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[Aleksander P]

No problem. Welcome to the forum! It's nice to have more Soviet collectors here.

[Oli4]

Thank you Alex, i have not collected Soviet (or any) militaria very long but this forum has proved a great help throughout it.

Regards, Oli

[Dom]

First type of guard badge are more rounder than the example that you show .

[Oli4]

Thanks for correcting me there Dom, do you perhaps know when the less rounded versions appeared ( soon after 1942 )?

Regards, Oli

[Dom]

Difficult to say precisely in his study Azad provides three large families, big circle, small circle and oval , not forgotten badges without fringes are worn until the early 50's.

That said you have a good example

[Oli4]

Thanks Dom, i'm going to get a copy of his book (the accompagnying .pdf translation makes the prospect of tackling a book in Russian a little less daunting).

Regards, Oli