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Russian Border Guard pocket watch....
« on: September 12, 2013, 04:45:25 pm »
A friend of mine got this from...a guy at the local recycling centre....it was about to be dumped along with a lot of other bits & bobs....the story behind it was...it was traded for a 200 pack of fags...at Checkpoint Charlie...in Berlin..in 1967.....
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Re: Russian Border Guard pocket watch....
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2013, 04:48:41 pm »
last pic
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Re: Russian Border Guard pocket watch....
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2013, 04:58:16 pm »
The Great Patriotic War 1941 1945

Nice !
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Re: Russian Border Guard pocket watch....
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2013, 11:34:38 pm »
Beautiful piece Wullie!  I got several items when I was there on the many trips....but this is a real beauty!!!!
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Re: Russian Border Guard pocket watch....
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2013, 12:40:02 am »
The things that people throw away is sometimes hard to believe! That is a nice find, is it in your possession now?

This was is up for $99
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RUSSIAN-POCKET-WATCH-RED-STAR-CCCP-USSR-1941-1945-/350709687824?pt=Pocket_Watches&hash=item51a7ed2610

There is an identical one on mathematical.com but the page won't open!

My wife still makes Reference to her parents' lives under the Germans in the War of '41 - '45 .. . and I have to constantly remind her that it was actually '39 - '45    ......    Remind me ... when did our cousins from across the Pond join in??    ;D
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Re: Russian Border Guard pocket watch....
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2013, 01:53:50 pm »
1941, wasn't it? ;D
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Re: Russian Border Guard pocket watch....
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2013, 04:38:57 pm »
Dec 8th ..1941
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