Guards Badge.

[Jeffrey Meffert]

But somebody is being a bit of a copy-cat

[Esteban_cool]

Here´s what I have.
A DPRK guards badge, made of copper, pinback version. There is a blank space at the reverse for a serial number.

[Will]

Nice Guards badge, Esteban !

I have examples in both pin-back and screw back.

At this point in time I have yet to see a photograph of a guards badge being worn, but I'm sure that there must be some out there someplace.

[Esteban_cool]

That´s one badge I´ve never seen being worn. I´ve searched extensively for KPA pictures and recent ones only depict enlisted soldiers with the badge of the 3 revolutions. Looks quite common to have it, especially by those who guard the DMZ or the border with China.

[CtahhR]

It was looking for a guards badge being worn that I found the list of seized items.

(근위대휘장)

[Will]

It was looking for a guards badge being worn that I found the list of seized items.

(근위대휘장)

I don't think I understand what you mean.

[CtahhR]

A picture of a Guards Badge on a Guard's chest is what I'm thinking. I was looking for a picture of this when I stumbled across something else. I still didn't find a picture of the badge being worn.

[Will]

These are the badges that have been designated as the insignia worn by DPRK "Guards" units in one of the recent reference books, one in pin back, the other a screw back.
Yet I've never seen a photo of one of these in wear, and you would think that "Guards" units would be a feature of the never-ending parade formations in Pyongyang.
So...?

[Lapa]

...So...?

So it keeps adding yet more question marks to the issue of NK order, medal and badge production... IMHO, the Chinese connexion appears as the most likely culprit.

Marc

[Esteban_cool]

I´ve never seen them neither. From all the Panmunjon pictures and parade videos I´ve watched (and keep watching), I still don´t see one of these being worn.

Here´s mine, with a heavy patina, made of copper.