01-10-2013, 02:10 AM
In 1957, the Border Guard was transferred to the umbrella of the newly created (1954) KGB (Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti- Committee of State Security) where it would remain until the dissolution of the USSR. The badges produced in early 1957 (Type 1, Variation 3) were one-piece badges with “KGB” on the ribbon of the “egg”. This badge and the “MGB” badge are the rarest variations of the Outstanding Border Guard badge.
The final version of this badge, a Type 1, Variation 4, is depicted below. It is a one-piece badge with no designation in the “egg”. This is the most common version of this badge and was produced from 1957 through 1964. The badge shown is in superb condition; I believe it was worn as the screw has definitely been shortened to nearly half it’s original length, but must have been put away in short order- perhaps due to receipt of a new Type 2 badge in ’64.
The final version of this badge, a Type 1, Variation 4, is depicted below. It is a one-piece badge with no designation in the “egg”. This is the most common version of this badge and was produced from 1957 through 1964. The badge shown is in superb condition; I believe it was worn as the screw has definitely been shortened to nearly half it’s original length, but must have been put away in short order- perhaps due to receipt of a new Type 2 badge in ’64.
"We are Marching for the Victory of Communist Labour"
V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin)
V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin)
