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Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 22-10-14, 07:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 677
Posted By VALERY
Thank you gentlemen for your answers. I'm sorry...

Thank you gentlemen for your answers. I'm sorry for our aussie fellow, I can PM the pic if you can't see it.

Cheers

Valery
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 21-10-14, 08:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 677
Posted By VALERY
Mothed Paratroop Regiment - what do you think?

Bonjour,

Back home, I had the good surprise to find this title, gift from a neighbour who knows I'm interested in "military things".

http://oi59.tinypic.com/30ms783.jpg
...
Forum: General Topics. 16-01-13, 03:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 920
Posted By VALERY
British army in Korea (I) Militaria Magazine N°330

Bonjour,

The first part of a large article about the british army during the Korea war could be read in the Militaria Magazine N°330 (january 2013). It dispalys uniforms, insignias and souvenirs...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-09-12, 11:20 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,623
Posted By VALERY
Hi all, Sorry for this late answer, the cap...

Hi all,

Sorry for this late answer, the cap badge and its glengarry are at home.
Here is the pic asked
http://oi49.tinypic.com/2mhsg07.jpg

Thank you

Valery
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 20-09-12, 08:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,623
Posted By VALERY
Thank you Simon for your helpful answer! I...

Thank you Simon for your helpful answer!

I can see what you mean.... It's true that the back is not well detailed.

Merci

V
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 20-09-12, 07:12 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,623
Posted By VALERY
Please help WW1 Royal Scots Fusiliers

Bonjour,

I'm a newbie in the wonderful of the cap badges and I'm little bit worried about this RSF cap badge.
As for yourself do you think it is a restrike? The lugs and the welding (perhaps a...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 27-08-12, 10:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,211
Posted By VALERY
Thank you for your interest and your helpful...

Thank you for your interest and your helpful answers!
Cheers

Valery
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 18-08-12, 11:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,211
Posted By VALERY
Bonjour, What do you think about the Pegasus...

Bonjour,

What do you think about the Pegasus patches? May I have your opinion on this type (tailor made, early made)?
Thank you
V
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 18-08-12, 11:50 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 936
Posted By VALERY
Thank you for posting! Paratroopers wear a...

Thank you for posting!
Paratroopers wear a strange cap. It seems to have received a hand made camo?

Cheers
Valery
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 12-08-12, 04:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,211
Posted By VALERY
SD of the 2nd Airlanding Anti-Tank Regiment' (6th AB Div) adjudant

Bonsoir,

This is one of my newest acquitions. This Service Dress (SD), made in march 1941 by Fulton & sons of Woolwich, belonged to the major T.H Argent. One of his last assignment during WW2 was...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 23-12-11, 02:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,847
Posted By VALERY
Thank you Mike for these interesting details. I...

Thank you Mike for these interesting details.
I can say more, the 29th formation was even identical to the insignia adopted by the 6th Inf Div during WWI as divisional sign....
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 23-12-11, 02:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,847
Posted By VALERY
Thank you Marc, Sorry for the Independent...

Thank you Marc,
Sorry for the Independent Mortar Bty (RA), I wrote too fast. :o
However, I confirm for the Distinguished Unit Citation (DUC). This is the official designation of the "blue ribbon"...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 22-12-11, 08:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,847
Posted By VALERY
Sorry for this late answer. Thank you to...

Sorry for this late answer.

Thank you to share with us these very interesting photos of the forgotten war.
The first one has been taken on the 8 May 1951. During this parade, general Van Fleet C...
Forum: Military Buttons 17-10-11, 06:27 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,439
Posted By VALERY
Thank you Gentlemen for your answers and sorry...

Thank you Gentlemen for your answers and sorry for this little bit silly question:o

Merci

Valery
Forum: Military Buttons 16-10-11, 07:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,439
Posted By VALERY
Guards button on a Kenya made officer cap?

Bonsoir,

I discovered this morning in a gun show, this Nairobi made officer cap. It looks like a 40's-50's However, I'm little bit surprised by the leather chinstrap button, is it a generic Guards...
Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 30-08-11, 07:51 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,155
Posted By VALERY
Thank you Mike for this quick answer! Valery

Thank you Mike for this quick answer!

Valery
Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 27-08-11, 03:56 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,155
Posted By VALERY
Thank you very much Willj for your very helpful...

Thank you very much Willj for your very helpful comments! I'm really interested to see a period "rising sun" insignia.

Thanks again

Cheers

Valery
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 28-06-11, 06:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 790
Posted By VALERY
Bonjour, I agree with you but I'm going to...

Bonjour,

I agree with you but I'm going to do a close up and we could see the eyelest behind the bomb cap badge and at the back these strange snaps.
Thank you

Valery
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 27-06-11, 07:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 790
Posted By VALERY
SOE captains in a french village

Bonjour,

Back to the forum after few months of hard work, I'm bringing a picture that I found among a huge box of photos in a little flee market. Unfortunately, it was the only of this era....
Forum: Other Militaria 01-04-11, 06:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,094
Posted By VALERY
Forgotten to say that two of these soldiers wear...

Forgotten to say that two of these soldiers wear the ultra rare belgium made camo smock, designed and made for the belgium Bn.

Cheers

Valery
Forum: Other Militaria 01-04-11, 06:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,094
Posted By VALERY
Bonsoir David, Was it at the Diekirch...

Bonsoir David,

Was it at the Diekirch museum? They have a nice Korea display.

Very interested in the forgotten war, I've been very disappointed by the IWM display. Sad to see an HQ Land...
Forum: Other Militaria 01-04-11, 12:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,094
Posted By VALERY
Wonderful BD! Is it named? Do you know what is...

Wonderful BD! Is it named? Do you know what is the pocket patch worn by the luxemburger soldier?

Thank you to share with us

Cheers

Valery
Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 27-03-11, 08:37 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,155
Posted By VALERY
Bonsoir, First, thank you to all for your...

Bonsoir,

First, thank you to all for your interest in a such thread.

My main theme beeing Vietnam war uniforms, I'm really in "put together" shirts and jungle jackets. Spotting warmocks and new...
Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 27-03-11, 05:42 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,155
Posted By VALERY
Thank you for your quick answers, gentlemen, ...

Thank you for your quick answers, gentlemen,

It sounds like a solution but the two brigades patches remain a mystery?

I don't know why the two formation patches and the ranks are sewn but not...
Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 27-03-11, 01:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 9,155
Posted By VALERY
Mystery badge and strange insignia disposition on a REME corporal bush jacket

Bonjour,

Interested in post war conflicts and operations, I found few years ago a pattern 1950 bush jacket, tailor modified belonging to a REME corporal assigned to the 63rd Gurkha Brigade.
...
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