Medal Mounting

ak51535

Where would be the best place to get medals mounted?
would anyone have any contact numbers?
much appreciated!

Frosty McSnowballs

ak51535 wrote: »

Where would be the best place to get medals mounted?
would anyone have any contact numbers?
much appreciated!

Where are you based?

ak51535

in the curragh

Frosty McSnowballs

I know there was a fella in McKee that did it. Il ask around if you want

ak51535

yeah if you know hear anything, even if there's a fella south of the country who does it, thanks very much!

arybvtcw0eolkf

Check An Cosantoir or the tailor in your barracks.

ak51535

yeah I heard something about GOC medal mounting but don't have a contact number for him, the barrack tailor is a IUNVA member but doesn't do mounting unfortunetly

Frosty McSnowballs

ak51535 wrote: »

yeah I heard something about GOC medal mounting but don't have a contact number for him, the barrack tailor is a IUNVA member but doesn't do mounting unfortunetly

I haven't forgotten about ya dude. I'm waiting on a number

cw67irl

Murty Quinn in Mullingar!!! Only man for the job!!

ak51535

senor your grand man! no worries at all, thanks again.... would you have a number for murty quinn?

cw67irl

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holdfast

Can someone PM murty number cheers

Derisol

Hey lads, there's a lad in Collins Bks, Cork who mounts medals. He's top notch at them. His prices were alright too. He posted mine back to me aswell.
I'll PM his number if anyone needs its.

uck51js9zml2yt

MY brother got medals ribboned and mounted by a guy in mckee . Some were ww1but but he managed to get ribbons for them. Did a great job.

Derisol

Nice one. The lad in cork says he does all medals, old and new as well. I suppose it just comes down to how well they're done. There's nothing worse than crooked or sloppy medals.

John_D80

Rodney Faint Stubbornness wrote: »

MY brother got medals ribboned and mounted by a guy in mckee . Some were ww1but but he managed to get ribbons for them. Did a great job.

I think I know of the guy you're talking about. I've heard nothing but good things about him.

Lad in the curragh is putting out some great work as well and Murty Quinn is still going in Mullingar of course. Fellas are spoiled for choice these days when it comes to quality work out there.

Have to say though, couple of mates got theirs done by a guy in Collins Cork and had to get them re-done again elsewhere. Don't know if it's the same guy Derisol mentioned though.

Derisol

Ya, I think you're probably talking about the tailor up there. I saw his work. I went with lad out of the artillery unit. Have to say I'm very happy with his work. Couldn't fault it.

Kat1170

Was going to get mine done as they look smart on parades when done right, but decided not to as I like the idea of the original ribbon still being on them.

Derisol

Kat1170 wrote: »

Was going to get mine done as they look smart on parades when done right, but decided not to as I like the idea of the original ribbon still being on them.

He mounted my original ribbons on the medals. Same as you, I wanted to keep them. Your dead right, that's important.

cruasder777

Do the defence forces wear court mounted medals ?

uck51js9zml2yt

my brother got his put into a display case. Some belonged to my dad and grand-dad.

John_D80

Kat1170 wrote: »

Was going to get mine done as they look smart on parades when done right, but decided not to as I like the idea of the original ribbon still being on them.

How do you keep your medals looking tidy on your tunic if they are not mounted? How many do you have?

Kat1170

John_D80 wrote: »

How do you keep your medals looking tidy on your tunic if they are not mounted? How many do you have?

I have three. They are neat kept as tidy as is possible. They don't look ironing board straight but as I said I decided to keep them original rather than what I think looks slightly false. Purely my own personal preference, each to their own.

John_D80

Kat1170 wrote: »

I have three. They are neat kept as tidy as is possible. They don't look ironing board straight but as I said I decided to keep them original rather than what I think looks slightly false. Purely my own personal preference, each to their own.

Hey, it's your call bud, but have you never been pulled aside before a GOC's or some other parade and advised to get em sorted? Unmounted medals, even 2 or 3 look terribly untidy and stands out like a sore thumb even from a distance.

Edit: also, isn't it in the DFR's that, two or more medals are worn together, they should be mounted? As far as I know it says something like "from a single suspension bar". Or did I just imagine reading that somewhere? Lol.

John_D80

cruasder777 wrote: »

Do the defence forces wear court mounted medals ?

Pardon my ignorance. What are court mounted medals?

Derisol

Court mounted medals are where the ribbon is brought down further, so that the medal sits in front of the ribbon. The Irish Army does not wear court-mounted medals.

cruasder777

Derisol wrote: »

Court mounted medals are where the ribbon is brought down further, so that the medal sits in front of the ribbon. The Irish Army does not wear court-mounted medals.

I prefer court mounted then swing mounted, I think it looks sharper. Also stops clinking when marching.

John_D80

cruasder777 wrote: »

I prefer court mounted then swing mounted, I think it looks sharper. Also stops clinking when marching.

Like the Brits wear?? Yeah much better looking.

DavidSullivan

Murty Quinn is the man to go to in Mullingar! Great mounter.

John_D80

DavidSullivan wrote: »

Murty Quinn is the man to go to in Mullingar! Great mounter.

And he'll do you a great deal price-wise if you go back to him for each new medal. Same for the guy in the DFTC.

Most of the others out there charge full whack for each new mounting from what I've heard.

Señor Fancy Pants

DavidSullivan wrote: »

Murty Quinn is the man to go to in Mullingar! Great mounter.

Murty did a fantastic job on mine. The guy in McKee is great too. Had a botch job done once or twice from other guys but the two lads above would be a safe bet.

cruasder777

John_D80 wrote: »

Like the Brits wear?? Yeah much better looking.

to be honest swing mounted medals clink when marching, look crap and you can get them 100 percent straight;.

hence why nearly every professional military court mounts medals.

John_D80

cruasder777 wrote: »

to be honest swing mounted medals clink when marching, look crap and you can get them 100 percent straight;.

hence why nearly every professional military court mounts medals.

I find I can get mine perfectly straight and rigid by piercing the tunic material in three places with the long pin as opposed to two, like most lads do. Don't know if that makes sense the way I've explained it.

The clinking sounds terrible I agree. All my medals have tiny little dents in the sides from banging off each other.

Are the court mounted medals fixed directly to the ribbon behind them or something? Is that how they don't move?

cruasder777

John_D80 wrote: »

I find I can get mine perfectly straight and rigid by piercing the tunic material in three places with the long pin as opposed to two, like most lads do. Don't know if that makes sense the way I've explained it.

The clinking sounds terrible I agree. All my medals have tiny little dents in the sides from banging off each other.

Are the court mounted medals fixed directly to the ribbon behind them or something? Is that how they don't move?

A backing material called buckram is used to keep them rigid.

John_D80

cruasder777 wrote: »

A backing material called buckram is used to keep them rigid.

How does that work? Are they fixed onto it somehow?

Are you a serviceman yourself?

cruasder777

John_D80 wrote: »

How does that work? Are they fixed onto it somehow?

Are you a serviceman yourself?

Heres a website that explains, the ribbon is fixed to it. Ex serviceman, Parachute Regiment junior leaders, II Squadron RAF Regiment then the Queen’s Colour Squadron (QCS).


http://www.themedalmountingshop.com/mountingstyles_4.html

John_D80

cruasder777 wrote: »

Heres a website that explains, the ribbon is fixed to it. Ex serviceman, Parachute Regiment junior leaders, II Squadron RAF Regiment then the Queen’s Colour Squadron (QCS).


http://www.themedalmountingshop.com/mountingstyles_4.html

Wow, you got about a bit. Never knew the Para's had a junior leaders program. How come you didn't follow it up and go into the Para's proper if you don't mind me asking?

Cheers for the link btw. Think I understand how they are fixed now.

cruasder777

John_D80 wrote: »

Wow, you got about a bit. Never knew the Para's had a junior leaders program. How come you didn't follow it up and go into the Para's proper if you don't mind me asking?

Cheers for the link btw. Think I understand how they are fixed now.

Long story, II squadron RAF regiment have a more sophisticated Para role and I liked the look of them more, it was called junior parachute company, based in Farnborough and Aldershot, we did training in the morning, class room in the afternoon. Lots of training on Hankley common. QCS are part of the same regiment.


Old film, kids making it look easy.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/boy-paratroopers/query/boy+paratroopers

Derisol

Has anyone heard anything about the Defence Forces changing the precedence in which their medals are mounted? Seems like an awful lot of bother to go to to change the order in which your medals are mounted!!