10-21-2002, 07:48 AM
Looking over my posts, it's plain to see that my sense of left and right were in serious decline, and my proofing skills weren't quite there ... a dangerous thing, writing way past one's bedtime!
But fortunately, you were able to understand what I meant to say, as opposed to what I actually wrote! I'm going to have to see if I can correct them ...
RE: your Suvorov badge: I guess that gives me hope for the other badges I have.
On another note, I think I'll start posting images of the other academy badges that I have. Maybe some folks will be able to help me identify the ones that I haven't quite figured out yet, as well note the variations in construction. And disassembling the badges is actually kind of fun ... :)
Here is a picture of 2 general staff academy badges that I have. They have the disappointing construction I had earlier discussed. The one with the scroll has a lettering style that I have noticed on some other apparently post-Soviet badges, such as the Margelov Airborne Academy badge (which, curiously, also has a gold-coloured finish, thus conflicting w/the Voroshilov-only gold observation).
But fortunately, you were able to understand what I meant to say, as opposed to what I actually wrote! I'm going to have to see if I can correct them ...
RE: your Suvorov badge: I guess that gives me hope for the other badges I have.
On another note, I think I'll start posting images of the other academy badges that I have. Maybe some folks will be able to help me identify the ones that I haven't quite figured out yet, as well note the variations in construction. And disassembling the badges is actually kind of fun ... :)
Here is a picture of 2 general staff academy badges that I have. They have the disappointing construction I had earlier discussed. The one with the scroll has a lettering style that I have noticed on some other apparently post-Soviet badges, such as the Margelov Airborne Academy badge (which, curiously, also has a gold-coloured finish, thus conflicting w/the Voroshilov-only gold observation).












