Tony .. as ever, an excellent item .. well presented
Gary J.
Tony .. as ever, an excellent item .. well presented
Gary J.
Nice display Tony!I never knew such a armband existed
Hey Guys,
Here's are images of the 9th Bolonski badge I mentioned in my previous post. I also included the miniature badge in the image. As you can see the badge has a "gold" coloring to it on the front along with what would appear to be a lacquering as well. The back of the badge shows what may be brass coming through near the edges. I don't think the spinner is original to the badge.
As I mentioned previously, somewhere in the recess of my mind I remember a mention that "gold" versions were issued to soldier's that made there way into the city. I'll keep searching my books for any notation to verify this.
Then again, perhaps it was after one too many Burton's Old Expensives !!
Thanks !!
Vic
And of course, the back...
Let me know what you think !!
Thanks !!
Vic
Vic, I think I see what you mean. Perhaps a bit of luster in the brass? You mention some evidence of a lacquer coating - maybe the badge was polished up in the past and then lacquered to preserve the shine?
The spinner looks like a ‘Della Medaglia’ made version, the one found as original equipment on the Polski 2 Korpus badge from this maker. These spin freely onto the Lorioli badges, and it’s not unusual to find them on these and other badges.
Please keep looking into that account of the gold version issued to soldier's that made there way into Bologna.
Regards,
Tony
Fellows,
Let me please show my recent acquisition.
Who guess first – what is it?
Let’s do small competition here.
I add to simplify – this was probably the smallest “unit” of the Polish Free Army. Slightly younger – but excellent history.
A
I like the design of this one.Ill be posting another badge soon.
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