Soviet WW2 medal

**meyerse** · 10-24-2020, 02:32 PM

One could easily end up spending more than either of these medals are worth as an FYI.
I understand that this may not be a concern.
Given the Combat Services medal doesn't have a number, let me suggest a cost savings method here, a double mount and then scrounge for pieces if you really want to work with what you have.
Where are you located?

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-24-2020 02:32 PM

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**meyerse** · 10-24-2020, 02:35 PM

by Jan

Forever grateful Marcel.

Even though this is just a small item I would like to do it justice.

Best, Jan

Saw this after I replied and I'm the same way, I'd still say a double mount with this medal, and the victory over germany combined would be a nice intermediate step to do it justice. It is extremely likely this person also served in WW2 and thus extremely likely he/she would have qualified for the victory over germany

are you in the US?

**Jan** · 10-24-2020, 02:53 PM

Hi Meyerse,

I´m located in Helsinki Finland

Suddenly I feel this is a very inetersting project.

Best, Jan

**meyerse** · 10-24-2020, 02:54 PM

Jan:
shoot me a DM, I have all the parts you need to put this in a double mount (the mount ribbons even I think the stray victory over german)
I'd hate to see you roll another $30 into this. I think not 'pimp shining it' as we might say here in the US is also the respectful way to go.

Seeing your post I do not know if it is at all feasible to send something to Helsinki.....
Patience here is key and also caution, it becomes addictive.

**meyerse** · 10-24-2020, 03:12 PM

What I mean by a double mount (I'm embarrassed to say I found not one but three while doing what as only a cursory search!) sorry no mater what I seem to do it flips it upside down....are you a graduate student?

I also just noted the victory ribbon is not 'complete', that would make a remount more problematic....but I've seen some patches by veterans using interesting methods.

**Jan** · 11-13-2020, 07:16 PM

I got the ribbon bar in the mail yesterday so it´s time to move forward. It didn´t cost me a lot so now I thought the next step would be to add the medal to this original well worn ribbon.

After this I will need a battered medal to fit the ribbon that came with my original purchase

Best,

Jan

**Jan** · 11-13-2020, 07:56 PM

by Marcel Banziger

It is a postwar combat merit medal and as Ade says it is the wrong ribbon (both Order of Glory and Victory over Germany medal have this ribbon and this one is most likely taken from the abundantly available Victory over Germany medal).

Edit: suspension is also a replacement with connecting ring that is not from a medal.

Marcel, can you give me some more information on the suspension with the connecting ring. What are the giveaways that show it is a replacement? Just so I get everything right

Best, Jan

**Marcel Banziger** · 11-13-2020, 08:20 PM

This brass suspension is a typical replacement suspension. Originally the Victory over Germany had a double plated suspension on the earlier variants. To make your Victory over Germany medal correct all you need to add is a seperate medal, this suspension is good. It is very common for Soviet veterans to change ribbons and suspensions regularly to look at their best. So this suspension is good, just not the suspension with which the medal came from the factory originally.

Some die-hard collectors only collect medals with their original suspension, and the original ribbon and uncut connecting ring. However the majority of medals out there is altered by veterans with ribbons, suspensions, pins etc etc. Hope it makes sense what I say