12-08-2012, 02:40 AM
Quote:Originally Posted by EricFG
OK. Agreed. But some semi- or non-official badges did get made and were allowed to be worn. We can agree on that, can we not, like the school rhomboids?
Lapa Wrote:Eric, I am afraid we can't. School rhombs were officially ordered by the institutions, and Monetniy Dvor was not the only company to have badge-striking capabilities in the Soviet Union.
Marc
Marc, the late-issue rhombs, the one's with the plaque attached that some said were fake and some say are private purchase items; those are what I am referreing to when I said "semi- or non-official". I think that is what you mean by the base rhom being "officially ordered" from MMD or others and the plaque added? The plaques on those late badges were not official from what I understand but were allowed to be worn. I also guess that these are similar to the 25th anni of the GPW badge whose ribbon we see so often at the bottom of ribbon bars; it is not an official award but it was allowed to be worn.
Am I close to being right or am I way off base?
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