OREGON STATE POLICE
July 14, 2004

As the “department issue” badge of the Oregon State Police becomes harder and harder to find on the collectors market, reproductions are coming from everywhere. As this entry is made into the website, another manufacturer of reproductions in Germany has added their badge to the growing list of reproduction OSP badges.

The GOde Company has made quite a few other state police and highway patrol reproduction badges, and overall, their quality has been very good. The one made in the custom designed Oregon State Police badge isn’t all that bad from the front, but from the back, as you’ll note, it is quite easy to tell that this is a reproduction and not a USA made badge. GOde has been good so far in adding their logo hallmark. It has appeared on all of their badges that we have seen to date.

If you are seeking a “department issue” Oregon State Police for your collection, this is one new reproduction you at least need to know about. So far, I do not have a clue as to what these repros are selling for, or if they have actually fooled any serious collectors, but here is the GOde reproduction, front and back for your information.

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