Yugoslavia What is your favorite Yugoslavian medal in your collection?

[Bryan]

What a huge collection you have! Thanks for charing all those nice pictures with the community!

[walter483]

My favourite from my collection :

[walter483]

and more

[walter483]

and one more

[Bryan]

I can understand why you couldn't choose only one! They are all very nice orders!

[new world]

My favourite from my collection :

Walter,

please post reserve of Partisan Star 1st and 2nd class.

William

[walter483]

you can see the reverse of the stars here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12225044@N03/

i've erased all pics from my computer so I cant upload them

[Bryan]

Is it normal that they are not marked???

[new world]

I was concerned about the wreath on 1st class - it looks too thin.

And now lack of markings and serial number - not very good sign...

Is it normal that they are not marked???

[Bryan]

I was concerned about the wreath on 1st class - it looks too thin.

And now lack of markings and serial number - not very good sign...

I didn't know they are making "fake" partisan orders !?!? Or is it something else ... ?

[walter483]

I was worried too but then I've heard - from a respectable yugoslav militaria collector and author of several manuals on this theme - that Ikom Zagreb has made a series of partisan star without any markings.

[Valuk]

I'm still of the opinion that the 1st class is a fake. The enamel looks like epoxy resin and not enamel. But I hope for you that's original

[new world]

I didn't know they are making "fake" partisan orders !?!? Or is it something else ... ?

There have been fakes going back as far as 2003. I remember seing a set with fake 1st and 2nd classes, I hope I still have pics soewhere.

William

[Christian Zulus]

Dear Walter,

please, could you shoot some close-up pics of the Partisan 1cl and post them here at GMIC-YU - many thanks .

What we can see already now at the small & bad pics is not the "classical" 1cl type and also the colour of the gold wash looks a bit strange (besides the far too thin wreath).

Best regards

Christian

[pmargulies]

Dear Walter,

please, could you shoot some close-up pics of the Partisan 1cl and post them here at GMIC-YU - many thanks .

What we can see already now at the small & bad pics is not the "classical" 1cl type and also the colour of the gold wash looks a bit strange (besides the far too thin wreath).

Best regards

Christian

Gentlemen - The flat, thin wreath which looks fairly cheap compared to its Russian made brethren is legit. It is an IKOM version. Several important collectors in Belgrade had the IKOM versions which didn't come up on the market all that often. I am sure once Ranko is on his feet again he could weigh in. Marko, his son, is also pretty knowledgable. Regards. Paul.

[pmargulies]

Gentlemen - The flat, thin wreath which looks fairly cheap compared to its Russian made brethren is legit. It is an IKOM version. Several important collectors in Belgrade had the IKOM versions which didn't come up on the market all that often. I am sure once Ranko is on his feet again he could weigh in. Marko, his son, is also pretty knowledgable. Regards. Paul.

As a matter of fact, Walter, if you find an extra IKOM version let me know... thanks. Paul.

[new world]

Can someone from former Yugoslavia confirm hypothesis that these start are IKOM made?

Also, the absense on serial numbers is still a question - why there isn't any on 1st and 2nd classes, while 3rd class IKOM seem to have serial numbers engraved?

William

[walter483]

A respective yugoslav militaria collector from Serbia saw both of my stars.

Since he wrote a few manuals and catalogues about yugoslav orders and medals, I trusted him on his word, when he guaranteed me that the stars are ORIGINAL IKOM PRODUCT.

[new world]

A respective yugoslav militaria collector from Serbia saw both of my stars.

Since he wrote a few manuals and catalogues about yugoslav orders and medals, I trusted him on his word, when he guaranteed me that the stars are ORIGINAL IKOM PRODUCT.

Walter,

I guess you are right and these stars are Type 2 made by IKOM. They must be super rare, as very few people ever saw them and there are no images available.

Would you please post pics of the screplates for your stars?

William

Edited October 8, 2007 by new world