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By the way, another interesting feature of this 1st class set set from BM is that breast star "hallmarked with a swan". So we know that this breast star made a trip to France I wonder why badge is not hallmarked with the same mark

Seriously?! Looks more like 16,25 mm to me Yep. Original ring should be soldered.

We were talking about gild on breast star superimposed badge - not about gild on rays dear Richard ;)

I'd say damn good price!

Looks like this breast star lost its original red enamel (at least in several places) and somebody decided to cover it with a lay of red lacquer (?) or was it cold enamel (?). Anyway, looks pretty terrible ...

Seriously?! I'd say pretty sweet price But then again - not a first class set anymore, since it looks like badge and star were bought bybtwo different buyers ...

Not enough 1st classes for all ...

Yep. If I remember correctly 1st class badge has suspension ring with diameter (approximately of course) 16,5-17 mm and 3rd class badge has ring with diameter 10-10,5 mm. P.S. Sometimes I see 1st class sets with badges that have double ring construction of 3rd class. These are most likely artificially created sets

One day to go and breast star $1655 < neck/sash badge $1840 Interesting inequality

Pokryshkin of course

I beg you, please don't start me with these punching

Red star Year/Number (overlays are possible) 1930 1 – 4 1931 11-14 1932 21 – 27 1933 109 – 210 1934 219 – 351 1935 458 – 752 1936 896 – 3214 1937 2546 – 3098 1938 3220 – 4397 1939 5015 – 6695 1940 6251 – 19278 1941 18094 – 33592 1942 22413 – 93463 1943 76373 – 448000 1944 176480 – 1023600 1945 378793 – 2759100 1946 1014197 – 2801564 1947 1064213 – 2848389 1948 2742707 – 2909850 1949 2873801 – 2896343 1950 2901669 – 2958242 1951 2861237 – 3001481 1952 2984860 – 3109285 1953 3057204 – 3130703 1954 3123124 – 3296489 1955 3263997 – 3388867 1956 3384949 – 3496702 1957 3397933 – 3544859 1958 3545176 – 3552412 1959 3553097 – 3554769 1960 3456865 1961 3556129 1963 3559914 1965 3418133 – 3567788 1966 3568983 - 3580520 1967 3018609 – 3741973 1968 3586610 – 3721679 1969 3609935 – 3629049 1970 3614868 – 3750137 1971 3678085 - 3751466 1972 3632372 - 3678732 1973 3696528 - 3723181 1974 3750339 1975 3638468 – 3758578 1976 3637168 - 3763232 1977 3724216 - 3763267 1978 3763784 1979 3647176 - 3755509 1980 3710847 - 3736550 1981 3753910 – 3762683 1982 3642360 – 3738669 1983 3658852 - 3679670 1984 3647782 - 3731734 1985 3674723 - 3791750 1986 3713847 - 3775738 1987 3780532 - 3788041 1988 3789268 – 3808298 1989 3796825 - 3839392 1990 3807883 - 3839970 after 1991 3804986 - 3823077

Interesting color of patina

# 652

Two additional examples of Nakajima factory in Oda badge. Interesting that both came from six hundred (and one that we already have in this thread (post #117) has number 611 on its reverse). # 614 I bet that these badges were manufactured by Mint

Reverse (any ideas about possible translation? )

Just to cheer you up - another cavalier of pilot badge At least his badge is 100% original

Well, what do you think about these badges chaps? P.S. Unfortunately not only these badges could be dubious, but also badges from posts #31-40 + badges with flat pin ... Cheers, Nick

Now let`s return to this couple of badges from posts # 161-164. Both badges appeared on the YJ this summer. First badge was sold on YJ on June 19 Then on August 18 it appeared together with second badge (without pin) on other YJ auction where only badge without pin was sold. October 7 this badge without pin was sold on eBay.

All these things make these badges look dubious ... But what about inscribed badge from post #187-189? Hmmm ...

In addition to the boxes some of these badges have very fresh look (way too fresh!) + they have painted wreath (and sometimes not very carefully painted wreath ) ...

Reverse (note how fat is the pin)

Slight penetration?

Another badge and another such box