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04-08-2008, 09:47 PM | #1 |
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Albanian Submarine Insignia
Does anyone know where I could obtain an original Albanian Submarine Insignia (according to Thornton and Prichard Albania has at least a cloth badge with a grey submarine on a dark blue wool back issued in the early 1990s)? Was there any other badges issued back in the 1960's? Was there a Commanders badge similar to the Soviet Commanders badge?
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04-09-2008, 06:50 AM | #2 |
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Hi and welcome JS,
Very little is known about the Albanian Navy Submarine Insignia, which I suppose is understandable, because they originaly only had four Whiskey type Submarines aquired from the Soviets in the 60's. This you have probably seen already from Sub-Insignia: Submariners uniforms were reportedly unique. A patch showing the silhouette of a submarine (silver/white on a blue/black background) has been seen and reproduced. Conflicting reports indicate the real version (if there is a real version) has gold vice the silver embroidered thread that is most often seen. So as things stand I would imagine finding "original" Insignia very difficult. The image shows the patch that is currently known, however if that is original or not remains to be seen. Regards Eddie
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04-09-2008, 10:13 PM | #3 |
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Thanks Eddie,
I had seen the discription and am hoping someone may have one or know of where I may procure one. I have collected submarine insignia and am now trying to find originals of the really hard/rare ones. My hope is to research and post a website that will complement and expand upon the Sub-Insignia site. Thanks, JS |
04-10-2008, 12:47 AM | #4 |
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Your welcome,
This reminds me of the same situation as with the North Korean Sub-Insignia, of course if anything interesting turns up I'll post it here. Regards Eddie.
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