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Old 16-04-17, 01:17 PM
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Default Old NATAL shoulder title

I have posted this in the 'mystery' section ... but so far no response so wondered if any of you in this specialist section may be able to ID this for me .
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Old 20-04-17, 06:34 AM
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Could be Natal Carbineers, the colour artist appears to have superimposed the word Natal over Carbineers?

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Old 20-04-17, 06:51 AM
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No Response??????

You had 5 replies, hows that no response?
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Old 20-04-17, 06:54 AM
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No Response??????

You had 5 replies, hows that no response?
I think he just means no 100% positive id as yet...
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Old 20-04-17, 06:53 AM
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Could be Natal Carbineers, the colour artist appears to have superimposed the word Natal over Carbineers?

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That thought also crossed my mind
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Old 20-04-17, 07:12 AM
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It is completely spurious and merely the work of the artist in my opinion.
He/she has painted the title and then painted another over it.

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Old 20-04-17, 09:51 AM
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Hi Frank
That is quite possible, perhaps the guy wanted to be shown as part of the Natal contingent of 2 SAI.
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Old 21-04-17, 11:30 AM
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It's not perhaps meant to be GRENADIER GUARDS with some of the letters missing/blurred? Shoulder arc on that pattern tunic would tend to be be out of place unless it was one of the Guards Regts.

The only SA troops that wore that pattern tunic were the Imperial Service units in Europe and the Middle East and none of them (as far as I'm aware) wore cloth shoulder arcs.
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Old 21-04-17, 12:51 PM
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In that case you would certainly expect to see the regiments collar badges and shoulder titles.

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