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01-08-2006, 01:34 AM | #1 |
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Badge "Excellent In Air Force".
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I have those two aviation otlichnik badges. Are they just different variations or one of them was painted by the owner to make it looks more flashy? They are both pinback and have a mirroring reverse with a small mintmark (different mintmark though) Thanks to enlight me. |
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01-08-2006, 11:26 AM | #2 |
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The first one appears to be in brass?? Then it is from the 60's.
The second one is from the 70's to 80's. it is made of aluminium and paint.
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Hello Danny.
Thanks for posting. I've forgotten to say they are both made from the same metal (brass I believe) and are of the same weight. And this is definitely enamel (not paint) In my opinion, they are both from the 1960s and it's why I was wondering about the dark blue painting added around the shield. To compare, I posted the reverse of the two previous aviation badges as well as the obverse and reverse of a otlichnik for Navy which is of the more recent variation and definitely made of aluminium (very light and has almost a "plastic" look) and paint. Also, that Navy badge has a simple plain reverse (not mirroring the obverse like the two aviation badges). Last edited by matteti; 01-09-2006 at 10:26 AM. |
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If made of brass, then they are both from the 60's then since the later issues were made from aluminium and paint. The brass one painted might have been done as a correction to broken enamel or something of that nature.
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Matteti,
They were made by different factories/mints and there are many variations. Alexei |
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I think Alexei's comment applies broadly to all of these 60s-1991 badges--classification badges, otlichnik badges, wings, and so on. Lots of places produced them so they all do not look alike. The older ones were brass and enamel, and then were made out of aluminum and paint as time progresssed.
What I don't know is whether these common badges have been made post-1991 (aka restrikes). They are so plentiful and cheap that it seems somewhat pointless to make them, but, if the original dies are still around, we've seen that enterprising FSU-people will run the presses is any amount of $ can be made. Anyone know? |
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Hello, what do you think about this Otlichnik BBC Badge?. Its a fake one or not.
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Badge "Excellent In Air Force".
Here's another new one. This came from Latvia. It's a nice, older excellent red airforceman badge. Nicely made from brass with some enamel.
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Re: Badge "Excellent In Air Force".
Here is a later aluminium example.
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