03-20-2016, 11:07 PM
I'm sure it's not a Soviet Submariner's badge with the red star removed and replaced with the double eagle emblem. I bought a half dozen of the Soviet badges while I was in Russia for my ex shipmates on the Hughes Glomar Explorer. We found a submariner's inspection kit with his badge and belt buckle in the wreck of the K-129, but of course could not keep any souvenirs. So I'm very familier with how they look and attach a couple of images of one I kept from my purchases. The screw stud broke off and I resoldered it. Also you can see that it is not nearly as detailed as the double eagle one. The screw on the Soviet one is missing contrasting with the well shaped one on the double eagle badge, and there is a web between the masts and the gun barrel. Also, you can see from the back side that the Soviet badge is cliché, stamped with a die, while the double eagle badge is solid lost wax casting. Why would anyone go through the effort to counterfeit something that doesn't exist?
