otter42 Posted December 27, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 27, 2020 A retired Army 1st Sgt. Friend of mine collected DI's thru his career. I was able to buy whatever I wanted out of the collection. This is one that I picked out, looks like a cast type construction, no maker marks. Is this real or a copy? Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter42 Posted December 9, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted December 9, 2021 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted December 10, 2021 Share #3 Posted December 10, 2021 I don't know for certain but I believe it is genuine as I have one in my collection (see photo). I do not know who produced it. I've only seen this pop up for sale on eBay maybe once or twice as I would expect to see a lot more if they were being copied in bulk. I would have expected the Communist Chinese to have already copied this badge but I haven't come across any on eBay yet. It is the smaller size version of this beret badge and now obsolete after the USAF switched to all mirrored finish insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otter42 Posted December 10, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted December 10, 2021 Thanks Tonomachi, appreciate the info. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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