Order "Brotherhood And Unity".

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Ron,

Again, impressive info! I will be sure to keep a note of it along with the item. I"m just starting out in Yugoslavian orders and I'm liking them very much. This will certainly maintain my interest in them.

By the way, why would someone convert from a screwback to a pinback...damage to the screwpost perhaps?

Thanks

Hi Matthijs,
I can only speculate about it but here are some possible reasons to convert a screwback order to pinback.
1- As most of us may have experienced the threads of the screwpost wear out and no longer hold the screwplate making it difficult to keep in place? (as I am certain many collectors of Soviet Red Stars and Patriotic War orders can attest, we see things like rivets in the screw plate to tighten the fit back up, or conversely screwplates that just "float" loosely on the screwpost).
2- A screwback Order requires a rather big hole be put into a uniform or civilian jaquet to be worn and this hole remains when the screwback is removed? The collectors of uniforms can I am sure relate to this when they get a uniform without decorations and the holes are there for screwbacks.
3- A long screwpost may make the wearer feel discomfort when in use? This would also explain why some screwback oeders of all nations have screwposts that are cut short.
I would tend to think a combination of these reasons might have led someone to convert to a pinback. The pinbacks are less destructive to cloth and have no threads to wear out. With the added bonus that no length of screwpost is there to jab you in the ribs :) . This is my speculation on the reasons for a conversion.
Ron