Fake soviet guard badge?

[gandhiline]

Hello everyone,

For some time now, I've had this " soviet guard badge" at the bottom of my drawer, and I'd like to know if it is original or not. I've never seen one with this type of pin attachment, and I would be interested to hear your opinions about it. Perhaps it is a reproduction; I don't know, which is why I am seeking your help.

Looking forward to your response, thank you for your attention to my post.

[Gerry C]

in my opinion it looks like a cheaply made modern tourist piece. More a representative piece than actual one. Just FYI all the ones I own are a cross section of WW2 and Cold War era. And all have screw backs as opposed to pin.

Regards,

Gerry C

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The only thing I really know is... I don't know anything.

[gandhiline]

Hello, thank you for your response and for this information
regards,

[Watchdog]

Sorry mate, that is just plain nasty. Wrong material and even more wrong fastener.

When I was serving in Berlin before the Wall came down the then current items were "barter currency" regularly offered by Soviet troops for things like cigarettes, magazines and even mail order catalogues (they sent them home to wives and girlfriends who would copy the fashions). When the border opened the markets were awash with these and even those very late pieces were electroplated brass with a screw post. The earlier and wartime were the same construction with only slight differences in basic design and finish.

I'm afraid this one never saw any kind of service, active or otherwise.

I really hope it cost no more than pennies?

Regards

Mark

[Marcel Banziger]

It is supposed to look like a postwar Guards badge but it is in fact a poor replica.

[Dom]

It is a badge from the end of the 80's, it does not have a great value but has the merit of being original !

It is also referenced in the Breast badge ot the Red Army by B. Airapetyan