Soviet Hero Order and other bits and badges

[Paul R]

Hello again... Sorry for all of the posts yet I have permission to use the scanner and I want to make the most of it!

First up is my Hero star. I was told that it was a wear's copy(?) I bought for very cheap about 15 years ago.

Most of the gilt has worn off.

Edited October 6, 2005 by Paul Reck

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The next one is for the battle of Lake Kashan(sp)

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Badges

[Paul R]

Thank you for looking!

Best regards

Paul

[Guest Rick Research]

I think your Khasan is good, though these make me twitch. There are differences in the face, shoulder, strap across the chest, lumps of ground underfoot and so on between good ones and fakes. Yours looks good, though not sure about the screw nut.

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The Hero Star is a type sold as a "fill in" 10 years ago. I go one then for about $40.

I have a dozen+ of the naval KGB vessel "veteran" badges, often to individual ships, scanned, and some still here from my friend in Hamburg who got them in Leningrad when things fell apart.

Soooooo.... "permission," eh? As in "what gets done BEFORE October 9?..."

[Paul R]

LOL... three more days! I actually cannot wait until it is over and done with!

I know that the Kashan badge is good as I got it from Igor about 14 years ago. I dont know about the back nut though. The badge looks identical to the good one you posted. There are several other differences as well...

1. Lack of detail in the laurel surrounding the badge

2. Type of metal(darkened brass)

3. The enamal looks strange on the fake

4. The letters/numbers in the banner appear raised in the fake while flush and smooth to the enamal surface on the original.

Thank you again for your expertice!

Paul

Edited October 6, 2005 by Paul Reck