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" />Thought I would share this. This is a Kabul Made CIB with Lapis in the background to represent the Inf Blue. Sorry about the formatting. Still trying to figure this out. lol.+2
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Afghan made Combat Infantryman's Badge
gdclark- Corporal
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" />" />Thought I would share this. This is a Kabul Made CIB with Lapis in the background to represent the Inf Blue. Sorry about the formatting. Still trying to figure this out. lol.
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Great badge! Thanks for showing. How did they get the Lapis in the background? Or is it artificial Lapis Lazuli? And what does OMID stand for?
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Fred
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Nice piece Dave.
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First I have seen of a badge like this. Man that is just great - really appreciate you sharing this one as I bet most members have not seen an example before. Clete
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" />Fred,
From my conversation with the jeweler; it is real Lapis, hopefully this close up will help. You can see the carving marks. Lapis is ground up and used to make the color Ultramarine so I am SWAGing that this is a similar process. The picture is not that great but in the sunlight you can see gold flecks of iron pyrite in it.
I asked him to mark the back with the jeweler's name; I had five of these made and there three different names on the backs. The other are hand engraved, almost in script. We had some guys getting their CIBs awarded and we thought these would be a little bit cooler to pin on than the issued ones.
Dave
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If I had not seen it from the guy who had them made up I probably would not have believed it was a real piece. Again thanks for sharing this with us. Clete
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David, you continue to amaze me at the stuff you find. This is so cool. Can't wait to see up close! Mark
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Outstanding!
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Really cool, thanks for sharing this with us!
Matt
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