The Order of the Badge of Honor, T4 Concave reverseSerial Number: 377765 Awarded to: Fydor Timofeevich GodozhnikI believe I bought it from Igor in 2002 (?) and I don't remember what I paid for it. Doc Edited November 24, 2006 by Riley1965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 (edited) Here is my very first one. An Order of the Red Banner Nr. 369.473, Type 4, researched, see http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1542I got it from ebay for 65 Euro in 2004 Edited November 24, 2006 by Gerd Becker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 (edited) Not very interesting concerning myself. I bought both medals together on eBay 2 1/2 years ago. I must have paid around $20 for both including shipping. Edited November 24, 2006 by Soviet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Not very interesting concerning myself. I disagree. Its interesting to see, how others started, even if its with a Medal for Victory over Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
order_of_victory Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Hers mine Order of Red Banner of Labour bought for $20 off ebay on 26 Jan 2004 from Newcastle upon Tyne in England off EBAY.I bought it because I ghtought the Hammer and Sickel were cool ths started a slippery slope BTW not only was it my first Soviet ODM but it was the first thing I bought out of my first wage packet Order of Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 Even if its an Anniversary medal please post it!!!! We want to see the pics of your first loves!!! We want to see your first flirts with Russian ODMs Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley1965 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 (edited) I agree with Gerd. I bought a 20th & 30th Anniversary of the GPW on the same order and they were actually the first items on that order. I added to OBoH after a second look at my wallet and the price tag. Any first medal is important. It starts you down the road. Doc Edited November 24, 2006 by Riley1965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 (edited) Gentlemen,Here is my first piece. It was purchased from a street vendor in Volgograd in May ?95 for $5. Having collected Imperial German for twenty years at that point, I certainly had no interest in collecting Soviet - after all, the Soviet dealers at OMSA had shoe boxes full of the stuff. Surely, it would never be worth anything. The following August, I met Igor Moiseyev at OMSA and, it was ?welcome to the slippery slope? time. Anyway, I bought this piece, having no idea as to what it was, because I thought that it would be a wonderfully symbolic souvenir of my visit.Great idea for a thread, thank you.Wild Card Edited November 25, 2006 by Wild Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyFCO Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 My first was either an October Revolution, Red Banner or Red Banner of Labor. I don't know which was actually the first I got (back in 1992) and I may have even bought them all at the same time. Anyway, I've got a pic of the three around here somewhere and would be happy to post it (after scanning!) when I can ever find it!Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchBoy Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 (edited) My first Soviet piece was a run of the mill Red Star back in 2002, but it's been a favourite of mine ever since. In the 2,000,000 serial range, it was still awarded in WW2. Cost me around $20 on eBay. Edited November 26, 2006 by DutchBoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Abt. 20 years ago I have got this order together with the document. It was the very beginning of the Izmailovo Park market ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Abt. 20 years ago I have got this order together with the document. It was the very beginning of the Izmailovo Park market ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 the document Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ferdinand Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 My first one, a Defence of Stalingrad... I have always been interested in the Battle of Stalingrad, and through this medal my interest for Soviet medals started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimZ Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 Thanks for taking to this thread......Nice to see the little sparks that kindled the flames......JimPS - Dave, Dutchboy your scans if and when u can ?? We wanna see your first babes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Hey, what are the new members first soviet ODM?s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Zulus Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 (edited) Gentlemen,my very first Soviet Medal has been "40th Anniversary of Victory ...", military version, which I got as a present from a girl friend in 1992, who bought it at a flea market in Berlin.Due to the fact, that I got some time before the old Herfurth-book of 1987 "Milit?rische Auszeichnungen der UdSSR" and the small & nice NOVOSTI-booklet of Putnikov about Soviet Awards, I already had some basic knowledge about the subject.In december 1993 I recogized, that the nice orders & medals, shown in the two books, had rather moderate price tags in the shop windows. At the beginning of january 1994 I started to collect and invested in a few month about USD 10.000,- into Soviet Awards - had been a rather good investment .My first awards - as a collector - have been:- Lenin, s/n. 180.922, for USD 650,-- October Revolution, s/n. 24.318, for USD 200,-- HSL, s/n. 10.852, for USD 700,-(Prices in 1,4 : 1 relation USD : EUR)Well, I bought the first 3 orders at rather expensive prices for that days ... Here is a photograph of the very beginning of my modest & humble collection from end of january 1994:(the shiny RB screwback turned out to be a casted fake an the RB in front is a #3 with s/n. 8.426 - not a fake )Best regards Christian Edited May 27, 2007 by Christian Zulus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Card Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Hi Christian Zulus,A darned nice collection beautifully displayed. Congratulations. Wild Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 I agree, thats a nice collection, Christian What are the OGPW?s numbers and variations?Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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