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Fake Medals "For Combat Merits"
Yeti Offline
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#151
12-07-2009, 09:43 PM
Currently on E-bay: "RARE USSR Russian WW2 medal: FOR COMBAT MERIT #330384535904"

This medal has a fake suspension! It looks convincing but I had it in hand a couple of weeks ago but at that time it was on another medal! :mad:
I ought to give negative feedback just because of that...

Suspension, hexagonal nut and rectangular plate is newly made and made using wrong manufacturing methods. The ribbon is original. The screw and plate could possibly be from a mongolian medal!

The two medals that ended up with the same suspension:

First the one currently on auction


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#152
12-07-2009, 09:44 PM
And the second medal with the same suspension...


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#153
12-08-2009, 02:41 AM
Maybe the poor veteran had two medals but only one remaining suspension so he had to keep moving the medals from one to the other...I mean it could happen, right?
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#154
12-10-2009, 06:24 PM
Jeffrey Meffert Wrote:Maybe the poor veteran had two medals but only one remaining suspension so he had to keep moving the medals from one to the other...I mean it could happen, right?


No veteran, grandchildren or ghosts have done this. Here its just the seller who has moved them around, Trying to get rid of it.

/Erik
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#155
02-08-2010, 06:32 PM
Hallo. Here is Combat Service #1351907. It came with the award document (posted in the dedicated forum).
The medal seems just a honest CS to me (the document is more difficult to judge).
Thanks for your comments.

ciao
sergio


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#156
02-08-2010, 09:12 PM
Sergio,

Both doc and medal look OK.

Marc
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#157
02-08-2010, 09:54 PM
Great! I am very happy to read this! Thank you Lapa.

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sergio
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02-08-2010, 10:00 PM
Congrats! You've got a very nice set now.
"patina imparts character" - PJS
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03-26-2010, 08:57 PM
What do you think about these two Medals for Combat Service with dand engraved serial number.


best regards and thanks
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03-26-2010, 08:58 PM
and the last one.


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