I have recently gotten interested in Norwegian items from the war…all sides, allied, resistance, NS, collaborators…I spent most of last year in Norway and visited many historical sites, and find this a nice little niche to catch my breath outside of the craziness that can be the USMC and Third Reich sides of the hobby.

Needless to say, this doesn’t seem to be a highly collected area in the US, so it’s rather difficult to find stuff. I think most people who stumble upon it don’t know what it is, so it makes searching for it even tougher. I was fortunate enough recently to stumble upon a small lot of NS insignias being sold and was able to pick them up.

First up…a Marinen Ravn. I am so new to this side of the hobby I thought this was a fantasy piece until someone educated me on the small Naval force Quisling stood up. It appears this patch was worn both on the cap and sleeve. Does anyone know if they were different sizes? It’s hard to tell in the few images I’ve found…

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