12-23-2012, 03:59 PM
MarvWe Wrote:Wow you've got a really awesome Navy captain 2nd rank here. Could you post more pics of the dagger, also with factory stamp?
MarvWe,
Actually, this is either a marine infantry or coastal artillery uniform, in the rank of Podpolkovnik (the lack of crossed cannons on the boards points to the former option).
Marc
Jeffrey Meffert Wrote:Ironically, if they are real, the defense of Odessa and Sevastapol medals may be worth more than the rest of the uniform put together. My comfort with the uniform truly matching the medals and orders would actually hinge on the dagger...
Jeff,
IMHO, you are applying a very strange standard here. Even if the uniform and rack belong to each other, there is no guaranty that the expensive medals were not switched for some replicas.
The only way to tell for sure about the genuineness of each item is to have a good look at each one of them (hint :cool:).
As to the dagger, it is the earlier version without blade-locking button :thumbsup
Marc
