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I have created an account in hope of finding some information about how to authenticate a late-USSR era Russian ushanka in my possesion.
Also enjoying looking at a lot of interesting photos of stuff on here in the meantime.

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Greetings all,
I have posted this uniform before,but last time i had no clue about it,my pictures were bad and so on…so i decided to revisit it.
Since then,with the help of some expert local collectors of Bulgarian WW2 items,i was able to gather a lot more information.
The uniform is a winter every day uniform model M1936.
It belonged to a Lieutenant Colonel from the General Staff.I was told his name was Marinov and that he was a commander of a regiment in Sofia,
but i dont think there is a way to confirm this.
Judging by the medal bar from left to right(in order of awards)he was awarded with:
1 - Commemorative Medal for the Balkan war 1912-13 - It has a black line so that means he is a relative of some one who died in the war.
2 - I was told maybe the cloth bar is missing so probably the medal is a First world war Commemorative Medal 1915-18.
3 - Medal for 10 years of excellent military service.
4 - Most likely a Medal for merit; or Order of Saint Alexander 5th class.
5 - Order for military merit 4th or 5th class (for a Lieutenant Colonel I think its more likely a 4th class ).
I had some doubts the uniform might be put up together,but after consulting with experts,they assured me there is nothing wrong with it.
And after examining the stitches carefully i think its ok.

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Had a chance to visit a fantastic collection a few months ago. It contains examples of military firearms from all over the world, but these immediately caught my eye. I got to handle both of them
Steve

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Description: An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class, unmarked but I have been informed on the Wehrmacht Awards Forum that the maker is Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Hanauer Plaketten Herstelle; silver frame with a blackened magnetic iron core. It has an original shortened ribbon and comes with Documentation made out to **Gefreiten Josef Pinzolitsch of 3./ Gren. Rgt.255; The signature may read Wustenhagen, but I am not 100% sure. The document is in good condition and has been folded exactly in half, (see detailed photos for confirmation of condition). The medal also has its original blue paper packet of issue. The Cross measures 44.95 mm x 44.89 mm; paint peeling from the cross on select spots, but otherwise in good condition.
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**There are two other awards with documentation for sale listed to Gefreiten Josef Pinzolitsch. They are the Wound Badge (Werwundetenabzeichen) in Black and the Eastern Front Medal (Winterschlacht im Ostern).For more items see my Website: terry@military-images.com…………
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Hello!
I have lately been very interested in collecting war relics, but have always been interested in history and especially strategy. I´m really weird, only 15 year old but very interested in everything regarding history. Thus I´m also very keen on building models and going out with a metal detector (with even some success finding items from the finnish civil war (1918) such as a shovel and some mosin nagant ammunition.)
Even though i´m late to this forum, I still wish to get more information from this site. Thanks!

Hello,

I have a Type 22 Murata rifle that I inherited from my father and am hoping that someone could translate the kanji on the stock. My research suggests that when rifles such as this became obsolete they were passed to schools for use in training, and that the markings may represent the name of the school. I would appreciate any help and comments. Thanks you.

Tom

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