pluribus Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 (edited) Several Red Army elite units existed during the Russian Civil War in 1918-20. Most famous of them were Estonian and Latvian Red Riflemen units. Lenin used thouse units as his body guards. Here you can see a badge of the Latvian Red Riflemen issued to commemorate a 50th anniversary of the unit. The badge is big and heavy. It has a multipiece construction and a screwback attaching system. It`s a quite rare badge. Edited February 11, 2008 by pluribus
koopyetz Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Pluribus:May we please see the reverse.ThanksRick
pluribus Posted February 10, 2008 Author Posted February 10, 2008 Pluribus:May we please see the reverse.ThanksRick Sure.
Bill Dienna Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 I have seen the Latvian badge and the Estonian badge from time to time. Does anyone know if there were specific award documents for these badges?
pluribus Posted March 22, 2011 Author Posted March 22, 2011 I have seen the Latvian badge and the Estonian badge from time to time. Does anyone know if there were specific award documents for these badges? Yes, there were. I have a document for the Estonian badge.
Bill Dienna Posted March 22, 2011 Posted March 22, 2011 Yes, there were. I have a document for the Estonian badge. I would love to see it, if you wouldn't mind posting it. The Estonian badge was numbered, unlike the Latvian badge. I presume that the Estonian award document has the number of the badge recorded? Thank you, pluribus !
pluribus Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 (edited) I would love to see it, if you wouldn't mind posting it. The Estonian badge was numbered, unlike the Latvian badge. I presume that the Estonian award document has the number of the badge recorded? Thank you, pluribus ! Yes, it has a number of the badge in it. Edited April 14, 2011 by pluribus
Bill Dienna Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Very nice ! Thank you for posting the award document. I recently acquired the smaller example of the Latvian badge to go with my full-size example. Both were produced in Latvia. There was also an example of the larger size badge that was produced in Russia.
pluribus Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 I recently acquired the smaller example of the Latvian badge to go with my full-size example. Is it possible to see a photo of the smaller badge?
Bill Dienna Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Is it possible to see a photo of the smaller badge? Yes, I will be happy to post photos of it next to the larger style. It may take me a few days, but I will do it.
Bill Dienna Posted May 9, 2011 Posted May 9, 2011 The full size badge is on the bottom, the smaller version on top. Unfortunately the photo was primarily focused on the larger badge, so the smaller version does not show up as well, but it has splendid detail. The screw plate on the reverse of the smaller badge is, I believe, "Riga" marked.
pluribus Posted May 9, 2011 Author Posted May 9, 2011 The full size badge is on the bottom, the smaller version on top. Unfortunately the photo was primarily focused on the larger badge, so the smaller version does not show up as well, but it has splendid detail. The screw plate on the reverse of the smaller badge is, I believe, "Riga" marked. Thank you Bill. The smaller version must be very rare. I never seen this before.
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