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08-10-2009, 03:16 PM | #1 |
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Badge "Excellent Military Construction".
Got this today from a very green and pleasant land.
Been wanting one for a while to feed my badges habit. :chuckle
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Re: Military construction badge
Nice badge! I have it too. I´d like to see how it looks displayed on a uniform.
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08-10-2009, 05:33 PM | #3 |
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Re: Military construction badge
It's pretty small, 30mm (not including the star tip) by 20mm. But the screwpost is about a mile long. I'd think that thing would poke me until I went crazy and broke it off (and sloppily soldered a pin to the reverse).
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09-12-2012, 09:18 AM | #4 |
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Badge "Excellent Military Construction"
Here is my new "Excellence in Military Construction" badge made from enameled and gold plated brass.
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Nice one, Jens. I notice yours has the blackened shovel and weapon as most do. Mine however does not and it always made me feel like a second class citizen because of that omission.
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Re: Badge "Excellent Military Construction"
I certainly wouldn't feel 2nd or 3rd class about that honestly worn piece. The late period Badges are (or at least were a couple of years ago) available in vast stocks of unissued pieces in their cases. When I had the chance I picked up 60 of these in their cardboard cases for about 15-20 cents a piece. I could have bought considerably more but I just didn't have the space.
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60? Ok, I am glad that I got one for less than 10 Euros. :D
Don't worry, yours is just a variation. I was surprised how small this badge was. I expected it much larger especially with so many details. Last edited by CtahhR; 09-13-2012 at 03:20 PM. |
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Re: Badge "Excellent Military Construction"
Hi! This mine. I have got it together with a bunch of other minor USSR medals and badges, some of which are definitely fakes.
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Re: Badge "Excellent Military Construction"
Thanks, JensF! How do you recognize and early type from a late one?
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