Fake Jubilee & Anniversary Medals - Page 28

Lapa · 12-21-2012, 04:15 PM

USSR,

Please post clear, sharp pictures if you want opinions. The suspension and the screwplate are not original.

Marc

USSR · 12-22-2012, 10:50 AM

Are these better?

deValcourt · 12-22-2012, 01:14 PM

Not the expert here, but my gut says no. The enamel is too "new" for my taste.

P.

MarvWe · 12-23-2012, 06:15 AM

The details of the rifle and the ground are not really good.
I would not buy it.

olezha11 · 12-28-2012, 07:50 PM

fake:thumbsdown

Tommy · 02-18-2013, 10:37 AM

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know if the 40th Anniversary of Victory medal awarded to British Servicemen for the Arctic Convoy was sometimes the standard Military type medal, or was it always the "for foreigners" type with the words missing from the top of the reverse?

Many Thanks,

Tom

***CtahhR*** · 02-18-2013, 10:49 AM

I have only ever seen the "regular" Medal awarded to British Convoy personnel. The "For Foreigners" one was for "friendly" Foreigners.
With the "British" awards it is only the document that is worth anything at all. Always written in Cyrillic and often with phonetic spellings. Smif for example.
I think the latest Soviet award to British Sailors I have seen is 21st December 1991.

Tommy · 02-18-2013, 10:55 AM

Thankyou!

Again, the question with no real answer.

What's a price realised for the doc?

Tom

***CtahhR*** · 02-18-2013, 10:58 AM

All depends on the time, place and seller. Anything for a couple of bob to a score on its own but when in a documented group you can keep going.
Obviously some sellers will list them for outrageous prices only for them never to sell. There are of course fakes out there (filled in blank documents which can be picked up for nothing) and a good bit of caution must be taken.

The best place to pick these up is probably around the port of Hull. Most of the convoys started there and were manned by local folk. Hull was of utmost importance in the convoys. I had a Hull relative on an Anti-Aircraft gun (in the still shrapnel damaged cemetery) for the whole duration of the blitz and a Goole relative that managed to dodge the convoy only to find himself on Omaha Beach without a weapon.

Lapa · 02-18-2013, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommy

Hi Guys,

Does anyone know if the 40th Anniversary of Victory medal awarded to British Servicemen for the Arctic Convoy was sometimes the standard Military type medal, or was it always the "for foreigners" type with the words missing from the top of the reverse?

Many Thanks,

Tom

Tommy,

It seems that there was no hard and fast rule. I have seen a few of the foreigner version medals awarded to British servicemen, but the majority seems to be of the regular type. I was once shown a set (medal + doc) picked up for a song on Portobello.

Marc

12-21-2012, 04:15 PM	#271
Lapa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Petersburg, Russia Age: 63 Posts: 2,397	Re: Fake XX Years Of RKKA USSR, Please post clear, sharp pictures if you want opinions. The suspension and the screwplate are not original. Marc

12-22-2012, 01:14 PM	#273
deValcourt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cajun Country Age: 56 Posts: 1,565	Re: Fake XX Years Of RKKA Not the expert here, but my gut says no. The enamel is too "new" for my taste. P. __________________ Phillip

12-23-2012, 06:15 AM	#274
MarvWe Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 82	Re: Fake XX Years Of RKKA The details of the rifle and the ground are not really good. I would not buy it.

12-28-2012, 07:50 PM	#275
olezha11 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New York, USA Posts: 37	Re: Fake XX Years Of RKKA fake:thumbsdown

02-18-2013, 10:37 AM	#276
Tommy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Beside the Shankly Gates Age: 36 Posts: 826	Re: Fake Jubilee & Anniversary Medals Hi Guys, Does anyone know if the 40th Anniversary of Victory medal awarded to British Servicemen for the Arctic Convoy was sometimes the standard Military type medal, or was it always the "for foreigners" type with the words missing from the top of the reverse? Many Thanks, Tom

02-18-2013, 10:49 AM	#277
*CtahhR* Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Deep In The Archives. Age: 17 Posts: 12,074	Re: Fake Jubilee & Anniversary Medals I have only ever seen the "regular" Medal awarded to British Convoy personnel. The "For Foreigners" one was for "friendly" Foreigners. With the "British" awards it is only the document that is worth anything at all. Always written in Cyrillic and often with phonetic spellings. Smif for example. I think the latest Soviet award to British Sailors I have seen is 21st December 1991. __________________ "Signed with his own rubber stamp"

02-18-2013, 10:55 AM	#278
Tommy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Beside the Shankly Gates Age: 36 Posts: 826	Re: Fake Jubilee & Anniversary Medals Thankyou! Again, the question with no real answer. What's a price realised for the doc? Tom

02-18-2013, 10:58 AM	#279
*CtahhR* Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Deep In The Archives. Age: 17 Posts: 12,074	Re: Fake Jubilee & Anniversary Medals All depends on the time, place and seller. Anything for a couple of bob to a score on its own but when in a documented group you can keep going. Obviously some sellers will list them for outrageous prices only for them never to sell. There are of course fakes out there (filled in blank documents which can be picked up for nothing) and a good bit of caution must be taken. The best place to pick these up is probably around the port of Hull. Most of the convoys started there and were manned by local folk. Hull was of utmost importance in the convoys. I had a Hull relative on an Anti-Aircraft gun (in the still shrapnel damaged cemetery) for the whole duration of the blitz and a Goole relative that managed to dodge the convoy only to find himself on Omaha Beach without a weapon. __________________ "Signed with his own rubber stamp" Last edited by CtahhR; 02-18-2013 at 11:11 AM.

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