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Showing results 1 to 25 of 46 Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Foremastjack

Forum: Indian Badges 09-06-18, 04:07 AM

Replies: 30 North West Volunteer Rifles? Views: 5,210 Posted By Foremastjack I hope you find them! I want to find a war diary... I hope you find them! I want to find a war diary mentioning my grandfather. I think you might get your wish first! And

Forum: Indian Badges 07-06-18, 06:57 PM

Replies: 30 North West Volunteer Rifles? Views: 5,210 Posted By Foremastjack And just realized my photo never posted: And just realized my photo never posted:

Forum: Indian Badges 07-06-18, 06:52 PM

Replies: 30 North West Volunteer Rifles? Views: 5,210 Posted By Foremastjack The three in the other photo, the cap-badge... The three in the other photo, the cap-badge shield with the locomotive and sheaves, and the circular pieces... are those charms of some kind?

Forum: Indian Badges 07-06-18, 06:51 PM

Replies: 30 North West Volunteer Rifles? Views: 5,210 Posted By Foremastjack Fantastic! According to the Fibis page, they... Fantastic! According to the Fibis page, they became the Northwestern Railway Regiment on 1 Oct, 1920. I'd not seen the shoulder-titles from that period, so those are impressive!

Forum: Indian Badges 30-05-18, 03:08 PM

Replies: 30 North West Volunteer Rifles? Views: 5,210 Posted By Foremastjack Thanks- Good Lord, the NWRVR/24th Railway... Thanks- Good Lord, the NWRVR/24th Railway Battalion is hard to find information on. Still, I'm finding it in dribs and drabs. Sorry for the quality of photo. I'll try and get an individual in better...

Forum: Indian Badges 25-05-18, 02:00 PM

Replies: 30 North West Volunteer Rifles? Views: 5,210 Posted By Foremastjack Thanks, Peter. So far, I've found a bit on the... Thanks, Peter. So far, I've found a bit on the regiment, including two old magazine articles; they used armoured trains, and sent a detachment to fight in East Africa during WWI; a machine gun unit...

Forum: Indian Badges 24-05-18, 07:03 PM

Replies: 30 North West Volunteer Rifles? Views: 5,210 Posted By Foremastjack Further fun with the NWRVR Hello All, After a series of unfortunate events I'm back again (and better, thanks) but run across a few more posers. In my quest to learn more about the NWRVR/24th North Western Railway Batallion...

Forum: Forum Operation 03-05-17, 02:18 PM

Replies: 3 What am I doing wrong? Views: 1,842 Posted By Foremastjack That did it. I shall now retire red-faced. Thank... That did it. I shall now retire red-faced. Thank you!

Forum: Forum Operation 03-05-17, 01:42 PM

Replies: 3 What am I doing wrong? Views: 1,842 Posted By Foremastjack What am I doing wrong? I'm trying to search the gallery for 1914-1919 examples of West Riding cap badge and shoulder titles, and I get no results. Obviously, this has to be something I'm doing wrong. Help?

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 03-05-17, 03:27 AM

Replies: 5 Leinster Economy Views: 836 Posted By Foremastjack Not as experienced as others, however... I have one fake Leinster, and one authentic; I learned through this forum that the bi-metal Leinster has weep-holes on the back, and on my authentic one, the slider extends below the lower edge of...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 07-12-16, 05:59 PM

Replies: 14 Two RIR purchases Views: 2,595 Posted By Foremastjack Hi Billy, Sorry it's taken so long for me to... Hi Billy, Sorry it's taken so long for me to respond (I work in the media and we've been covering the US election, so rather nuts lately). I am a neophyte in collecting, and as such, am relying...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 07-12-16, 04:20 PM

Replies: 2 Shoulder Title questions...West Yorkshire... Views: 929 Posted By Foremastjack Thanks, I had it precisely backwards. I thought... Thanks, I had it precisely backwards. I thought they'd be saving metal. Regards, K

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 07-12-16, 03:04 PM

Replies: 2 Shoulder Title questions...West Yorkshire... Views: 929 Posted By Foremastjack Shoulder Title questions...West Yorkshire... Hello All, Been away too long, and have come back with loads of questions. When did the West Yorkshire Regiment switch from a brass shoulder title that reads W YORKSHIRE, to one that reads W...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-09-16, 08:22 PM

Replies: 14 Two RIR purchases Views: 2,595 Posted By Foremastjack Thanks! Perfect; neither goes in the shadow box,... Thanks! Perfect; neither goes in the shadow box, and it's off to look for authentics.... This is the beginning of an addiction, I think...:)

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-09-16, 07:33 PM

Replies: 14 Two RIR purchases Views: 2,595 Posted By Foremastjack Thanks- what things stand out to you as fake? Was... Thanks- what things stand out to you as fake? Was I right about the blacking being off? The Leinster appears to be one piece of guilded metal, in comparison to the one in the posted thread, so I've...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-09-16, 07:30 PM

Replies: 14 Two RIR purchases Views: 2,595 Posted By Foremastjack Thing is, I don't, but I may have missed... Thing is, I don't, but I may have missed something. From gleaning threads, the lugs look right; I think it's ok, but I'm brand new at this. So far, I thought the blackening on the later version was...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-09-16, 07:22 PM

Replies: 14 Two RIR purchases Views: 2,595 Posted By Foremastjack Or I could just... Here, full size.

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-09-16, 07:15 PM

Replies: 14 Two RIR purchases Views: 2,595 Posted By Foremastjack Close-ups... I'll shoot closer tonight, and I just realized I posted a Lenster badge instead of the Vic, the second time.

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-09-16, 07:13 PM

Replies: 14 Two RIR purchases Views: 2,595 Posted By Foremastjack Thanks for these; The threads are ones I somehow missed. I'll bet the blackened slider badge is a fake. Here are better details.

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 29-09-16, 03:24 PM

Replies: 14 Two RIR purchases Views: 2,595 Posted By Foremastjack Two RIR purchases Hello All, Well, I've made my first purchases, and here they are. So, the second looks a tad iffy- is it painted? Anything with the older, Victorian version stand out? Many thanks for the...

Forum: Indian Badges 19-09-16, 05:50 PM

Replies: 30 North West Volunteer Rifles? Views: 5,210 Posted By Foremastjack I may end up going that route, but I would prefer... I may end up going that route, but I would prefer authentic, of course.

Forum: Indian Badges 16-09-16, 07:13 PM

Replies: 30 North West Volunteer Rifles? Views: 5,210 Posted By Foremastjack Thanks! ...I have a feeling that patch may be... Thanks! ...I have a feeling that patch may be hard to come by... :) I'm still trying to figure out the field service. I do still think the NWRVR badge should be part of my collection. I also wish I...

Forum: General Topics 15-09-16, 08:26 PM

Replies: 10 Kindly assist with info Views: 2,127 Posted By Foremastjack Ah well, next time I'll look up the medal first. Ah well, next time I'll look up the medal first.

Forum: General Topics 15-09-16, 03:25 PM

Replies: 10 Kindly assist with info Views: 2,127 Posted By Foremastjack In which case, the other records I see for the... In which case, the other records I see for the military are: C Crous Campaign or Service: South Africa - Second Boer War Service Date: 1899-1902 Service Location: South Africa Regiment or...

Forum: General Topics 14-09-16, 08:14 PM

Replies: 6 Service records? Views: 2,233 Posted By Foremastjack If you like, I can look up information. If you like, I can look up information.

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