06-29-2012, 12:35 PM
Nearly all the XXRKKA served right through the war (and the wars with Finland and Japan). The Medals "For Bravery" although higher in number usually did not serve the entire duration of the GPW. There were also a great deal of post victory Medals "For Bravery" issued. I'm sure if we looked we could find unnumbered Medals "For Bravery" with "combat damage".
Still, where are the ground dug bullet damaged imperial awards?
300 years of Romanov, 100 years of Patriotic War, Russo-Japan war, Mobilization, Zeal, St. George and all his friends? All the items that have never had a difficult time selling on the international market.
Going "over the top" with fixed German machine guns, barrels glowing for 3 years must have put a fair amount of holes in awards. Do metal detectors forget there was a Great War before the Great Patriotic War? or were the Great War period awards already desirable enough not to need to be converted into high premium tourist pieces?
Still, where are the ground dug bullet damaged imperial awards?
300 years of Romanov, 100 years of Patriotic War, Russo-Japan war, Mobilization, Zeal, St. George and all his friends? All the items that have never had a difficult time selling on the international market.
Going "over the top" with fixed German machine guns, barrels glowing for 3 years must have put a fair amount of holes in awards. Do metal detectors forget there was a Great War before the Great Patriotic War? or were the Great War period awards already desirable enough not to need to be converted into high premium tourist pieces?
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