Soviet Support Badge.

Kim · 11-01-2003, 12:20 PM

I'm not sure what this is. But I believe that it is suposed to attached to the button hole of a jacket. Other than that... your guess is as good as mine. Perhaps it's just a pin to show that you are a good party member?

/Kim

Nota Bene · 11-01-2003, 01:27 PM

Kim,

I've never seen anything like this before, but I do not believe it's a Soviet manufacture.

Alexei

Esteban_cool · 11-01-2003, 09:55 PM

Maybe from another communist country?

Kim · 11-02-2003, 01:48 AM

Yes, there are many things that speak against this being Soviet. First I got it in Sweden, second the way the hamer is designed. On all the cap badges I have there are none that have a piece of the handle sticking out.

But I found it with some other Soviet badges and some Brittish. So to narrow it down: Soviet union, UK or Sweden. Perhaps an English "we support the Soviet people" badge from the war. This guess is probably as good as any.

PS Thanks for the input!

/Kim

Nota Bene · 11-02-2003, 05:56 PM

Kim,

I agree with you. I thought, that the H&S was a little strange, the enamel was a bit on the cheap side, and the attachment device was certainly not Soviet. Still the badge is unmistakably old and a very interesting piece of history. Congrats!

Alexei

Kim · 11-03-2003, 12:02 PM

Soviet or not, I thought 20sek (about 2$) was a good deal. I would do it again. :D

Cheap enamel is common on the early, very pointy, kind of soviet cap badges. I have yet to see one of those with intact enamel. I have two, one with no trace of enamel and one with just a tiny bit of enamel. Perhaps I should start a thread about cap badges... It's a jungle but pretty interesting. Will try to put something together later this week.

/Kim

***CtahhR*** · 10-16-2013, 07:45 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if this Badge was of English production and dating from the mid 1940's. There are many British Badges of the time that are very similar in construction and quality, often made for more "leftist" organisations.
I think we are looking at more of a "solidarity" type item than lend-lease.

ade stevenson · 10-17-2013, 01:59 AM

British for me too.

I have one.

Cheers, Ade.

***CtahhR*** · 10-17-2013, 05:11 AM

It's nice to have that reinforced. Very much the same sort of production as http://soviet-awards.com/forum/sovie...tml#post216874 Most likely made by the same factory (although the NUR wasn't that Stalinist).
Certainly not Swedish in origin (they were too busy making Nordens Frihet Badges).

Kim · 10-18-2013, 02:21 AM

Wow. Almost 11 years later more answers. That's not bad and says something about the quality of this forum. Thank you gentlemen!

But I wouldn't say that the badge-makers were busy with the support Finland badges. They had plenty of time to produce something like this....

/Kim

11-01-2003, 09:55 PM	#3
Esteban_cool Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santiago, Chile Age: 36 Posts: 1,103	Maybe from another communist country? __________________ There's nothing in the streets Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye And the parting on the left Are now parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight The Who, Won't get fooled again

10-16-2013, 07:45 PM	#7
*CtahhR* Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Deep In The Archives. Age: 17 Posts: 12,074	Re: Soviet Support badge I wouldn't be surprised if this Badge was of English production and dating from the mid 1940's. There are many British Badges of the time that are very similar in construction and quality, often made for more "leftist" organisations. I think we are looking at more of a "solidarity" type item than lend-lease. __________________ "Signed with his own rubber stamp"

10-17-2013, 05:11 AM	#9
*CtahhR* Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Deep In The Archives. Age: 17 Posts: 12,074	Re: Soviet Support badge It's nice to have that reinforced. Very much the same sort of production as http://soviet-awards.com/forum/sovie...tml#post216874 Most likely made by the same factory (although the NUR wasn't that Stalinist). Certainly not Swedish in origin (they were too busy making Nordens Frihet Badges). __________________ "Signed with his own rubber stamp"

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11-01-2003, 01:27 PM	#2
Nota Bene Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New York USA Posts: 2,296	Kim, I've never seen anything like this before, but I do not believe it's a Soviet manufacture. Alexei

11-02-2003, 01:48 AM	#4
Kim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 227	Yes, there are many things that speak against this being Soviet. First I got it in Sweden, second the way the hamer is designed. On all the cap badges I have there are none that have a piece of the handle sticking out. But I found it with some other Soviet badges and some Brittish. So to narrow it down: Soviet union, UK or Sweden. Perhaps an English "we support the Soviet people" badge from the war. This guess is probably as good as any. PS Thanks for the input! /Kim

11-02-2003, 05:56 PM	#5
Nota Bene Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New York USA Posts: 2,296	Kim, I agree with you. I thought, that the H&S was a little strange, the enamel was a bit on the cheap side, and the attachment device was certainly not Soviet. Still the badge is unmistakably old and a very interesting piece of history. Congrats! Alexei

11-03-2003, 12:02 PM	#6
Kim Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 227	Soviet or not, I thought 20sek (about 2$) was a good deal. I would do it again. :D Cheap enamel is common on the early, very pointy, kind of soviet cap badges. I have yet to see one of those with intact enamel. I have two, one with no trace of enamel and one with just a tiny bit of enamel. Perhaps I should start a thread about cap badges... It's a jungle but pretty interesting. Will try to put something together later this week. /Kim

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