Order of the Red Star, Type 4 Var. 3 (with screw post base), #214664, awarded in July 1943 to a staff officer of the 39th Tank Brigade for outstanding leadership and personal bravery in the Izum-Barvenkovo Operation, the spoiling offensive in Donbass that prevented the Germans from sending reinforcements to their hard-pressed forces engaged in the Battle of Kursk. The offensive was otherwise largely unsuccessful and very costly on the Soviet side, so the awards for this operation are scarce. The order is in very fine to excellent condition - an extremely attractive mid-war piece free of significant flaws - and includes original silver screw plate. Comes with archival research.

Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, Sub-var. 1, #695720, circa mid- to late-1944. Beautiful early piece with uncommon grainy reverse. In very fine to excellent condition, showing only minor wear and free of significant flaws. Includes original screw plate in silver. Unlike majority of the Red Stars issued later in the war, it is much more likely to be for combat than length of service.

Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, Sub-var. 4, #1893668, circa late 1945. Relatively scarce version by the Moscow Platinpribor Factory ("MZPP"), in excellent condition.

Order of the Red Star, Type 7, Var. 2, Sub-var. 1, #3198855, circa mid-1950s. Excellent example.