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Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - deValcourt - 11-08-2009
Very hard to fake that properly.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Nota Bene - 11-08-2009
devalcourt Wrote:Very hard to fake that properly.
With all due respect, they do fake it very convincingly, especially on HSLs and HSUs.
Alexei
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - deValcourt - 11-09-2009
Bummer.:thumbsdown
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Yeti - 11-09-2009
Here is one connecting ring on a merit medal that didn't have many parades left in it. It is so worn that if looked on from above, it has a clear waist. But it is still hanging in there.
/Erik
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - EricFG - 11-09-2009
Wowzers! That's about as worn out as it can possibly get.
Kinda strange the other two rings show little wear.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Yeti - 11-09-2009
Yes, indeed.
But I have seen this on other combat and bravery medals (this is a merit medal of the brass suspension and connecting ring type). It would probably be possible to explain with tribology. Brass against silver must give high wear on the brass. Don't know why.
Don't show any sign of it being opened or replaced for at least the last 50 years or so, most likely longer.
/Erik
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - deValcourt - 11-10-2009
EricFG Wrote:Wowzers! That's about as worn out as it can possibly get.
Kinda strange the other two rings show little wear.
Yeti Wrote:Yes, indeed.
But I have seen this on other combat and bravery medals (this is a merit medal of the brass suspension and connecting ring type). It would probably be possible to explain with tribology. Brass against silver must give high wear on the brass. Don't know why.
Don't show any sign of it being opened or replaced for at least the last 50 years or so, most likely longer.
/Erik
Different metals wear and wear out differently. Is that keeping it simple?:chuckle
Phillip
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Yeti - 11-10-2009
devalcourt Wrote:Different metals wear and wear out differently. Is that keeping it simple?:chuckle
Phillip
I like complicated.
Erik
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - deValcourt - 11-11-2009
Hey, as long as your happy, so am I.
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Norm Braddock - 12-19-2009
Hello, I have been thinking about this also. Personally, I have never been concerned about damaged awards. For me, all damaged awards aaaaaare COMBAT worn awards.
However, comments have beens previously made about getting repairs/replacements done.Ok, seems to me that one really needs to know what the hell they are doing to replace the enamel well. Seems to me that this is a very specialized field-that one cannot get this done at just any jewellry store. Am I correct in these assumptions? Furthermore, for the sake of discussion, what would the cost be to have the enamel replaced on all 5 points of a Red Star?
N:thumbsup