IrishGunner Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 So, what do you guys think? ORS Combat Service Stalingrad Victory over Germany 20Y Victory 30Y Victory Budapest Belgrade Veteran Armed Forces 60Y Armed Forces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 There is no Belgrade. That light blue/dark blue ribbon is the Capture of Vienna. Here is an example from the Collectrussia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 There is no Belgrade. That light blue/dark blue ribbon is the Capture of Vienna. Here is an example from the Collectrussia.com As I said in the other thread; Yes, you are correct; Vienna. I had Belgrade on my mind since I was looking at a Belgrade Campaign Medal that same day (as well as a Defense of the Arctic and Defense of Sevastopol) and had Belgrade on my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Gaumann Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I'm surprised the Lenin Jubilee ribbon's not there considering the last two on this bar were awarded after the Lenin medal. And, the first two awards are more than likely just for long service. All in all a nice but common and un-sexy 70s bar although I do like to see the AF vets bar as it makes this, if real, a career military man. IMHO. :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 I'm surprised the Lenin Jubilee ribbon's not there considering the last two on this bar were awarded after the Lenin medal. And, the first two awards are more than likely just for long service. All in all a nice but common and un-sexy 70s bar although I do like to see the AF vets bar as it makes this, if real, a career military man. IMHO. Eric, missing medals, like the Lenin you mention, always confuse me on these bars. And then I wonder, why would someone fake such a common bar and they cost only a couple bucks. So, I just scratch my head and wonder why the vet didn't put all the ribbons on a bar. Despite head scratching over these bars, I always like the campaign medal ribbons. So, for a couple bucks, they make nice conversation pieces. Thanks for the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Gaumann Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Eric, missing medals, like the Lenin you mention, always confuse me on these bars. And then I wonder, why would someone fake such a common bar and they cost only a couple bucks. So, I just scratch my head and wonder why the vet didn't put all the ribbons on a bar. Despite head scratching over these bars, I always like the campaign medal ribbons. So, for a couple bucks, they make nice conversation pieces. Thanks for the comments. Hi Rick, He may have worn the whole medal like a HSU, I've seen some do that. He may have not even gotten it through some snafu, or he may not have liked it. As for its couple of buck's worth; if some guy in a ribbon factory had a pipeline out of Soviet Russia a few hundred of these would've been worth a few month's wages. Never underestimate the resourcefulness of a pissed off proletariate! Other than the missing B-day medal it's a correct bar and there's nothing that screams 'total fake' so display it with pride, or mount it on a legit, 70s era uniform to jazz it up. Or heck, wear it to work one day. I did that once with a pin-on labor bar. Not one comment. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 As I said in the other thread; Yes, you are correct; Vienna. I had Belgrade on my mind since I was looking at a Belgrade Campaign Medal that same day (as well as a Defense of the Arctic and Defense of Sevastopol) and had Belgrade on my mind. Sorry about that. I did not realize that there were two different threads on this. I thought that I was losing my mind because I thought that I had already made a comment on it. LOL :cheeky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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