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    Hello
    what do you think about those medals ?
    the ribbon of the "fire medal" is not good
    thanks for answers
    cordially
    Didier

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    Anyone care to venture an opinion on these two?

    Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....

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    I'll have a go. First the Blue division medal, I don't like it, originals I've seen have all been a fairly polished type of silver finish, not dark as shown and the details appear less harsh than the one here.

    The long service firemans service medal 2nd class has, as already said, the wrong type of ribbon. I'm not keen on the bare metal finish again (maybe the pic setting is causing this to be dark/oxidised look on both?) but the wear/chipping on the enamel is fairly typical, so perhaps it stands a chance, but to be honest I'm winging it a bit here!

    Regards, Ned.
    'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
    We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
    It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
    Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'

    In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.

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    Here is a genuine Firemans cross, see if you can check the detail and the quality of the emamel

    Nick
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    "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem

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    Agreed Nick, the detail is superior and the swaz is noticably finer.

    Regards, Ned.
    'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
    We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
    It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
    Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'

    In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.

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    Look carefully at the rear of the other medal, it is etched ''Rusia 1941'', I've never seen anything like it and the ribbon is totally alien to me also. The Firemans cross lacks detail and the ball at the jump ring look odd. I'd pass on both.

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    Fireman's cross is a fake IMO. Stewy

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    I have found that the above blue div. medal is a post war official copy sanctioned by the Franco govt. which never outlawed the nazi swastika post ww2. The design is markedly different in finish to the original wartime award in it's poorer finish as I pointed out earlier in this thread.

    As far as R M Miltaria's concerns go, both the ribbon( representing Spain and the 3rd Reich) and the 'Rusia 1941'(note only one 'S') are absolutely correct for this award.

    Regards, Ned.
    'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
    We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
    It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
    Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'

    In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.

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    Hello Gentlemen
    thanks a lot for your explanations
    cordially
    Didier

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