Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Page 51

Bob · 11-04-2011, 12:35 PM

To paraphrase somebody: collecting medals is like sex, the dirtier the better.

Besides, I'm lazy so prefer not to spend time cleaning

GabrielMk3 · 11-04-2011, 02:10 PM

Interesting metaphor...

I kinda agree. But I think that, if I could, I'd try to get two of each medal, order, title and whatsoever.

I'd keep one of each in a normal cabinet or something, and the other ones I would carefully polish and restore to it's "right outta mint" condition, and make it shine as it once shone, and put them in a vacuum chamber/pressurized container (with a polycarbonate window), so it won't gain patina.

Thus it would be expensive, it would be the ultimate collection.

UQWozza · 11-05-2011, 12:34 AM

The imperial War Museum in London has this advice:

IWM Home Page > Your History > found it in the attic? > Caring for medals

Here is advice from the Department of Veteran's Affairs (Australia), including the cleaning of ribbons:

How to clean medals

Cleaning medal ribbons

Simon

deValcourt · 11-05-2011, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UQWozza

The imperial War Museum in London has this advice:

IWM Home Page > Your History > found it in the attic? > Caring for medals

Here is advice from the Department of Veteran's Affairs (Australia), including the cleaning of ribbons:

How to clean medals

Cleaning medal ribbons

Simon

I see: use only an old tooth brush and Q-tips ("cotton buds")!

In all seriousness, good information. Thank you Simon.

travel-north · 11-17-2011, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desantnik

Silver solder was used - never tin so black means post-Mint work.

Does it mean that all genuine medals with black soldering like in the picture attached are either type 1 medals that had additional soldering done by the owner to fix the ring because of damage or later type medals that were remade to look like type 1 medals?

travel-north · 11-17-2011, 12:39 PM

I just wanted to add that the picture of the ring is of a genuine type 1 medal that on the reverse has a sickle with a handle extending to the other side of the blade. I'm posting a picture to illustrate what I mean. And as far as I know only type 1 medals can have such a sickle on the reverse. So there is no possibility that it could be a type 2 or type 3 medal converted to type 1.

Shocktrooper · 12-04-2011, 01:47 AM

Hello everybody,

I just purchased this one for a couple of bucks - it seems that someone was a little bit angry with Josif Stalin at the end ...

Jens

***desantnik*** · 12-04-2011, 04:03 AM

Agreed - that was far from accidental.

Will · 12-20-2011, 10:48 AM

That is VERY cool !
A real piece of "personal" history.

Shocktrooper · 01-07-2012, 02:56 AM

Hello,

I just want to present my latest purchases. I have been looking for a long time for some nice, genuine serial - numbered combat medals.

Jens

View Poll Results: Repair or not
Leave the damn thing alone! Don't mess with what looks like a period repair	12	54.55%
Have the solder removed to make the serial number readable	9	40.91%
Repair the enamel only	0	0%
Remove the solder AND repair the enamel	1	4.55%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll

11-04-2011, 12:35 PM	#501
Bob Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Zurich Posts: 335	Re: Cleaning medals To paraphrase somebody: collecting medals is like sex, the dirtier the better. Besides, I'm lazy so prefer not to spend time cleaning

11-04-2011, 02:10 PM	#502
GabrielMk3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Norway Posts: 190	Re: Cleaning medals Interesting metaphor... I kinda agree. But I think that, if I could, I'd try to get two of each medal, order, title and whatsoever. I'd keep one of each in a normal cabinet or something, and the other ones I would carefully polish and restore to it's "right outta mint" condition, and make it shine as it once shone, and put them in a vacuum chamber/pressurized container (with a polycarbonate window), so it won't gain patina. Thus it would be expensive, it would be the ultimate collection.

11-05-2011, 12:34 AM	#503
UQWozza Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Age: 62 Posts: 432	Re: Cleaning medals The imperial War Museum in London has this advice: IWM Home Page > Your History > found it in the attic? > Caring for medals Here is advice from the Department of Veteran's Affairs (Australia), including the cleaning of ribbons: How to clean medals Cleaning medal ribbons Simon

12-04-2011, 04:03 AM	#508
*desantnik* Forum Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Eurasia Posts: 2,339	Re: Curiosities Agreed - that was far from accidental.

12-20-2011, 10:48 AM	#509
Will Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 236	Re: Curiosities That is VERY cool ! A real piece of "personal" history.

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