Brian Wolfe Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Hello Everyone,Here is a group of medals I have just finished court mounting that comes with a story.My brother was in China for six months and offered to bring back some Chinese medals for me. I was advised that he would probably only find fakes and I should tell him to save his time and my money. I passed this along and he understood. While there he had the chance to purchase this group of Pakistan medal and thanks to his new wife, who will never pay the the asking price, he got them for around $2.50. He was told "all same" by the vendor when he asked about the medals. Did this mean that they all came from Pakistan or from the same soldier? Who knows. He purchased them thinking there were two sets. In fact they are one set, provided they belong together at all. I would not have purchased them myself but since it was a gift and one is named I decided to court mount them.The group is (or may be) named to:1312395 SPR. MUHAMMAD IQBAL, ENGINEERSThe group consists of:Tamgha-i-Diffa Medal with the Rann of Kutch claspIstar-i-Herb 1385/1965 War Star (named)Istar-i-Herb 1971/War Star1385 Tamgha-i-Jang/1965 War MedalTamgha-i-Jang/1971 War MedalWiladat-i-Quaid-i-Azam MedalHijri MedalI hope you like it as much as I do.Cheers Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Wolfe Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 Here's the back. Not much to look at unless you really like red.I don't feel too worried about this mount since it will stay with me for as long as I collect (the rest of my life) and never be on the market. When I am gone and the group passes along to another I can only hope it is truly an original group.Cheers and thanks for taking a look.Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Brian,You did a wonderful job on the mounting! I am sure that the original owner would be proud to see your work! Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Most likely a group -- we'll never know for sure -- and nicely mounted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Nicely done. It's a long career shown, from Rann of Kutch to Quaid-i-Azam and Hijri. Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Wolfe Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 Thanks everyone.It's not often "little" brother does good, but he came through this time. CheersBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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