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THERE MAY BE SOME DELAYS in SOME POLICE & FIRE BADGES AFTER Wednesday 01/15 when I Leave for PORKY'S!!
NOTE: If You Are Going to Porky's I will be bringing CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA, FEDERAL, & STATE AGENCY Badges.
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Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a 1940 badge for the French destroyer "Bold" (torpilleur Le Hardi) with a period engraving on reverse. Le Hardi was the first in its class, also named "Hardi", and was built in May 1936. She departed Brest for North Africa along with the very technologically-advanced battleship Richelieu, heading for the Battle of Dakar (aka Operation Menace), a disaster for the Allies. Le Hardi was intentionally sunk at Toulon in 1942 to keep her out of the hands of Germans, but was resurrected and repaired by Italians the following year. She was soon after captured by Germans and scuttled (for the last time) by them in April 1944. The pin is beautifully enameled and reads ETRE PRET (be ready), but does not disclose the name of the ship lest the wearer is captured.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1940.
SIZE:
Approximately 1-3/16" in height and 1-1/8" in width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Plated brass, enamel.
ATTACHMENT:
Vertical safety-style pin with saddle.
MARKINGS:
ARTHUS BERTRAND PARIS DEPOSE TORPILLEUR LE HARDI.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a French militaria collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAJX06 LBAEX1/12 SeVBGJX12/20
CONDITION:
8 (Excellent-): The badge has some light tarnish only and all enamel is intact.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
