8mm Lapel Insignia - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Jules63 · #1 07-12-20, 09:43 PM

Hello,

I have here a very small star insignia, maybe a lapel badge?

It appears to be brass and is exactly 8mm across. The star unusually has a flat border around it. It has flexible wire fixings at the back.

Could anyone kindly tell me what it is? I assume it may be WW2.

Photo attached.

Thanks for any help.

Jules.

Bill A · #2 07-12-20, 11:04 PM

Hello Jules, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts. Hopefully the membership can assist with identification.

popskipa · #3 07-12-20, 11:21 PM

I think this is USSR cap insignia

Milmed · #4 08-12-20, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by popskipa

I think this is USSR cap insignia

At 8mm I think it is far too small for a cap insignia. I believe they are one of the many variations of Italian rank stars

Jules63 · #5 08-12-20, 10:11 AM

Thanks to those who have replied so far. I agree it looks too small to be a cap badge, and googling Italian rank badges, I find similar ones but nothing the same. Italian ones seem closest so far though.

Wmr-RHB · #6 08-12-20, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Milmed

At 8mm I think it is far too small for a cap insignia. I believe they are one of the many variations of Italian rank stars

Or a collar star as worn by every member if the Italian army ??

Jules63 · #7 08-12-20, 01:19 PM

Italian? Yes, looking about I think it may be the star from an Italian collar patch like this image shows.

Pembird · #8 08-12-20, 05:20 PM

These stars are used by several countries on medal ribbons to denote second awards etc.

Jules63 · #9 09-12-20, 09:51 AM

Many thanks for all the replies on this.

dumdum · #10 10-12-20, 09:53 AM

I once had a "lot" of about 10 that had been "liberated" by one of our troops. He clearly was a "collector" ahead of me.

There are also small stars that were part of my 1960s Cubs uniform but I think that they had blades and we rather flimsy-looking. Worn against a circle of yellow felt?

Milmed · #11 10-12-20, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by dumdum

I once had a "lot" of about 10 that had been "liberated" by one of our troops. He clearly was a "collector" ahead of me.

There are also small stars that were part of my 1960s Cubs uniform but I think that they had blades and we rather flimsy-looking. Worn against a circle of yellow felt?

and those cubs/scouts/girl guides service stars had 6 points, not the five as shown

dumdum · #12 10-12-20, 07:52 PM

Ah yes, I remember now!