Where did you get that 700,000 figure. As far as I know, there were only about half of that made at MZPP, in two separate orders:
. ~1,790,000 to ~1,945,000 (~155,000)
. ~2,050,000 to ~2,290,000 (~240,000)
These are the numbers off the Mondvor website:
min - 1792337, max - 1945503.
min - 2051119, max - 2290504.
Soviet Screwbacks concurs with these but adds a third MZPP subvariation:
1810693-2283170 while also stating that MMD made ~1950000-~2050000 so that's a bit conflicting.
So it's fairly probable that 392,551 MZPP Red Stars were produced and slightly possible an additional 105,616.
Speaking of images I presume you've seen those on both the aforementioned websites? Some nice ones there. :cool:
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'