Fake Medals "For Combat Merits"

[Nota Bene]

Eric,

Wrong digits for a duplicate, badly stamped.

Alexei

[Lapa]

...I notice this has the same digits used more than once; '1' and '2' in this case.
That's a telltale bad sign I believe.

Eric,

Not always. I posted earlier mine which is SN 88803 :rolleyes:

Marc

[EricFG]

Here's one that has a very different look.
The patina is just plain weird.
No evidence of enamel at all.
The detail on (the bad scans of) the rifle are lacking.
The number looks reasonable but again there are repeating digits.
I did my best with the ring but I had little to work with to begin with.
What say you? :)

[Nota Bene]

Eric,

Based on what I can see from the pictures, it's OK, just very worn and possibly silver plated quite some time ago.

Alexei

[ANZAC]

I agree with Alexei, it looks as though it may have been silver plated a long time ago.

Brendan

[EricFG]

Why would a silver medal be silver plated ??? That's just plain nuts. :confused:

[Nota Bene]

For the same reason they plate gold chains with gold - so that it shines better :)

Alexei

[EricFG]

Any chance of enamel under the plating you think?
And if so, how to un-plate?

[Nota Bene]

No chance of enamel there, no. Don't try to un-plate it (love the word!) - it was done by the recipient and should be preserved in the original condition. That's my opinion anyway :cool:

Alexei

[ANZAC]

Interesting question Eric. There is a set of mine that I posted a while back that has been silver plated.

http://www.soviet-awards.com/forum/sovie...ent-3.html

All 3 awards have been done by the family or veteran.

Brebndan