Rumanian Paratrooper's Badge

[Dénes]

Did you acquire any photos in the lot?

Gen. Dénes

[REGAL UNIFORMA COLECTOR]

Unfortunately no photos, no papers, no family name. The family was very paranoid with selling this uniform to me and providing me with any information. Beleive me. I tried as a collector and researcher to find everything I could about this piece. In the early years of collecting after the Communist fall from government, I came across alot of paranoid people who would sell me items but were reluctant to provide me with any information. Out of fear perhaps from living under the old regime.

[REGAL UNIFORMA COLECTOR]

In the military Museum in Bucharest, they have a Parachut badge example with the King Michael insignia with a white enamel center. What is very unusual which I have not seen another like it is that the entire badge is in gold gilt insted of silver. Does anyone know why this badge existed in gold ?

[Dénes]

Here is a post-war version (currently on eBay), described as follows:
"A Rumanian 1967 series Army 2nd class metal parachute wing, (Bragg and Turner # 935) 3 piece construction, clutchback, near new condition."

Gen. Dénes



This post has been edited by Dénes on May 02, 2005 04:46 pm

[REGAL UNIFORMA COLECTOR]

It's ugly. Ugly in the sense that the quality and workmanship does not compare to the Romanian jeweler made badges made from quality metals and superior enameling found in badges made in the 1930's. It's just no comparison. The older badges was a jewelers craft.