Scowen Posted April 13, 2007 Share Posted April 13, 2007 Any Gentlemen here know whether this badge is original or not please?CheersDon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scowen Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 Reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scowen Posted April 13, 2007 Author Share Posted April 13, 2007 mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François SAEZ Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scowen Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 Thank you Fran?ois, lucky I did not buy it CheersDon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Was this a fantasy item, or based on a real badge?Regards,Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François SAEZ Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Fantasy item Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Fantasy itemPity, it looks nice. Not an unofficial specially made up for a pilot of that unit to celebrate his 50th kill? Seems like a lot of work has gone into it. Regards;Johnsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilja559 Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Its not a fantasy.These are 50 years of 12 assault group, Latvians.Those that served in 1944 in German aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François SAEZ Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Its not a fantasy.These are 50 years of 12 assault group, Latvians.Those that served in 1944 in German aircraft.Well, we obviously don't have the same opinion and I believe a wartime pic will show how I am wrong but not, IMO, a WWII badge, if commemorative postwar, that I don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilja559 Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Certainly postwar. 50 years of 12 assault group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Certainly postwar. 50 years of 12 assault group.Hallo ilja559 thank you for your input, can you tell us of any sources or reference material where the information is contained, we are always looking to learn more, especially about items we have not seen before now.Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilja559 Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Hallo Kevin.Soon there will be a book on the Latvian badges. My friend has shown some badges at a forum. The description in Russian if not clear I shall translate.http://sammler.ru/index.php?showtopic=11095 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger-pie Posted June 25, 2007 Share Posted June 25, 2007 (edited) Hallo Kevin.Soon there will be a book on the Latvian badges. My friend has shown some badges at a forum. The description in Russian if not clear I shall translate.http://sammler.ru/index.php?showtopic=11095Some very nice and unusual badges and medals there. Never seen most of them before.Thanks for the additional information on the Latvian 12th Assault Group 50th anniversary badge. Looking at the pictures I could see that it is well made, no-one would go to that trouble for what would be regarded amongst 99% of TR collectors as an oddity or a fake (even though it is not strictly TR).I note that they have included the swastika, but then again, lets not go there... Regards;Johnsy Edited June 25, 2007 by Tiger-pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scowen Posted June 25, 2007 Author Share Posted June 25, 2007 Hi Ilja559,Thanks for the info & link! I've been wanting to getb a few of those badges for a while but so far have not been able to find any.CheersDon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iffig Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hallo Kevin.Soon there will be a book on the Latvian badges. My friend has shown some badges at a forum. The description in Russian if not clear I shall translate.http://sammler.ru/index.php?showtopic=11095A book on Latvian badges ? I always dreamed of such a publication .....Do not forget to give the title, ISBN and references of this book when published! And thank you for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilja559 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I has see in eBay this book.But cant say about her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iffig Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I has see in eBay this book.But cant say about her.Thanks for the info; looks like a book published by a museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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