kimj Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 (edited) Just got this in the mail and thought I would share. It's a badge for veteran's of the fighting at Hanko/Hang? or Gangut in Russian. Hanko is a penninsula in Finland the Russian got after the Winterwar.These veteran's badges are not that expensive but rich in history. And finding one from that special unit can be a real treasure hunt./KimNow if I just could find the document or documented medal group... Edited May 15, 2006 by kimj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeman Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Just got this in the mail and thought I would share. It's a badge for veteran's of the fighting at Hanko/Hang? or Gangut in Russian. Hanko is a penninsula in Finland the Russian got after the Winterwar.These veteran's badges are not that expensive but rich in history. And finding one from that special unit can be a real treasure hunt./KimNow if I just could find the document or documented medal group...This Hanko badge issue is the only veteran znachok I remember seeing with a s/n on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 This Hanko badge issue is the only veteran znachok I remember seeing with a s/n on it.Is this one considered a znachok too?:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=6...indpost&p=74880Its the only other numbered veterans badge, i have seen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeman Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Is this one considered a znachok too?:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=6...indpost&p=74880Its the only other numbered veterans badge, i have seen so far.Yes. It is for the Russian civil war and rare too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Any idea WHEN this Hang? badge was issued? On a jubilee year-- 25th... 40th.... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeman Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Any idea WHEN this Hang? badge was issued? On a jubilee year-- 25th... 40th.... ?I've had two of these badges, 1767 and 2702. A document accompanying one of them was dated 1968, so maybe the 25th anniversary? Incidentally, the badge pictured here has the same overall design as my two, yet stylistic aspects are slightly different. As a result I think this particular one may have been a restrike or second factory's production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimj Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 This one didn't come with papers. But a Finnish collegue has a document dated 1974(!), badge No 3610. That would make mine a bit later than 1974. So a later batch is perhaps the best guess. Dudeman, do you remember if the serialnumber style were similar to this one?/Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeman Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 Dudeman, do you remember if the serialnumber style were similar to this one?/KimYour s/n is done with a rotating "Dremel" tool. The ones I saw were machine-engraved and the numbers were "blocked" as opposed to slanted, cursive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimj Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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