Surprise Gift - Russian translator needed

[Oberon]

I got a little parcel in the post today, and when I opened it I found this inside it.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5034/1005671r.jpg

I don't know who it's from yet, although I have two people in mind, but I'm trying to figure out the cryllic, so I'm going to turn to the Russian folk here.

I figured it's a Golf SSB from the design, so I'm ponder if it's a patrol badge, I have a Kilo SSK patrol badge in little collection too, so I'm wondering if it's that.

Thanks. :yeah:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Nice - how many people know your address! :hmmm:

[Oberon]

Nice - how many people know your address! :hmmm:

The FSB perhaps... :hmmm:

I suspect it's either my better half or Keab. But both are at work at the moment so I can't interrogate them. :03:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Hmmm, did you vote for Putin again? ;)

[Hottentot]

The abbreviation on the left says "DKBF", which I think stands for the Baltic Fleet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Fleet) (See the Russian name and compare to the abbreviation).

The two X-letters on the right are most likely not letters, but stand for the number 20. The word "Let" besides them could mean "years", or be another abbreviation of something.

[Oberon]

Six Golf SSBs were transferred to the Baltic Fleet in the sixties I think, perhaps this was a badge as a celebration of twenty years of the Golf SSB in the Baltic fleet? :hmmm:

[Hottentot]

perhaps this was a badge as a celebration of twenty years of the Golf SSB in the Baltic fleet? :hmmm:

This is again a moment when I raise my hands in the air and humbly admit how little I know about history. That theory however sounds plausible to me: medals and badges have been made for much weirder reasons than that. Without any further context for the object it's difficult to say, however, from what era exactly it is.

A naval museum, even if not specialized in that field, might be able to help you with the timeframe and even the context of the badge. It's surprising how many resources the museums have that are not visible to the eyes of the public.

Or you could play detective by finding the sender of the badge and have him/her confess directly. :shifty:

[vienna]

I suspect it's either my better half or Keab. But both are at work at the moment so I can't interrogate them. :03:


Interrogation? Do you have ways of making them talk?...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DR9kjdJtOj4/SUliiYtmKXI/AAAAAAAAAGI/ZKaEQnnTP-4/s400/KGB+-+Still+Watching+You!.jpg

[Jimbuna]

I thought it might have been on the site below Jamie but it isn't:

http://www.soviet-power.com/product.php?cat=36

[Nagy]

T'was I.

Happy Birthday Oberon.

Was a chance find on Ebay.

[Oberon]

I have solved the mystery, and with a minimum of violence. Raptor will be most unimpressed. :haha:

It is from Mr Keab, and according to the item description on ebay it's a Long Patrol badge.

Thank you very much mate. Much apprieciated. :D

[Raptor1]

and with a minimum of violence.

Better luck next time.

This is a curious badge, I don't think I've ever seen one of those before. Do you know what year it's from?

[nikimcbee]

http://www.submarine.id.ru/galery/t1292.jpg

Happy Bronie Day, Oberon! I got you this.:D

[Herr-Berbunch]

It's not his birthday till tomorrow - unless you're in the far east where it's already tomorrow today...:doh:

[Stealhead]

***1083;***1077;***1090; does stand for years it was probably something given to guys with 20 years of sub service.

Only thing is such badges usually have "3a" which means "for the".. this that or the other"

Like these for long patrols:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Long_cruise_sub_new.jpg

So it might be some special badge that was made as a commemoration of something.I have several specially made badges from the Soviet Union you see it is a tradition when a serviceman comes home he wears all his awards the official ones and ones that he might have had made or might be made but not official but allowed on the uniform that commemorate something of the mans service.It is a way to say "This is what I have done this is the experience I have gained this is the respect I should receive." It is a proud day to come home but in a different manner than what you might see in the West.Military service was a way to greatly improve ones life in the Soviet Union if you where from a rural area.

I think is a pin celebrating 20 years for a Golf class submarine the first part may be an abbreviation of the particular subs name it would have been given to guys serving on the sub during the anniversary and and anyone who was ever on that sub could also wear it.