Uncertain Saudi Gulf War medal

[Troy Tempest]

Hello gentlemen! I received this today, and it was labelled Saudi Arabian 1991 Gulf War Combat medal for US servicemen. Is this correct please? I don't have a photo of the reverse, but it is smooth sided.

Is that the correct name of this award? Thanks!

[Ed_Haynes]

Nuth Al-Ma?rkat / Combat Medal

Awarded, obviously, mainly to Saudis, but some "allies" (like the US) got it too.

See: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8284&st=04

[Troy Tempest]

Nuth Al-Ma'rkat / Combat Medal

Awarded, obviously, mainly to Saudis, but some "allies" (like the US) got it too.

See: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8284&st=04

Thanks again Ed, and thanks for that link. I'm sorry I didn't think to go through all the posts on the Saudi section. When you say it is often misidentified on ebay, do you mean like the description I was given, or in some other way? I have also placed a permanent search in ebay and Amazon for The Red Bible by McDaniel & Schmitt. Is that the correct title? Thanks again!

[Ed_Haynes]

The medal has a eBay identification of almost anything you can imagine. Some defy credibility.

On Soviet: "The Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and Medals", McDaniel and Schmitt, 1997

A source, not the only one: http://collectrussia.com/DISPITEM.HTM?ITEM=11010

[Troy Tempest]

Thanks again Ed, and I've changed the search from 'Red Bible' to the correct title. There sure are a lot of hits when I type in Red Bible! Unfortunately none of them were about Soviet Awards!

[Ed_Haynes]

Thanks again Ed, and I've changed the search from 'Red Bible' to the correct title. There sure are a lot of hits when I type in Red Bible! Unfortunately none of them were about Soviet Awards!

Than's just the nickname.