Hello,
Roman Tavast's factory was taken from him immediately in 1940, and he was executed in Siberia in 1942. I have never seen any Soviet badge with a Roman Tavast screwplate that I believed was the proper screwplate. Does anyone have any evidence that there are Soviet badges with Roman Tavast screwplates? It seems unlikely that the Soviets would issue a badge with his name on the screwplate. The name of the factory was changed from Roman Tavast to Metallmärk February 11, 1941, although the Tavast name was used under the German occupation.
Keith
Roman Tavast's factory was taken from him immediately in 1940, and he was executed in Siberia in 1942. I have never seen any Soviet badge with a Roman Tavast screwplate that I believed was the proper screwplate. Does anyone have any evidence that there are Soviet badges with Roman Tavast screwplates? It seems unlikely that the Soviets would issue a badge with his name on the screwplate. The name of the factory was changed from Roman Tavast to Metallmärk February 11, 1941, although the Tavast name was used under the German occupation.
Keith
