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Old 11-19-2006, 01:37 PM   #21
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leningrad medal

There are two variation of the Leningrad medal with soldered rings.
One with the wall reaching to the description and one with the wall reaching to the rim of the medal.

Which is the rarer one?

regards and thanks
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Old 11-19-2006, 02:50 PM   #22
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Andreas,

The one which stops before the text is rarer than the one which goes all the way to the rim.

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Old 02-08-2008, 05:33 AM   #23
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Hi,

here is one of my Leningrad medals. It has thick and nice gold plating and it is so called ''polished sky'' variation.
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Old 06-01-2009, 09:18 PM   #24
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Leningrad specs

Can anyone share the weight variances on the 1a 1b and 2 variations for the Defense of Leningrad award. I have conflicting info and want to be sure. Thanks in advance.
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Old 06-01-2009, 11:31 PM   #25
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Re: Defense of Leningrad specs

I've got mine weighed, but don't have the data in front of me. I can say (based on memory - I can confirm later) that in general, a 60's or later version seems to come in around 15.5g to 16g, whereas most wartime campaign medals will be in the 16.5g to 17.5g range. Also, with early Leningrads (and Moscows, Stalingrads, and Kafkaz's), some of them have soldered connecting links, giving them a slight boost in weight.
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Old 06-02-2009, 10:50 AM   #26
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Re: Defense of Leningrad specs

Weight of Leningrad medals:

separate soldered ring - short wall - 15,20 Gramm
separate soldered ring - long wall - 16,75 Gramm
ring as past of the medal - 15,75 Gramm

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Old 06-02-2009, 02:59 PM   #27
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Re: Defense of Leningrad specs

Keith,

Soldered ring: 16.45; 16.86 (1b); 17.29; 17.78
Struck ring: 15.74; 16.24

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Old 06-13-2009, 06:19 PM   #28
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Weights for 23 V1 Leningrads...

Below are weights on 23 V1 Leningrads. I can't find data on my V2's (maybe I don't have one, but I can't remember). Here's what I have on V1 Leningrads I've weighed. There were probably more with soldered rings than listed below, but I seemed to have recorded that in all cases. I also didn't record long/short wall/horizon for all of them.

V1 - 17.63g - short horiz
V1 - 16.98g - long horiz
V1 - 16.60g - short horiz
V1 - 16.69g - short horiz
V1 - 17.63g - short horiz
V1 - 17.37g - short horiz/soldered ring
V1 - 17.00g - ?
V1 - 17.67g - ?
V1 - 17.14g - long horiz
V1 - 16.82g - ?
V1 - 16.43g - ?
V1 - 16.18g - ?
V1 - 16.45g - ?
V1 - 16.82g - short horiz
V1 - 17.04g - long horiz
V1 - 16.98g - short horiz
V1 - 17.08g - long horiz
V1 - 17.73g - short horiz
V1 - 17.27g - long horiz
V1 - 17.25g - long horiz
V1 - 17.48g - long horiz
V1 - 17.09g - long horiz
V1 - 17.72g - short horiz/soldered ring
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Old 07-08-2010, 02:13 PM   #29
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Leningrad with engraved Suspension !?

Hello guys,

I just purchased this one; what does that engraving mean ? Is it something special, or just a nice gimmick ? I also noticed that the gold plating is very, very shiny and quite thick - were these ones given for special people or events during the war ?

Thank you,

Jens*
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Old 07-08-2010, 03:54 PM   #30
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Re: Leningrad with engraved Suspension !?

Nice medal! Perhaps the recipient's name, document number and date?

D.S. Panteleyev
Nr. D-142521, 1 June 1943
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