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rbminis
I can't give any dates or anything like that but, I believe, the pre war and early ones did not have a backing strip.
They should only be found with the early, or lower grade badges on them.
Likely something like wear to the tunics dictated the implementation of them.
The lanyards were instituted by an order of 29 June 1936. The cloth backing was introduced by an order of 19 June 1937 after it had been found that the lanyards damaged the uniforms by chafing and rubbing off aluminum residue.
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07-15-2019 06:38 AM
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