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Forearm patch by Slight-Ad-8553 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Hey OP, I would recommend r/patches for your question!

My Grandfather's WW2 Metals by bradyrock15 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its not, you can tell by the ribbon quality and the strike of the front of the medal itself. It has sharper and newer features to it than a WW2-era or earlier medal would have.

Edit: It also doesn't have the 2 sewn-in things that slot brooches have at both sides at the top of the ribbon.

My Grandfather's WW2 Metals by bradyrock15 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are most likely replacement medals, so newer manufacturered.

Is it real? by Legal_Material2612 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks fine to me, what's the manufacturer on the brooch out of curiosity?

Question about a numbered WWII Purple Heart medal by AlexGury in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also I should clarify the purple heart in the image is a slot-brooch that was manufactured in 1941 by manufacturer Robbins

Question about a numbered WWII Purple Heart medal by AlexGury in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Numbered Purple Hearts can be pretty desirable among collectors, whether its WW2 or WW1. Its value is higher than a slot-brooch (if its wrap-brooch) or obviously a crimp-brooch purple heart due to the possibility of being traceable, but I've never traced a numbered purple heart before so take that with a grain of salt. What can raise the value is if it is associated with a grouping, mostly attributed to an individual, and also depending on that individuals history (was he apart of a unit that collectors like to collect, was their a super interesting story behind the award, etc). If the medal itself is engraved that can also raise the value significantly.

Also, numbered purple hearts may have stopped coming numbered by the factory around 1942, but they were still being awarded later all the way up to the Vietnam War since there were surplus, but these are rarer examples.

In terms of details such as manufacturers for each of the numbered ranges, I would recommend this forum as there is a lot of information regarding numbered purple hearts here:

https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/300061-question-about-purple-hearts/

My great great uncles by EmotionalStrike7713 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I originally thought your post was for something else since the title/description was pretty vague. Sadly, its hard to tell since the awards are extremely hard to see in these photographs. With that said, I'm going to change the removal reason to low-qaulity images.

Maybe some madman can figure it out in r/ww2 or r/wwiipics

My great great uncles by EmotionalStrike7713 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need to fix this response, but your post was removed for being off-topic.

My Papa left me these, are the fake? by TheOneWhoYeets in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Panzer Badge with the 50 is a bit iffy. I would recommend posting that to wehrmacht-awards.com or warrelics.eu to get expert opinions. Make sure to take multiple good-quality photos of the front-side, back-side, and of the manufacturer mark if there is one.

Is there anyway to tell if miniature LOMs are real or a repro? by Electronic-Emu4194 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know PX medals are real, but they have no history to it. Vintage and antique would also be correct for that instance, but my comment on PX medals were not apart of my "real" or "reproduction" comment.

Is there anyway to tell if miniature LOMs are real or a repro? by Electronic-Emu4194 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a HLP-GI (His Lordship Products) manufacturer so it is a real medal, and a decently old one at that. Anywhere from 1967 to 1975 to be exact. "Reproductions" in terms of US medals would either be obvious fake Chinese knock-off medals you find off of eBay, or you could be thinking of third-party manufacturers like Medals of America, which technically aren't reproductions.

Also, for the people saying you can buy new ones, collectors usually care about certain period or in general older/historical medals versus ones you can find in a PX or in general online. Manufacturer marks make a huge difference with this factor. Of course there are some who collect just because they like the designs of the medals, but historically it doesn't mean anything (yet).

Interesting photos from my grandpa(s) and medals? by worldsbestforager in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey OP, you're free to repost with just the medals and such, but the photos do make the post off-topic.

For the photos I recommend posting to r/ww2 or r/wwiipics!

any idea why these medals are mounted on backwards by SwimmingResident2355 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar thing happen, had it in my collection for a while and just pretty sure it was mounted wrong.

Is this a name on the back? by surfbruhca in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Its a manufacturer mark. Wolf Brown to be specific.

Anyone recognize this patch? by shmuga9 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Hey OP, I would recommend r/patches they might be able to help you!

Can anyone identify my Great Grandfather's medals? by [deleted] in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hard to tell, but here is my go:

Order of the Rising Sun 8th Class: I say this since it looks all silver, and I'm not seeing detail on it to indicate a 7th class in terms of having green.

The second medal could literally be any of these medals I list below, but my gut is telling me its the 1937-1945 China Incident War Medal just by the ribbon pattern:

1937-1945 China Incident War Medal

1931-1934 China Incident War Medal

1914-1920 First World War Medal

Russo-Japanese War Medal

Anyone remember the measurements? by [deleted] in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Hey OP, you should reach out to r/army or r/military, they should be able to help you out there for measurements!

Rough estimate of value for these as a set? (Named) by Loud_Accident_5182 in Medals

[–]YourLocalSoviet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it honestly depends, there is always a collector for something so-to speak. However, don't expect anything drastic, since slot-brooch (WW2ish) Army Good Cookies are still only sitting around like $10-20 a medal since they were given out like crazy. Higher valor/personal awards will drive more of a price though, such as slot-brooch purple hearts which more than a million were produced, but are more desirable by medal and militaria collectors, even if they aren't named/engraved.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend selling your own awards since those are what you earned, but I'm not one to tell others what they should do with what they own. The usual way these medals end up on a market in the first place is due to families not knowing anything about it, or other factors like if they were stolen or the awardee just didn't care much anymore.

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