Chris Boonzaier Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 This one on Ebay right now....http://cgi.ebay.fr/RAPPELS-DE-MEDAILLES-DE...1QQcmdZViewItemIMHO not a possible combination.....Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ed_Haynes Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 (edited) Plausible, I guess, though quite odd to my novice eyes too. But how would you ever know for sure? Easy enough to assemble? Edited February 19, 2008 by Ed_Haynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 The thing is, you can go online and order whatever combination you want from the same tailors who are making bars for active servicemen.Ignoring the fact that the Medalle Militaire should be second on the bar (the seller corrected that)I think... (and I am by no means a French collection experts)The guy was an NCO or other rank in the Gulf war, Would have come out with the Overseas medal (middle East bar), the Defense national, the TOE, later the Saudi, then the Kuwait medal. He then does little or nothing (not Tchad, Not Balkans...) until Somalia where he seems to have gotten the Valeur Militaire.From what I saw, there is 2 ways to get a Medaille Militaire nowdays.... either you get wounded (no wound medal here) or you are a senior NCO with very much service indeed... but this guy only has the defense national in SILVER.... no way for him not to have gold with all these medals.I would say, for this you would have to be a Lt col or col... does not correspond with his defense national in silver and lower rank kuwait medal.I would be be very interested in more opinions..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Same seller.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Same seller, but this one looks good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 This one looks baaad...Missing the Saudi one, which would be very suspicious as he was serving quite a few years after it was issued.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul L Murphy Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 It is definitely a made up group. The Medaille Militaire is the 3rd Republic version since it has 1870 on the obverse at the 6 o'clock position and not a star. Hence, it is pre 1951 or thereabouts. The Colonial Medal has an Extreme Orient bar which was awarded for service in Indochina until 1955. Adding those with a whole load of 1990's era awards does not make sense. Also, why is there a civilian bravery medal (tricolour ribbon) stuck in there as well ? It is normally seen with police groups. There is another way to get the Medaille Militaire, you can get it if you are a veteran of an older conflict who manages to stay alive long enough. However if that was the case you would not have the newer decorations and it would not be a 3rd Republic award anyway. Cheers,Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 Good eyes... I did not notice the MM.The Extreme Orient would actually have to be a Moyen orient to go with the Gulf war.The Tricolour Courage one is possible, I knew a British Cpl in the Legion who had it.BestChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Doh . . . . . . of course . . . I like learning things, even if I get to look stupid in the process. Mr. Holmes said something about the obvious?Like named or numbered things better . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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