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FBI RETIRED BADGES
Click on the pic for a larger view.
Here is one pic showing 4 different RETIRED FBI badges.
This supplements another pic I have here on Flickr that shows the 3 retired badges that are gold colored. This pic adds the fourth one which is silver colored.
As you can see, the badge at top left is larger than the other 3 badges. The badges on the bottom left and on the top right are approximately the same size as each other, and are approximately the same size as the badges issued to onboard agents.
The silver badge is slightly larger than the ones directly on top of it and beside it.
The badge at top left has a wallet clip on the back instead of a pin. However, it is now available with a pin if desired. This badge uses an abbreviation for the word, Department, unlike the other 2 badges.
The badges on the bottom left and on the top right have the same words as found on the issued agent badges, along with the word, Retired, at the top.
For the badge on the bottom left – to the right and the left of the eagle head, the maker did not “cut out” any space. This is the badge available to retired agents directly from the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. This badge has a background that is highly reflective – more so than the other 2 gold badges pictured here. The badge is gold colored, but the background is so shiny that anything near it is reflected in the picture. Any other color you see is from something reflected in the badge.
For the badges at top left and top right, retired agents need to contact the makers directly to order one.
For all 3 of these gold badges, you must submit proof that you are a retired agent, and they check to make sure. These are not sold to the general public. All 3 of these are available even if the agent received his or her issued badge on the retirement plaque. The plaque has the issued badge that was actually carried while on duty. These retired badges are different than the issued badges and can be purchased or not, by retired agents. These are not issued badges upon which they add a panel that says, Retired, as some police agencies do.
All 3 gold badges have the maker's mark (hallmark) on the back.
The silver badge was made in the 1980s, and I think it was made prior to June 30, 1989 - this is the date that agents started to receive their badges on the retirement plaques, if they retired in good standing after that date. I believe this silver badge was made either by a collector, or by an agent who wanted to make sure he had a retired badge when the time came. The silver badge has no maker's mark on the back.
If you see Retired badges offered on the Internet, but not by a reputable badge company, especially non-US sellers on ebay, it is almost 100% certain that they are not any of these badges.
FBI RETIRED BADGES
Click on the pic for a larger view.
Here is one pic showing 4 different RETIRED FBI badges.
This supplements another pic I have here on Flickr that shows the 3 retired badges that are gold colored. This pic adds the fourth one which is silver colored.
As you can see, the badge at top left is larger than the other 3 badges. The badges on the bottom left and on the top right are approximately the same size as each other, and are approximately the same size as the badges issued to onboard agents.
The silver badge is slightly larger than the ones directly on top of it and beside it.
The badge at top left has a wallet clip on the back instead of a pin. However, it is now available with a pin if desired. This badge uses an abbreviation for the word, Department, unlike the other 2 badges.
The badges on the bottom left and on the top right have the same words as found on the issued agent badges, along with the word, Retired, at the top.
For the badge on the bottom left – to the right and the left of the eagle head, the maker did not “cut out” any space. This is the badge available to retired agents directly from the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. This badge has a background that is highly reflective – more so than the other 2 gold badges pictured here. The badge is gold colored, but the background is so shiny that anything near it is reflected in the picture. Any other color you see is from something reflected in the badge.
For the badges at top left and top right, retired agents need to contact the makers directly to order one.
For all 3 of these gold badges, you must submit proof that you are a retired agent, and they check to make sure. These are not sold to the general public. All 3 of these are available even if the agent received his or her issued badge on the retirement plaque. The plaque has the issued badge that was actually carried while on duty. These retired badges are different than the issued badges and can be purchased or not, by retired agents. These are not issued badges upon which they add a panel that says, Retired, as some police agencies do.
All 3 gold badges have the maker's mark (hallmark) on the back.
The silver badge was made in the 1980s, and I think it was made prior to June 30, 1989 - this is the date that agents started to receive their badges on the retirement plaques, if they retired in good standing after that date. I believe this silver badge was made either by a collector, or by an agent who wanted to make sure he had a retired badge when the time came. The silver badge has no maker's mark on the back.
If you see Retired badges offered on the Internet, but not by a reputable badge company, especially non-US sellers on ebay, it is almost 100% certain that they are not any of these badges.