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Forum: General Topics. 03-04-22, 03:43 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 897
Posted By pjac
Alan, Great collection, beautifully...

Alan,

Great collection, beautifully displayed. How do you fix them in the frames? The ones I have in frames are suspended by a loop of wire through the top lug- very fiddly as I have to push two...
Forum: New Member Introduction Zone 01-04-22, 04:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,275
Posted By pjac
Hi David, Good to see another helmet...

Hi David,

Good to see another helmet collector. I also have a collection, with some matches to you i.e. Suffolk Yeomanry Cavalry and Lothians and Berwickshire Yeomanry Cavalry. The others are 1st...
Forum: Headdress 29-08-17, 03:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,406
Posted By pjac
Blue cloths- 1st VB Border Regt and Royal London militia

I thought I'd post these as they have relatively rare helmet plates (I believe) which might be of interest. No honours on the Borders' cross.
Patrick
Forum: General Topics. 03-06-13, 08:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,550
Posted By pjac
At least we know one designer. Gaylor attributes...

At least we know one designer. Gaylor attributes the design of the Artists Rifles badge, which he describes as ' badge devoid of military crudities' to W.C.Wyvon, an original member of the 38th...
Forum: General Topics. 02-06-13, 09:38 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,550
Posted By pjac
What a good question. I don't know the answer,...

What a good question. I don't know the answer, but it was the designs which first drew me in to collecting badges as a kid at school.

Patrick
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 02-05-13, 10:41 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,051
Posted By pjac
No, but I'll look into it.Thanks. Patrick

No, but I'll look into it.Thanks.

Patrick
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 01-05-13, 02:25 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,051
Posted By pjac
Well spotted! However, it too should have a white...

Well spotted! However, it too should have a white rose according to David Rowe's book, although I agree that it's not obvious how an overlay would be fixed. There are an awful lot of other things...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 30-04-13, 08:36 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,051
Posted By pjac
Thanks for the ideas. I'll keep an eye out for an...

Thanks for the ideas. I'll keep an eye out for an original piece, but a creative substitute may be the answer.

Patrick
Forum: General Topics. 30-04-13, 08:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,588
Posted By pjac
Thanks for all the advice, experience, contacts,...

Thanks for all the advice, experience, contacts, warnings etc. I've got a number of leads to follow now, as there's a lot of relevant stuff in the replies. I have one plate (3rd Bedfordshire...
Forum: General Topics. 29-04-13, 09:52 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,588
Posted By pjac
Enamelling

Does anybody know where I could get broken and missing enamel on officer blue cloth helmet plate centres restored?

Thanks

Patrick
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 29-04-13, 09:34 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,051
Posted By pjac
Thanks everybody. I'll keep an eye out for such a...

Thanks everybody. I'll keep an eye out for such a piece and would appreciate it if you guys could do the same for me.

A question - it occurs to me that, pending discovering the missing bit, I...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 28-04-13, 10:29 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,051
Posted By pjac
Dave Thanks for solving this one for me. I...

Dave

Thanks for solving this one for me. I didn't realise that overlays like that were used. Don't suppose I'll ever find a replacement! I'm a Lancastrian, but even I think that it should have a...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 28-04-13, 03:08 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,051
Posted By pjac
Does anybody know of a reason why a 2nd West...

Does anybody know of a reason why a 2nd West Yorkshire Yeomanry trooper's helmet would not have a white metal/silver rose? I have a helmet which seems authentic in every respect except that the rose...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 23-03-13, 04:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 814
Posted By pjac
8th Foot .Thanks for the quick response. Your...

8th Foot .Thanks for the quick response. Your Liverpool BC sounds very nice!

My point about the rose isn't so much the type of metal it's made from as the fact it's there at all. The sphinx and...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 23-03-13, 03:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 814
Posted By pjac
2nd East Lancs Vols helmet plate

I have an officer's blue cloth with an unusual helmet plate. Has anybody ever seen this design before? There are plenty of E Lancs HP's to the regulars and the volunteers with just the device of the...
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