Fake Academy badges

[Esteban_cool]

Gents,

I´ve been offered these badges for sale. I need your opinion on them; if they´re OK or not.

Thanks!

[Esteban_cool]

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[Tretov]

The last one (junior officers) is OK for sure, probably the Universitet Marksism-Leninism as well - however the academy badges with name shield, I am very sceptical to buying having seen the huge amounts of fake badges in the baltic states.

VVMURE... is it the naval radio communications academy...?

[Esteban_cool]

Thanks for your help Tretov.
Now, let´s assume these naval academy badges are copies (fakes) indeed. Since I need one of these to fill a space, I´d like to know how much would this badges cost if properly sold as copies, and how much would a real one cost. I have no reference in prices of white enameled military academy badges.

Esteban

[Tretov]

Originally Posted by Esteban_cool

Thanks for your help Tretov.
Now, let´s assume these naval academy badges are copies (fakes) indeed. Since I need one of these to fill a space, I´d like to know how much would this badges cost if properly sold as copies, and how much would a real one cost. I have no reference in prices of white enameled military academy badges.

Esteban

Real one 50-100 USD (roughly, a rarer one might be much higher priced)
Fake 10-20 USD (they are rarely sold as fakes/copies "all original")

[Esteban_cool]

Originally Posted by Tretov

Real one 50-100 USD (roughly, a rarer one might be much higher priced)
Fake 10-20 USD (they are rarely sold as fakes/copies "all original")

Thanks Tretov.
I guess I´ll have the copy then. :(

[Tretov]

Originally Posted by Esteban_cool

Thanks Tretov.
I guess I´ll have the copy then. :(

You could scout The Auction Site for such badges, there are some sellers who offer such badges on regular basis.

[Esteban_cool]

Originally Posted by Tretov

You could scout The Auction Site for such badges, there are some sellers who offer such badges on regular basis.

Yup, I did, and almost all of them are noticeably fake:(:(. Most of the time they offer the usually available badges (VU badge, Junior Officer school and technical university graduate). White ones are harder to get that I thought.

By the way, Is there anybody who knows a source that explains the soviet military academy system, or just making an explanation by himself? I started to become interested in these badges. I think -and correct me if I´m wrong- that kursants after graduation received the VU badge, thus becoming a junior officer; then, junior officers reached senior ranks after obtaining the blue badge. Is that correct?

[Esteban_cool]

Originally Posted by Tretov

Real one 50-100 USD (roughly, a rarer one might be much higher priced)

You refer to the name shield ones, right? I was thinking about the ones without shield. I guess those should be cheaper?

[Tretov]

Originally Posted by Esteban_cool

You refer to the name shield ones, right? I was thinking about the ones without shield. I guess those should be cheaper?

Yes, I refer primarily to those with shield (since those in your photos all have shields) and the ones without the shield are less priced. Older shieldless badges (with 16 or 11 republics) are of course more expensive.