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Jim Maclean
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
23-02-24, 07:35 PM
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Are these any good? Part 2
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Jim Maclean
Dorset is fake.
Dorset is fake.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
04-02-24, 12:14 PM
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines wear of parawings
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Jim Maclean
DCI(RN) 273 quite clearly states the wearing of...
DCI(RN) 273 quite clearly states the wearing of the badge is allowed by those already qualified until they leave the service. It also states Officers and Warrant Officers. No mention of Junior and...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
08-11-23, 10:43 AM
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RNR Ratings buttons
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Jim Maclean
Class I, II and III refers to the uniform not the...
Class I, II and III refers to the uniform not the rating.
Class I worn by Senior Rates (POs from 1920)
Class II worn by ratings dressed as seamen, buttons not applicable.
Class III worn by...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
03-09-23, 10:44 PM
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Royal Yachtsmen uniform distinctions?
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Jim Maclean
The white on blue was no2 dress. Red on blue was...
The white on blue was no2 dress. Red on blue was booties. No1 dress was the same as the rest of the navy. Overalls were white officer type.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
03-09-23, 08:35 PM
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Royal Yachtsmen uniform distinctions?
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Jim Maclean
The jacket was worn inside the trousers which...
The jacket was worn inside the trousers which were high waisted. The bow was on the trousers in the small of the back.
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General Topics.
17-08-23, 01:19 PM
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Painted badges
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Jim Maclean
I've had some success with an ultrasonic cleaner....
I've had some success with an ultrasonic cleaner. It breaks the mechanical bond.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
11-08-23, 11:37 AM
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Royal Navy Parachute Wings and Submarine Deterrence badge dates? ance
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Jim Maclean
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
11-08-23, 11:03 AM
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Royal Navy Parachute Wings and Submarine Deterrence badge dates? ance
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Jim Maclean
1) 2003, DCI(RN) 131/03 dated 14 November 2003...
1) 2003, DCI(RN) 131/03 dated 14 November 2003 refers.
2)May 2009
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
23-07-23, 05:59 PM
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Fleet Air Arm parachute wings
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Jim Maclean
The RN does not really subscribe to the...
The RN does not really subscribe to the lightbulb, if you do the course you wear the wings. That said there have been cases of persons having done a recreational course "mistakenly" believing they...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
23-07-23, 12:33 PM
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Unknown collar badge
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Jim Maclean
DCLI I believe, Victorian era ish. Pipped by...
DCLI I believe, Victorian era ish.
Pipped by Luke.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
23-07-23, 12:16 PM
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RN Commando insignia question?
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Jim Maclean
Had a chap in the mess on Danae who was ex TA...
Had a chap in the mess on Danae who was ex TA para. He wore full wings, red on blue in No2s and bullion in No1s on the left cuff. This was 75 - 77.
With regard to the commando rockers, red on blue...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
23-01-23, 03:16 AM
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Royal Navy Royal Marine Para wing cloth modern
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Jim Maclean
Old enough that he is correctly dressed. It...
Old enough that he is correctly dressed.
It was published on the Portsmouth News website on 19/1/2019. He is Petty Officer (D) Darren Carvell MBE.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
21-01-23, 11:22 PM
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Royal Navy Royal Marine Para wing cloth modern
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Jim Maclean
It's an old photo.
It's an old photo.
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General Topics.
15-01-23, 06:01 PM
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Trip to the UK
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Jim Maclean
National Express run a coach from Heathrow to...
National Express run a coach from Heathrow to Taunton, takes 2h 45min and costs £12.50.
Worth a Google.
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08-11-22, 12:03 AM
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GMIC
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Jim Maclean
Just logged on, no problem.
Just logged on, no problem.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
03-10-22, 07:23 PM
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Commando title bullion
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Jim Maclean
The COMMANDO s/t was worn on the blue suit until...
The COMMANDO s/t was worn on the blue suit until the introduction of the dagger on the upper left arm. Some time in the early 80s iirc.
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General Topics.
18-09-22, 04:52 PM
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Help identifying Tank Regt sweetheart brooch
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Jim Maclean
1924 retreating tank
1924 retreating tank
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
18-08-22, 11:06 AM
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A study in sheep
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Jim Maclean
I have a Welsh Guards badge with a tiny letter on...
I have a Welsh Guards badge with a tiny letter on one of the leek fronds. I think that along with the "M" on this badge is the die sinker's initial possibly done on the QT.
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General Topics.
27-04-22, 02:13 PM
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Riker Frames
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Jim Maclean
I wonder if they would ship without the glass,...
I wonder if they would ship without the glass, and if indeed this would be worth while. Glass is reasonably cheap and in a Riker frame is held in with double sided tape, easy to fit.
After all...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
16-01-22, 02:11 PM
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Two Gaels
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Jim Maclean
My father was in the Argylls in WW2. Never heard...
My father was in the Argylls in WW2. Never heard him use the term.
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
05-12-21, 04:36 PM
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SAUDI ARABIAN PATCH ??
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Jim Maclean
It appears to be a representation of the Masmak...
It appears to be a representation of the Masmak Fort in Riyadh. I don't think it's military or police related.
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Other Military Topics
17-11-21, 07:07 PM
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Brass button guard
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Jim Maclean
Probably whatever the Air Ministry code was, the...
Probably whatever the Air Ministry code was, the forerunner of the NSN. The army probably had a Vocab No. for them.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
14-10-21, 07:47 AM
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Lt Commander badges
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Jim Maclean
My uncle who transferred from the RN to the RCN...
My uncle who transferred from the RN to the RCN sent me a lot of different rank badges of this type back in the 60s. May be worth asking on the Canadian part of the forum.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
25-09-21, 04:29 PM
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CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
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Jim Maclean
Yes, that's the present badge. The other is the...
Yes, that's the present badge. The other is the Fleet Chief badge, the title when the Warrant rank was reintroduced.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
25-09-21, 02:35 PM
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CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
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Posted By
Jim Maclean
I think you'll find the left hand one is a Fleet...
I think you'll find the left hand one is a Fleet Chief's (WO) badge. I know they've changed a couple of times.
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