Is the metal used casting VC's really from Sevastapol guns?
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#1: Is the metal used casting VC's really from Sevastapol guns? Author: Bungarra, Location: Murchison region, West Australia PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2020 12:01 am
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Medals have been tested from 1856 - 2013......

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/03/show-your-mettle-victoria-cross-not-made-of-captured-russian-guns-after-all
#2: Re: Is the metal used casting VC's really from Sevastapol gu Author: JFFulcrum,  PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2020 9:28 am
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Unlikely British captured any guns in fight in Sevastopol - it was French army stormed Malakhov Kurgan in furios fight, after what Russian army leaved south part of Sevastopol, remaining guns was sunk in a sea. But British captured a lot of artillery in Bomarsung fort, in Baltic sea - the fort was under construction and undermanned, so siege not last long.
#3: Re: Is the metal used casting VC's really from Sevastapol gu Author: Bungarra, Location: Murchison region, West Australia PostPosted: Sat May 09, 2020 11:52 pm
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The battle of Bomarsund: Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bomarsund

I assume something is different in the pronunciation JF, please correct me if I am wrong. cheers  Wink
#4: Re: Is the metal used casting VC's really from Sevastapol gu Author: pvt_Grunt, Location: Melbourne, Australia PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 10:58 am
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Good story, shame it isnt true.
#5: Re: Is the metal used casting VC's really from Sevastapol gu Author: JFFulcrum,  PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2020 3:30 pm
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Bungarra wrote (View Post):
The battle of Bomarsund: Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bomarsund

I assume something is different in the pronunciation JF, please correct me if I am wrong. cheers  Wink


You right, mistyped last char in name of fort.

BTW, the so-called Crimean war had near world-wide scale. Despite Black sea and Baltic Sea multiple actions, there was British fleet raid to Russian North (was unable to get to Arkhangelsk, was repelled from Solovki monastery, so burnt Kola town instead), and British-French siege of Petropavlovsk in Pacific (land party was thrown back to the sea by defenders, but town was leaved in concerns of second attempt - which happened only in next year). Several attacks was made on russian trade ships in Mediterranean and even in Rio-de-Janeiro.
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