Badge "For Extended Service".

[EricFG]

Well, folks......after a looooong time searching for an Air Force & Navy badge in the older style I finally hit pay-dirt. To those who say 'Ya can't find nothin' good on the ebay' I say you are a putz. ;)

So for your viewing pleasure here are all three early versions. :thumbsup

Note the different paint colors on the wings; I've seen this variation before. Also, in the second image I've flipped up the numbered pendant on the bottom badge; if ya squint really hard you can see how relatively thick the pendant is. Sometimes pendants can be thinner.
I've also noticed three different shapes of the pendants; diamond and heart-shaped on para jump badges and the roughly triangular pendants seen here.

[medals73]

Nice!

Sadly the badge (naval) has gone astray from a submariner whose group lives with me. (Also many pictures and documents on his father and his mother's medal.)

[EricFG]

Nice photo. Navy photos are rarer than the army ones, and that particular badge is rarely seen in wear.

[medals73]

Thanks. With many photos (and even more documents, but few medals :( ) from the family (dad, mon, and son [him]) that is the only one that shows this badge.

[EricFG]

Originally Posted by Koslova

Thank you. Do you know if there were some kind of 'ersatz' badge for the long service medals?

I think these bridge the gap between enlistment and the initial awarding of the 10 years long service medal.
I'd surmise that these were only issued with pendants numbered 1 through 9, and that after 9 years you'd get the Long Servise Medal. But, perusing one of Boev's badges books I see a "10" and an "11" numbered pendant. Maybe the soldier wanted everyone to know just exactly how long he'd survived in the armed forces? :rolleyes:

[medals73]

Well . . . interestingly (?) the guy I displayed above also got the following.

[Lapa]

Or maybe, it may not be directly related to those long-service medals... :rolleyes:

Effectively, it is for people who decided to serve beyond the mandatory military service period (СВЕРХСРОЧНАЯ СЛУЖБА).

Marc

[EricFG]

Originally Posted by Lapa

Or maybe, it may not be directly related to those long-service medals... :rolleyes:

Effectively, it is for people who decided to serve beyond the mandatory military service period (СВЕРХСРОЧНАЯ СЛУЖБА).

Marc

Oh. Those folks weren't eligible for a LSM (after 10 years or more)?

[EricFG]

Originally Posted by EricFG

Here's another one. An enamel version with the standard pin attachment.
Note the lack of the attachment loops. Very strange. Ain't seen one like that yet. If they've been removed it hasn't been in the recent past as any scratches down there are not fresh.

After never having seen another badge without the loops I saw two today on eBay. Both looked kosher (considering the seller's images) and both were the older, brass and enamel variety.

[EricFG]

Originally Posted by Koslova

Thank you. Do you know if they were some kind of 'ersatz' badge for the long service medals?

No, I don't think so. They were both created around the same time, 1957, I think and probably for slightly different criteria with regards to time of service.