Description

Vintage USSR Parachutist Instructor Badge Set with Box

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Product Type: Vintage Soviet Military/Aviation Badge Set
Brand Name: USSR State Mint (Pobeda/Factory Made)
Country of Origin: Soviet Union (USSR)
Era: Circa 1970s - 1980s
Subject: Parachutist Instructor & Civil Aviation (Il-76)
Material: Aluminum, cold enamel, brass pins

Product Features

Main Instructor Badge Size: Approx. 68mm x 25mm
Civil Aviation Badge Size: Approx. 45mm x 28mm
Attachment Type: Screwback and pinback mechanisms
Condition: Vintage, used, includes original cardboard slide box
Components Included: 1 Parachutist Instructor Base Badge (Class 3), 2 Interchangeable Class Plates (Class 1 & Class 2), 3 Jump Counter Pendants (400, 600, 800), 1 Attached Jump Counter Pendant (100), 1 Il-76 Civil Aviation Badge

Overview

Here is an authentic piece of Soviet aviation history. This lot features a complete USSR Parachutist Instructor badge set alongside a "Civil Aviation USSR" commemorative pin for the Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft. The main instructor badge is modular—it comes with interchangeable metal plates to switch the rating between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Class.

The set also includes separate screw-on drop pendants ("chamilons") indicating the number of jumps completed: 100, 400, 600, and 800. These badges are crafted from classic Soviet-era lightweight aluminum and detailed with vibrant blue, white, green, and red cold enamels. Everything stores neatly inside an original, plain cardboard slide box from the era.

Interesting Facts

The main badge features the word "ИНСТРУКТОР" (Instructor) across the top, crowned by the classic Soviet red star with a hammer and sickle.
The interchangeable class plates let an instructor update their badge as they advanced through official ranking tiers without needing an entirely new pin.
The horizontal rectangular badge reads "ГРАЖДАНСКАЯ АВИАЦИЯ СССР" (Civil Aviation USSR) and depicts the iconic Il-76, a multi-purpose four-engine strategic airlifter designed by the Ilyushin design bureau in the late 1960s.
Jump counter tags like the ones included here were highly prized by Soviet paratroopers and DOSAAF (Volunteer Society for Cooperation with the Army, Aviation, and Navy) members as physical proof of their aerial experience.