kimj Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 Anyone collecting cap stars? I have a small collection myself. Here is a pic of a few bigger ones, for budenovka or higher officers./Kim
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 Anyone collecting cap stars? I have a small collection myself. Here is a pic of a few bigger ones, for budenovka or higher officers./KimI dont collect these, but do have one single (old) one ....Its simply an extremely cool looking badge....
Chris Boonzaier Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 On mine the device is seperate and moves a bit.
Riley1965 Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 I have two. Each is a different size. I never thought about collecting Cap Stars. HMMMM..... Doc
kimj Posted January 13, 2007 Author Posted January 13, 2007 The two part stars are the early ones=good ones. Doc there are hundreds of different types of stars. These are just the tip of the iceberg. Not to mention that they are just as pretty as awards and in many (most) cases cheaper... /Kim
RichieC Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 There are so many different variations, so one may go about collecting forever, AND, they are "space-savers"...I simply adore them...
RichieC Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 .......................................................................................................................
RichieC Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 ..............................................................
RichieC Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 .............................................................
RichieC Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 Kindly pardon me for the mess, but I am fresh out of gem jar mounts...
kimj Posted January 13, 2007 Author Posted January 13, 2007 Now that's collecting!!What's that thingy you store them in.. gem jars???/Kim
RichieC Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 (edited) What's that thingy you store them in.. gem jars???/KimExactly Kim... All four standard size stars (up to 35MM) fit comfortably. The Militia stars are a bit tougher to squeeze in, but they do fit satisfactorily without the jar's lid.In any case, these mounts are available on the internet and at many shows. Average price is about $15.00 US. They come in a cardboard tray with a glass lid just the same as a standard Riker mount.This one has 34MM size jars which house the 20MM Pilotka and 27MM "Bezka" type stars brilliantly... Edited January 13, 2007 by RichieC
Riley1965 Posted January 13, 2007 Posted January 13, 2007 Richie, That's quite a collection you have!!! I never knew. WOW Doc
kimj Posted January 14, 2007 Author Posted January 14, 2007 Thanks Richie! I never saw gem jars before. Guess I never had that many gems and a storing problem to know they existed. When I get some extra collection-spending cash I'll get me a couple of those. Too bad the shipping is just as much as the box to Sweden. At least for the sellers I found on Ebay that were willing to ship to Sweden.../Kim
Belaruski Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 (edited) Richie do any of your hammer and plough stars have a screw back?Oh, and that railway star is beautiful! Edited January 16, 2007 by Belaruski
RichieC Posted January 22, 2007 Posted January 22, 2007 Richie do any of your hammer and plough stars have a screw back?Oh, and that railway star is beautiful!Both are prongback, with both missing their prongs as they seem to made of thin and rigid tin. I have viewed a multi-piece hammer/plough star in a Russian associate's collection, and have photographed it. However, in which file I saved it in I know not... I can almost remember that it was indeed a screwback. We will see...
Belaruski Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Here's why I ask.This is my screwback and has a long screwpost, that seems unsuitable for most caps! Anyway here it is..(it's concave unlike my prong backed one).
RichieC Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Interesting piece Stewart. Perhaps it was designed for use with one of those early, thick Budionovka or other type of heavy winter cap, civilian type or otherwise?In any case, it is very nicey-nice...
RichieC Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Interesting piece Stewart. Perhaps it was designed for use with one of those early, thick Budionovka or other type of heavy winter cap, civilian type or otherwise?In any case, it is very nicey-nice......BTW, we can always ask Denis Rodichev, the cap star man, and get his opinion?
Belaruski Posted January 23, 2007 Posted January 23, 2007 Good idea!Incidentally I'm not convinced the enamel is original.
RichieC Posted January 29, 2007 Posted January 29, 2007 Good idea!Incidentally I'm not convinced the enamel is original.Stewart, I await an answer from Den.I have read that modern enamel glows when introduced to black light. Perhaps the "medal/order-philes" here can attest to this?If it is so, do you have access to one so you can test it?
Belaruski Posted January 30, 2007 Posted January 30, 2007 I don't have a black light, maybe ebay may help there..Although I remember reading somewhere that blacklight tests are not conclusive, but that may have been for cloth items..
kimj Posted January 30, 2007 Author Posted January 30, 2007 Black light will show if your enamel is hot/baked, in other words glass, or was replaced with paint/plastic or other strange things. Replaced parts will glow white under the black light. Original enamel will stay the same.Could Belaruski's cap badge be a -68 made example? Sometimes hammer/plow badges sell as made in -68 for the parade. But I haven't seen one with 100%-sure-it-was-in-Red-squere-in-November-guarantee./Kim
order_of_victory Posted January 30, 2007 Posted January 30, 2007 I don't have a black light, maybe ebay may help there..Although I remember reading somewhere that blacklight tests are not conclusive, but that may have been for cloth items..Most music or stage suppliers can supply black lights, I got mine from my local music shop Order of Victory
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now