Red Banner.

[deValcourt]

Oh, come on, Phillip, we are not THAT BAD, are we ;)

Marc

These are not much of an improvement :(

The peice looks good.

Alexei

QED :laff

(Even though I agree with Alexei, I'm trying not to discourage one of our new members.:D)

And for anybody else who might not know, I'm just yanking Marc and Alexei's chains...

Phillip

[rocketscientist]

Finally, I managed to get a Red Banner. It is not ww2, but I had to limit the budget to avoid bankrupt :(
I am very excited, and I want to share it with you.
Looking forward to read your comments,
ciao
sergio

[Esteban_cool]

È una ordine veramente bellissima! :thumbsup

Congratulations!

[rocketscientist]

muchas gracias, Esteban!

[deValcourt]

Sergio, it is a great feeling when you get your first major order that you have been after for some time.:thumbsup I bought mine (#109xxx, if I remember correctly)almost 20 years ago in Moscow along with my October Revolution (72xxx) simply because they looked "cool." It wasn't until after I got serious about collecting that I stopped wearing them to Halloween parties and started taking care not to polish them, etc.:)

Enjoy. These babies are gorgeous regardless of when and why they were issued (e.g. long service). The history is still there.

Phillip

[ph3s]

Congrats Sergio !:cheers

[rocketscientist]

Thank you my friends! I am glad you like my Order as I do!
Phillip, I understand you had a late conversion... I also started collecting very recently.
Before discovering an interest in soviet militaria, I have been in moscow quite often since 1997. I think I have spoiled a lot of opportunities for buying good stuff!

ciao
sergio

[Lapa]

Sergio,

:thumbsup

Marc

[rocketscientist]

Thank you, Marc. I followed your suggestion, you might remember I posted this red banner in the fake forum before entering negotiation with the seller...
I was so scared to buy a reproduction! These orders are not cheap for my wallet.

cheers
sergio

[Bogdan]

They're not cheap for my wallet either. :thumbsup