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New Zealand Badges
13-04-24, 01:33 AM
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9th Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles
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Difficult to see the dimple at the top of the...
Difficult to see the dimple at the top of the slider, could you please post a side picture?
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
01-04-24, 12:41 AM
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Popski,s Cap Badge
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atillathenunns
Interesting, I only know a little about these...
Interesting, I only know a little about these badges, but would like to learn more.
So, what evidence can you provide to prove the badge is original?
Do you have documents from Len Whittaker...
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New Zealand Badges
03-03-24, 04:27 AM
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N.Z reinforcements good or bad?
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atillathenunns
Hi Ubrits, the 25th badge looks to me to have...
Hi Ubrits, the 25th badge looks to me to have modern replacement lugs but looks ok from the pictures.
Originally during the war the reinforcement badges were hand made by camp jewelers, but high...
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New Zealand Badges
21-02-24, 08:04 AM
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NZ Native Rifle Volunteers Fern ...Lug Question.
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atillathenunns
A very interesting subject, IMO it is not a...
A very interesting subject, IMO it is not a Native Company fern badge, and I am more inclined to think it is a generic fern badge worn by officers, Permanent Staff, instructors etc.
I believe...
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New Zealand Badges
07-12-23, 06:42 AM
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New Zealand Service Dress Cap
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atillathenunns
The Hill family sold their business in 1955,...
The Hill family sold their business in 1955, after which it became Hills Caps.
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Headdress
24-09-23, 02:40 AM
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RAAF Slouch hat
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Heres my KC RAAF badge in it natural habbitat,...
Heres my KC RAAF badge in it natural habbitat, marked "Fayrefield, made by United Felt Hats Ltd, Melbourne" and dated 1952. (Named Reynolds V. J. 79978)
Interestingly, my hat is typical army...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
10-06-23, 06:10 AM
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LRDG badge opinions
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atillathenunns
Proof of purchase before the DLO Store badges...
Proof of purchase before the DLO Store badges came on the market would act as provenance as to having been issued.
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
09-06-23, 06:39 AM
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LRDG badge opinions
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Just to be clear, 350 would only cover just the...
Just to be clear, 350 would only cover just the New Zealanders that served with the LRDG, and over the 5 years of war, the brass LRDG hat badge that was designed by Gunner CO 'Bluey' Grimsey was...
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New Zealand Badges
11-05-23, 07:45 AM
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New Zealand Engineers - GAUNT plaque
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atillathenunns
Nice original WW1 era cap badge.
Nice original WW1 era cap badge.
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New Zealand Badges
11-04-23, 08:09 AM
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NZ Artillery Badge "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT"
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The original 1911 badge design submitted by the...
The original 1911 badge design submitted by the officer commanding "G" Battery (Hamilton). The notations/ammendments are initialled "AG" (Alexander Godley)
I also have copies of the other district...
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New Zealand Badges
11-04-23, 06:19 AM
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Gilt or Brass?
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Yep, both are definately brass badges, the...
Yep, both are definately brass badges, the artillery badge looks to be NZ manufacture.
A gilt badge will look like this one.
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New Zealand Badges
10-04-23, 08:04 AM
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NZ Artillery Badge "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT"
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atillathenunns
The badge you have posted was generally worn from...
The badge you have posted was generally worn from 1911 to 1947, the badge with 'RNZA' in the top scroll was generally worn from 1902 to 1947, from 1947 the smaller beret gun badge was usually worn.
...
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New Zealand Badges
10-04-23, 08:02 AM
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NZ Artillery Badge "QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT"
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atillathenunns
Double post
Double post
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New Zealand Badges
10-04-23, 07:27 AM
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Gilt or Brass?
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atillathenunns
Both badges look brass to me, any chance of photo...
Both badges look brass to me, any chance of photo showing the backs?
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New Zealand Badges
14-03-23, 07:44 AM
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NZ LRDG Badge
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atillathenunns
I concur, the poor quallity on the back of the...
I concur, the poor quallity on the back of the badge confirms it is definately a cast badge, and as far as I am awear, British LRDG association badges made by J R Gaunt (1946) and Russell King badges...
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New Zealand Badges
13-03-23, 05:16 AM
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NZ LRDG Badge
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atillathenunns
At best it is an unknown association badge, most...
At best it is an unknown association badge, most likely 1970s.
Any chance of a reverse picture?
If it has no silver stamp then it is best to describe it as a white metal badge.
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New Zealand Badges
06-01-23, 01:51 AM
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New Zealand British Section
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atillathenunns
Interestingly, these pictures have been posted...
Interestingly, these pictures have been posted before on this forum, and I think that they probably give better detail than the ones you have provided.
...
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New Zealand Badges
06-01-23, 01:45 AM
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New Zealand British Section
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Hi Barry, the oakleaf onward "New Zealand General...
Hi Barry, the oakleaf onward "New Zealand General Service" badge and the badges of the NZ British Section have long been a bone of contention between collectors, historians and our NZ badge books.
...
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New Zealand Badges
27-11-22, 07:49 AM
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help with a few NZ items please
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Crawfords records are available online, patches...
Crawfords records are available online, patches are WW2.
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search#/item/aims-archive/R24055486/crawford%2C-stewart---wwi-21662%2C-wwii-807448---army
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New Zealand Badges
27-11-22, 12:51 AM
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Featherston Camp Trumpet band opinions please
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atillathenunns
As mentioned, it is all “a bit of a minefield”...
As mentioned, it is all “a bit of a minefield” when it comes to Reinforcement/Home Service badges, and as Craig has so eloquently put it “these guys (camp jewellers) were in business, had multiple...
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New Zealand Badges
24-11-22, 07:29 AM
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Featherston Camp Trumpet band opinions please
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atillathenunns
Heres my FCTB badge, sadly its lugs have been...
Heres my FCTB badge, sadly its lugs have been replaced.
Just out of interest, there was two Featherston camp bands, one brass band under Bandmaster Wicks, and the Trumpet Band which was made up of...
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New Zealand Badges
23-11-22, 11:16 AM
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Featherston Camp Trumpet band opinions please
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atillathenunns
RD numbers on NZ Camp badges are important when...
RD numbers on NZ Camp badges are important when it comes to understanding who designed them. However that being said, many original camp badges do not have RD numbers, and are poorly hand finished.
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New Zealand Badges
22-11-22, 07:57 AM
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Featherston Camp Trumpet band opinions please
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atillathenunns
I am not so sure, it could be the badge has been...
I am not so sure, it could be the badge has been chemically cleaned and just looks new.
I have pictures that show 3 different types of lugs used on the FCTB badges and am leaning to there being...
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New Zealand Badges
17-11-22, 06:56 AM
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Brass NZ Forces button back stamps
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atillathenunns
I have some Firmin NZ Force buttons.
I have some Firmin NZ Force buttons.
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New Zealand Badges
07-11-22, 06:51 AM
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Gilt or Brass?
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atillathenunns
I concur with Barry your badge is brass made by...
I concur with Barry your badge is brass made by Gaunt, easiest way to tell is your badge is die struck, NZ gilt and NZ bronze badges made by Gaunt are also die struck but usually have a solid back.
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