USSR Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Hi all, can anybody help me with this badge? Do you think it is authentic? I'm not too familiar with these but there are many variations as I understood. Thanks in advance and I'm sorry for the poor quality pictures but they are the best I could get :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USSR Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Collins Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 I believe your badge is genuine, and one of many variations that were made at the time (check out Avers 8, page 444- 5 variations are shown and I've seen others). Silver plated brass and enamel, two layers, screw back with the owners name and award number engraved. Looks like they were only going to simply number the badge at first, then changed their minds and added the name- although that could have been done by the owner (many Soviet badges of that time were engraved in this way). Anyway, it's award #535 given to Vostrikov, Aleksandr Yakovlevich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USSR Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 Greg, thank you very much!!! Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I would concur with Greg, looks fine to me. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volovonok Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I don't like it. This is a rare badge which is widely faked. Check the size, it should be 54x43 mm. Check here at the bottom http://www.sovietznak.ru/badge/398 I see difference between these two while they seem to be of the same type. Also note that enamels have been re-laid with the factory chimney and smoke covered. I don't like the engraving either, it does not look fluent enough and the "N" sign is non-typical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USSR Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Thanks all! I've contacted some Russian experts and they concur it's authentic. @Volovonok: there are (even) more variations than the ones shown on the websites you've posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volovonok Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 23 hours ago, USSR said: @Volovonok: there are (even) more variations than the ones shown on the websites you've posted. Probably they are right, this kind of badges isn't my cup of tea. Though, what did they say about the enamels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 There are more variations to this badge than the number of women Rasputin appropriated. The fakes if anything often look too real. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USSR Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 10 hours ago, paul wood said: There are more variations to this badge than the number of women Rasputin appropriated. The fakes if anything often look too real. Paul Lol. That remark just made my day ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 "too real" = made to look like the most accepted standard version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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