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Article about: gday lads can anyone tell me if this russian front medal is genuine/fake? looks pretty good to me but i have a fair way to go before i can trust my own judgement. cheers boys

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    gday lads can anyone tell me if this russian front medal is genuine/fake? looks pretty good to me but i have a fair way to go before i can trust my own judgement. cheers boysfake or genuine?

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    Looks good to me , just like mine .
    Cheers

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    It's an original medal and ribbon. The silver finish to the edge has gone to time unfortunately but it's all original. There are better examples out there if you look.......

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

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    OH YEAH The frozen meat order!! It also looks like mine that i got in the envelope!!!!!
    Looks Good!!!!
    Semper Fi
    Phil

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    It's fine.
    William

    "Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."

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    awesome thanks yeah apparently there is a version with a silver finish on the helmet?? what makers mark should I look for or characteristics?

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    All of these medals had a silver finish to the helmet and around the edge, this one has been lost over time from wear and because the base metal is zinc. Zinc has the tendancy to absorb finish over time.

    Not quite sure what you mean regarding the makers mark or characteristics? Do you want a specific maker? These are hard to nail to a maker unless they do have a makers mark.

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

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    ah ok just thought there were some differences with different makers.

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    There may well be some very minor variations but not to the extent that individual medals can be identified to specific makers such as in the case of EKs.

    If anyone knows differently please share it here.

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

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