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    Italy - WWII Para Badges - GNR Para Badge?


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    The badge on the left appears to be straightforward, an original WWII item, the one on the right attracted differing opinions as to whether it is genuine when posted on a different forum a few years ago.

    The left hand badge is of stamped metal, between 1 - 2 mm thick, & measures about 78 mm x 37 mm.

    The right hand badge is slightly smaller, & is about 1 - 4 mm in thickness.

    The right hand badge bears the double "M" insignia of the GNR.

    One person thought it fake, another considered that it could be a badge of the "Mazzarini" para unit of the GNR "1? Battaglione Paracadutisti GNR Mazzarini", which consisited of 350 soldiers, & who wore an unofficial pilots eagle with attached parachute emblem, of cast lead alloy.

    Another considered that it is an unofficial badge worn by a former paratrooper serving in the GNR, perhaps "workshop" produced, but not a fake.

    Has anybody else any opinions please?

    Edited by leigh kitchen
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