May 2004 Update

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Old Soviet Diesel Sub Badges and a Few Others
I acquired seven old (late 1950's vintage) Russian submarine badges a few months ago that were really nice. They appear to be all more like diesel boat profiles than nuclear submarines; it may be just artistic license but I don't think so since a few had project numbers written on the packing (629 Golf, 633 Romeo, and 651 Juliett). Some are with Communist Youth League (CYL) logos and some are without. One has the old style CYL "BPKCM" logo (#5), the others use Lenin flag logo (#3, 4, 6, 7). One (#2) has the star with a hammer and sickle like the early Soviet CO's badge did. All in both batches appear to be brass except a few that were in a silver toned metal (noted in the list if the pictures are not obvious). All are made from flat metal with the hulls rolled to give the pins a 3-D look.

Classes depicted:
1. Golf SSB (silver)
2. Juliett SSG
3. Foxtrot SS
4. Juliett SSG
5. Romeo SS
6. Golf SSB
7. Probably a Foxtrot SS (silver)

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This month I picked up seventeen more badges, fourteen of which are of similar production to the first seven above.

Classes depicted:
1. Juliett SSG
2. Golf SSB
3. Golf SSB
4. Juliett SSG
5. Golf SSB
6. Juliett SSG
7. Golf SSB
8. Juliett SSG
9. Juliett SSG
10. Juliett SSG (silver)
11. Golf SSB
12. Juliett SSG
13. Enamelled 10th Anniversary Badge with an SSN
14. Golf SSB
15. Golf SSB
16. Enamelled 10th Anniverasy Badge with a ship with an 11 on it and a Delta SSBN
17. Silver Victor III SSN Profile with Hull # 657 on the Sail

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US Psychological Officer 1970's Prototype Badge
Never used but someone proposed this because they paid for a tool back in the 1970's.