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Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - kameli - 11-12-2002
Hi,
my opinion is that don´t clean it. The patina belongs in the old badge. So I think it is better to leave as is.
Jussi-Pekka
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - paddywhack - 11-15-2002
a few days ago i bought a red star with a s/n just a tiny bit over 81000 which was in very good nick BUT it has been cleaned and all that history is gone!
so how can i age it up or will the tarnish come back after a while?ALSO can any one tell me around when this would have been made and issued?by the way was 50 euros to much to pay? its just normaly the s/n are well over a million over here so i snapped it up!!! a realy nice piece though!
thanks for any help you can give me!!
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Ed_Haynes - 11-16-2002
This is the problem with almost ANY cleaning other that bushing off the grime with a damp childrens' toothbrush: it is irreversible. A lesson learned?
Ed Haynes
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - paddywhack - 11-20-2002
so the tarnish isnt going to come back at all?
wel either way its a nice red star and it was loved by the origanal vet!!
(oh and by me!)
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Art - 11-21-2002
It will come back..how fast is determined by environmental factors. Essentially the patina on silver is oxidized metal. A chemical reaction between the metal and oxygen. Acids from your skin, and salt in the air will quickly change the color, however only time will give silver a real good patina. You might know what I'm talking about if you've ever seen a piece of polished silver, then after it's been handled and sat around a few days it will darken rather quickly and in blotches. However if you look at an old silver piece that has oxidized over a long period of time, the color is warm and even. Takes a long time for that to "grow".
Art
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - paddywhack - 11-23-2002
yeah i have another red star which is around the same s/n and it is very very VERY tarnished which is cool cos i have a very very clean one and realy dirty one now
cheers art and ed!
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - Esteban_cool - 01-12-2003
It´s not to say "Oh, what a pity, my order of Glory is horrible, NO!"
As Generalissimus Art said, the condition is part of its history.
I would like to have an order of Glory like yours, even in a worse condition.....
(At my 15 years I´m just starting, Ok?)
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - paddywhack - 01-13-2003
i to have a glory 3rd in that kinda condition as well as red banners and combat valour/bravery and thers no WAY id change the ribbions as it is part of the medals history!! in fact i prefer having used dirty ribbions a sit gives a sense how much the medal was used maybe even in combat who knows!!!
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - DougD - 01-13-2003
I have a soviet paratrooper qualification badge and sports award both dug up in Stalingrad. I picked them up there in 2002. I have been there twice and they have loads of dug stuff, but i have never seen a dug medal or order.
DougD
Damaged, Repair, Clean, Preserve Soviet Awards And Documents. - makov25 - 01-14-2003
Look at this site.
http://klad.hobby.ru/english.htm
Glenn