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$9,950.00 |
Large certificate for Honorary Revolutionary Weapon, a
sword with the Order of the Red Banner of RSFSR inserted in
the handle. One of only 21 Revolutionary Honor Edged Weapons
ever issued.
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$1,850.00 |
Order of the Red Banner, Type 1, Var. 2, Sub- var. 3 ("Mirror
Reverse"), #13389, awarded in May 1940 to a reconnaissance
officer for the storming of the Mannerheim Line during
the Winter War against Finland. The recipient served
with distinction throughout the rest of WW2 earning an Order
of the Red Star at Stalingrad and two Orders of the Patriotic
War 2nd cl., one for the crossing of the Dnieper in 1943 and
another for the attack against Japan in 1945. The order is in
good
overall condition, with the usual enamel losses but never
converted to suspension - very respectable for a Type 1
"Mirror Back" Red Banner. Includes original screw plate.
Comes
with comprehensive archival research.
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$995.00 |
Order of the Red Banner, Type 2, Var. 3, Sub-var. 1, #46539,
awarded to a reconnaissance scout platoon commander for
ambushing a Finnish recon detachment in no man's land in
Karelia in April 1944. He personally killed 3 enemy scouts in
the skirmish that resulted in total annihilation of the enemy
group. The award is a very interesting late issue screw back
that was customized to wear on suspension without completely
removing the screw post. The obverse is in fine condition,
free of enamel repairs. Comes with comprehensive archival
research.
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$1,600.00 |
Order of the Red Banner, Type 2, Var. 3, Sub-var. 2, #73290,
awarded in August 1941 to Junior Lieutenant Nikolay
Reva, an SB bomber pilot, for completing 8 combat missions in
the first days of the war during the Battle of Bialystok -
Minsk, mostly during daylight hours. He
had to repel repeated attacks of enemy fighters and on one of
his missions targeting German tanks, was wounded but
nevertheless managed to land his aircraft on a friendly
airfield. Although he remained on active duty for the duration
of the war, he had no other awards, probably due to being no
longer fit for service in aviation. The award itself is an
interesting case: while it is among the earliest Orders of
the Red Banner bestowed during the Patriotic War, it is a
late-version "screw back" physically issued to its recipient
only a couple of years after the award decree. The order is in
fine to very fine condition, much better than the average for
a Type 2 "screw back". Comes with archival research.
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$680.00 |
Order of the Red Banner, Type 4, Var. 1, #110003, awarded in
May 1944 to a Yak-7b fighter pilot for completing 38 highly
successful combat flights. Twelve of his sorties for aerial
reconnaissance, while most of rest were to provide aerial
cover to Il-2 Shturmoviks, a mission he always fulfilled
perfectly. In very fine condition, an attractive piece with
a
lot of character. Comes with archival research.
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$5,800.00 |
Order of the Red Banner, 2nd award, Type 2, Var. 2 (screw back with Monetnyi Dvor mint mark), #1370, awarded in November 1942 to a Sergeant Major, a rear gunner / radio operator of a Pe-2 dive bomber of the Kalinin Front. By September 1942, he had completed a total of 151 combat missions, most of them for aerial reconnaissance. On one of his early missions of the war he shot down a German fighter with assistance of two other gunners of his bomber group. The fact that he was decorated with a Second Order of the Red Banner is an exceptionally rare case: almost all recipients of consecutive Red Banner awards were commissioned officers, not NCOs. The decoration itself is a beautiful early piece with some highly uncommon features. Comes with archival research.
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$5,900.00 |
Order of the Red Banner, 2nd award, Type 2, Var. 2 (Monetnyi
Dvor screw back), #2395, August 1943 issue to a bomber
pilot and commander of a night bomber regiment. He flew a
total of 254 combat missions - many of them in support of the
Soviet ground troops during the battle of Kursk. The order is
fine to very fine condition, with minor repairs to enamel but
never converted to suspension. Comes with comprehensive
archival research and English translation.
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$940.00 |
Order of the Red Banner, 2nd award, Type 5, Var. 2, #22159,
circa 1952-53. In near mint condition - literally a flawless
example.
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$2,250.00 |
Order of the Red Banner 3rd award, Type 5, Var. 1, Sub-var. 2
(Durov & Strekalov classification), #7165, circa early 1950s.
This is a very scarce version of the 3rd Red Banner: only
500 specimens were ever produced. Excellent example.
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$5,800.00 |
Order of the Red Banner 4th Award, Type 5, Var. 1, #2058,
awarded in 1952 to an Air Force Major General, a Hero of the
Soviet Union who had earned a Hero Star in the 1939-40
Winter War against Finland. In 1937-38 he flew 113
combat missions on a TB bomber in the Spanish Civil War. In
the early part of the Patriotic War he commanded a bomber
regiment and took part in nearly all the major defensive
battles including Leningrad, Polar Region, Moscow, Caucasus,
and Stalingrad. He continued to fly combat sorties
throughout the war to train and lead other pilots, and by
the V-Day had added 73 combat missions to his already
impressive pre-war tally. After the war, he continued to
serve in the Air Force, graduated from the General Staff
Academy and in 1953, took part in the purge of the Air Force
of the Moscow District following the arrest of its commander
Vasiliy Stalin (son of late Joseph Stalin.) Eventually he
rose to an Air Corps commander and retired only in 1973
having the rank of Lieutenant General.
The order is in excellent condition. Comes with archival
research and copy of the article about the article about the
recipient in the catalog "Heroes of the Soviet Union". A
scarce fourth consecutive Red Banner award to an extremely
interesting individual!
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$65.00 |
"The Order of the Red Banner" Durov, Strekalov, C.
2006, Moscow, Russian text. This landmark reference is a
required reading
for the serious collector of Soviet awards and is unlikely to
be surpassed.
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