10-17-2007, 04:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-17-2007, 04:07 PM by Kirchgoens.)
I picked up a couple Soviet-era Russian analog calipers. They are well within the precision limits we need, and far less expensive.
For a scale, I have a FlipScale F3.
As for the weighing, it's often not that tough to safely remove a medal from the suspension to weigh it once you get the hang of it, especially if it's on a non-soldered ring. With very well-worn ribbons or rusted/corroded 2-piece suspensions, it can be tricky to being a no-go. Also, I've now seen many early Stalingrads and Moscows that seem to have been made with brass suspension rings soldered closed (like with silver-made awards). I'd guess that practice with non-silver medals only held for the earlier runs and some of the 60's V3's, but a guy like Alexei would know much better than I.
For a scale, I have a FlipScale F3.
As for the weighing, it's often not that tough to safely remove a medal from the suspension to weigh it once you get the hang of it, especially if it's on a non-soldered ring. With very well-worn ribbons or rusted/corroded 2-piece suspensions, it can be tricky to being a no-go. Also, I've now seen many early Stalingrads and Moscows that seem to have been made with brass suspension rings soldered closed (like with silver-made awards). I'd guess that practice with non-silver medals only held for the earlier runs and some of the 60's V3's, but a guy like Alexei would know much better than I.
