Bilco Posted 22 September , 2023 Share Posted 22 September , 2023 (edited) I have a sub-collection of Victory medals with altered suspensions. Here's a variety, some from my collection, some from the internet - Bill ...And some more ... Bill Edited 24 September , 2023 by Bilco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted 22 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 22 September , 2023 ... and another ... And just to show it's not just the crazy Brits who do this ... Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 24 September , 2023 Share Posted 24 September , 2023 More practical than crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 24 September , 2023 Share Posted 24 September , 2023 I`ve never seen such a device on a star so that may indicate that the suspension on the VM was damage prone rather than that the required shape of the ribbon was awkward. Having said that, I`ve never come across a VM with a modified suspension like those! An interesting collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted 24 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 24 September , 2023 Anyone got other examples of Victory medals with altered suspensions? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depaor01 Posted 24 September , 2023 Share Posted 24 September , 2023 Here's one I had in my collection a while ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 24 September , 2023 Share Posted 24 September , 2023 (edited) What a random thread. I couldn't resist having a go. I came across this one on the internet converted into a modern necklace which sold for £156.39......yes ......the decimal point is in the right place. It was awarded to '680630. GNR. T. CORNER. R.A.' (BWM/BVM, RFA TF, survived). Edited 24 September , 2023 by TullochArd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depaor01 Posted 24 September , 2023 Share Posted 24 September , 2023 As a young lad I was able to buy VMs for 50p and wondered if I could make jewellery from them. There's my answer! 50p Victory medals. Oh for a time machine. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 25 September , 2023 Share Posted 25 September , 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, depaor01 said: 50p Victory medals. Oh for a time machine. We must have had nearly the same militaria shop deaor01 ........ a 'shop' to rummage through now that's a rarity these days. My 50p BVMs came from an old, rusty biscuit tin under the counter that contained about 20-30 other "orphans" separated from their BWM siblings who were melted down mid-War. On reflection that tin would have had a valuable cross section of the local community at that point. I confess I missed that connection at the time. Edited 25 September , 2023 by TullochArd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted 25 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 25 September , 2023 Many thanks depaor01 - a very well-used medal! A nice one TullochArd - judging by the colour of the beads I would guess this is another mourning piece, to be worn by a breaved mother or wife. I started collecting medals in the early 1960s, and what we called 'junk shops' had Victory medals and WW2 stars at 2/6 a pop! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 25 September , 2023 Share Posted 25 September , 2023 5 hours ago, Bilco said: ........ judging by the colour of the beads I would guess this is another mourning piece, to be worn by a breaved mother or wife. No Bill, it's just a modern necklace utilising a forgotten medal advertised on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted 25 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 25 September , 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted 2 October , 2023 Author Share Posted 2 October , 2023 And another crazy Yank ... Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 2 October , 2023 Share Posted 2 October , 2023 .........and a Portuguese dodgy suspender ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 3 October , 2023 Share Posted 3 October , 2023 This is from a family medal group. the ribbon has been replaced at some time. The loop appears to have been bent to allow the medal to lie flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted 3 October , 2023 Author Share Posted 3 October , 2023 Thanks, TullochArd and Gardenerbill! Tullochard - if you're referring to the dumbell-like bar at the top, it's a standard French method of wearing medals - It's a two-part pin - which comes apart and threads through loops on the uniform and through the sewn medal ribbon, then the thin inner pin slides into the outer to secure the medal. I have a French Victory medal ribbon that's made to be mounted this way - It's a lot safer for the wearer than the much more lethal French medal pin - Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 3 October , 2023 Share Posted 3 October , 2023 2 minutes ago, Bilco said: Tullochard - if you're referring to the dumbell-like bar at the top, it's a standard French method of wearing medals I was - thanks for the education - it would appear that the Portugeuse used this type of pin as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted 3 October , 2023 Author Share Posted 3 October , 2023 It does appear so - Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilco Posted 4 October , 2023 Author Share Posted 4 October , 2023 (edited) Another one, just arrived today - It's chrome plated, and I think it must have been altered to be worn on a watch fob, or maybe a necklace, and to look like silver! And just to show that it's not just the Brits and the Yanks - I suspect that this was a repair job, after the suspension knob broke off. Bill Edited 4 October , 2023 by Bilco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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