Hi Gents,
My first post on this forum, and my deepest apologies for English language used.
I am from Latvia, and collecting mostly German Freikorps awards. Recently I was lucky enough to catch the second version of Baltenregiment badge in silver. It came from family, and followed by the strange badge which has a shape of shield from Baltenregiment cross, meanwhile it does not look like a piece of BR badge but a different award. It is 25 x 18 mm big, not enameled (and never was, as it looks) seems to be made of silver and bears B.R. (Baltenregiment?) initials. Produced by famous company of J.Kopf http://www.ist-world.org/ProjectDetails ... e2ddb8300a
So my question is--mis see on? A members badge? A collar? Did anyone has ever seen anything like that before? Please let me know your thoughts, thanx in advance.

Best!
Serg

Hi,
as far I know, it's a badge for member of Society of former Baltenregiment fighters and should be created earlier as the cross. I'll try to find out the correct name in german language. I have seen it only one time before, end of 90's in Berlin. Also without enamel.

B.

Hi Serg,

Can you show a backside of the second version of the BR badge?
Thanks in advance

Ben kirjutas:Hi,
as far I know, it's a badge for member of Society of former Baltenregiment fighters and should be created earlier as the cross. I'll try to find out the correct name in german language. I have seen it only one time before, end of 90's in Berlin. Also without enamel.

B.

Hi Ben,
A big big thanx for info! Would be great if you can find the correct name.
Kinda curious--where have you seen it? In a family, in museum, for sale? Do you remember if it was badge by the same maker, or different?

Best!
Serg

Raudrist kirjutas:Hi Serg,

Can you show a backside of the second version of the BR badge?
Thanks in advance

Hi Raudrist (Ove, is that you?),
Here we go. It's a usual German-made silver version with 800 stamp (I've seen 4 like that before). Not in perfect condition (the screw has been re-worked a bit), but with all the original details.
There was also a mini included, sadly sold before I got the rest of the group

Miniature

Destruction kirjutas:

Raudrist kirjutas:Hi Serg,

Can you show a backside of the second version of the BR badge?
Thanks in advance

Hi Raudrist (Ove, is that you?),
Here we go. It's a usual German-made silver version with 800 stamp (I've seen 4 like that before). Not in perfect condition (the screw has been re-worked a bit), but with all the original details.
There was also a mini included, sadly sold before I got the rest of the group

Yes, it`s me
Thank you very much and congratulations. Really nice and rare badges you have.

Thank you! Glad to meet you here! Hope to show up with Tavast BR badge once

Destruction kirjutas: Hope to show up with Tavast BR badge once

I hope same As you already know my first attempt was unsuccessfull

Hi Ben,
A big big thanx for info! Would be great if you can find the correct name.
Kinda curious--where have you seen it? In a family, in museum, for sale? Do you remember if it was badge by the same maker, or different?

Best!
Serg

it was for sale. But it happened 1998, I simply don't remember the details anymore

Ok, seems that I have enogh luck with these crosses. Here we go--Tavast cross itself

To complete the thread, and for those who never seen it, an example of award list. No, it's not in my collection unfortunately.. Also, it's a later (unusual) version with typed name of the awardee. All the earlier lists had names hand written.

Destruction kirjutas:Ok, seems that I have enogh luck with these crosses. Here we go--Tavast cross itself

Thanks for showing - absolutely beautiful!