Early Combat Merit #170155

[PapaStalin1943]

Hi all- I would like to show off my newly acquired Type 1 Var. 3 Combat Merit medal, serial no. #170155. I have some speculation regarding the silver Монетный Двор screw nut. I haven’t gotten it researched yet, but maybe I will in the near future

[Marcel Banziger]

I have one, quite close to yours serialnumber-wise, which was awarded for actions near Stalingrad. I would have some research done if I were you

[PapaStalin1943]

I have one, quite close to yours serialnumber-wise, which was awarded for actions near Stalingrad. I would have some research done if I were you

Thanks Marcel, I think I will! What do you think about the screw nut? I know the earlier T1V1/2 had silver nut screws, but from what I’ve seen the variant 3 had brass.

[Marcel Banziger]

Screwnuts were also interchanged. These could be lost and replaced by another one, either during wartime or in postwar years. Both by awardee and by family of deceased veterans but also by sellers and dealers. Who knows?