My Czechoslovak Collection

**Polishboy** · 03-06-2017, 07:18 PM

Hope you enjoy my small collection

**Gimmie** · 03-06-2017, 07:24 PM

Damn fine collection of medals, nice!

Regards,
Bas

**CBH** · 03-06-2017, 08:15 PM

Beautiful Collection , thanks for sharing .

**Dom** · 03-07-2017, 05:09 PM

Very nice

You can explain the different parts ?

Thanks

**Polishboy** · 03-07-2017, 05:43 PM

Of Course ! All original.

I cannot explain each item here - It's too time consuming.
Best you get some good reference books on Czechoslovak Medals.
From 1918 - 1945.
What specifically were you interested in ?????

Robert

**Dom** · 03-08-2017, 11:42 AM

by Polishboy

Of Course ! All original.

I cannot explain each item here - It's too time consuming.
Best you get some good reference books on Czechoslovak Medals.
From 1918 - 1945.
What specifically were you interested in ?????

Robert

Robert ,

The different medals, at least the names .

Thanks

**kradman** · 03-08-2017, 12:37 PM

Nice collection , I used to have one of them Customs officers dagger, quite hard to find these days

**Polishboy** · 03-09-2017, 10:14 PM

Hi Kradman - The Customs Dagger was a GI bringback. The blade is perfect since the GI covered it in cosmolene preservative
which was only removed about 15 years ago when I acquired it. The dagger was owned by a high ranking official per the colors on the belt. It has a story also: When I got it the pearl on one side of the handle was shattered and the bronze handle itself was concave. I appeared to have been hit by a pistol slug which probably saved the original owners life. I had difficulty replacing the pearl handle, although all the pieces were there, but finally found someone in Pakistan where it was hand made for $ 20.00. The repair to the brass part was done by a local expert that put it back together like it was new. The Pakistani guy sent me 4 handles
which were hand made to 1-1,000 of an inch precision. I originally tried to purchase one locally but was floored by the cost.
This is what makes collecting interesting.
Polish boy

**kradman** · 03-10-2017, 08:56 AM

Thank you for sharing its history , the one I had I brought on a fea market in the UK for £80 couldn't find any info on them online and sold on ebay to a guy in the Czech Rep so it went home , my one had damage also to the grips and was missing the hanging loop