PO3 Private RallyPoint Member 3476270 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My Great Grandfather was in the Canadian Armed Forces during WW1 and my Grandfather served in the Korean War and Vietnam in the US Army. They’re both well decorated and I was curious if the Navy engraves medals in the same way that their respective branches did or if it’s even permitted. If the Navy doesn’t do it, how would one go about getting it done? How would one go about engraving medals? 2018-03-24T09:43:20-04:00 PO3 Private RallyPoint Member 3476270 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>My Great Grandfather was in the Canadian Armed Forces during WW1 and my Grandfather served in the Korean War and Vietnam in the US Army. They’re both well decorated and I was curious if the Navy engraves medals in the same way that their respective branches did or if it’s even permitted. If the Navy doesn’t do it, how would one go about getting it done? How would one go about engraving medals? 2018-03-24T09:43:20-04:00 2018-03-24T09:43:20-04:00 2LT Ronald Reimer 3476373 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-223682"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fhow-would-one-go-about-engraving-medals%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=How+would+one+go+about+engraving+medals%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fhow-would-one-go-about-engraving-medals&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AHow would one go about engraving medals?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-would-one-go-about-engraving-medals" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="4ed04eb4bb165ee3621d220fcfe6320f" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/223/682/for_gallery_v2/9ff9b5b1.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/223/682/large_v3/9ff9b5b1.png" alt="9ff9b5b1" /></a></div></div>The same way that I do everything else.....amazon.com Response by 2LT Ronald Reimer made Mar 24 at 2018 10:18 AM 2018-03-24T10:18:25-04:00 2018-03-24T10:18:25-04:00 COL Private RallyPoint Member 3476482 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Take them to a trophy shop to engrave them. It’s just a hassle to replace the ribbon when they get old. Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 24 at 2018 10:54 AM 2018-03-24T10:54:35-04:00 2018-03-24T10:54:35-04:00 Maj John Bell 3476571 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Go to a full-service jeweler. That means probably not a national chain store, or a trophy shop. Response by Maj John Bell made Mar 24 at 2018 11:26 AM 2018-03-24T11:26:07-04:00 2018-03-24T11:26:07-04:00 PVT Mark Brown 3476766 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Good Question. I collect old militaria, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. I sell and trade. I have run across a few engraved medals but they are few and far between on the open market. Most families hold onto those mementos of their family heroes. But, through estate sales mainly, I have come across a lot of collectible militaria. A good trophy shop or jewelry store could handle this for you. I would ask for a same of their engraving ability before handing over a family heirloom. I don&#39;t know if doing this would change the intrinsic value of an item but would, indeed, complete the item for the one that earned the award, particularly if it was a valourous item. Battlefield awards generally are not engraved but one is allowed to seek out the engraving though your supply unit, at least it used to be that way. <br />Now, does the Navy engrave? I would suspect they do but don&#39;t know for sure but one can always add it. Response by PVT Mark Brown made Mar 24 at 2018 12:49 PM 2018-03-24T12:49:45-04:00 2018-03-24T12:49:45-04:00 LTC Jason Mackay 3476879 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Jeweler could do it Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Mar 24 at 2018 1:22 PM 2018-03-24T13:22:27-04:00 2018-03-24T13:22:27-04:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 3477021 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I know the Defense Logistics Agency medals because I bought their new engraver.<br /><br />If you request medals from the National Archives they will send you an engraved metal.<br /><br />That said if you&#39;re willing to pay for it yourself you&#39;ll get them a lot faster if you do it yourself Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 24 at 2018 2:10 PM 2018-03-24T14:10:55-04:00 2018-03-24T14:10:55-04:00 LTC John Griscom 3478415 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Any trophy shop might do it/ Response by LTC John Griscom made Mar 24 at 2018 10:16 PM 2018-03-24T22:16:17-04:00 2018-03-24T22:16:17-04:00 2018-03-24T09:43:20-04:00