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Abbreviations ??
I was wondering, If the forum had a page of the abbreviations used in reference to the content of this forum.
Having read through some of the posts, I have found myself lost in the meanings. any help would me most appreciated Rich |
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Not sure what abbreviations you are refering to. Can you give some examples?
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perhaps like
OR = other rank NCO = non comisionned officer WM = white metal BIM = bimetal etc etc..... |
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Yep Jean, the kind of abbs that are used to in discribing the types of badges and there moteffs.
cheers Rich |
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In addition to Jeanpit's there are:
HM = hall mark B or BR = brass GM = gilding metal (often referrered to as brass) QVC = queen victoria crown KC = kings crown QC = queens crown AA = anodised aluminum BLK = blackened BZ = bronzed OSD = officer service dress SS = sterling silver SP =silver plate ST = shoulder title Some other examples: OTC = officer training corps WO = warrant officer IY = imperial yeomanry TF = territorial forces TA = territorial army LI = light infantry With regard to unit or regimental abbreviations, those you will just have to learn over time as there are so many. The British Army routinely uses abbreviations for military units. Some common examples: RE = royal engineers RASC = royal army service corps RAMC = royal army medical corps RM = royal marines RA = royal artillery RWF = royal welch fusiliers DLI = durham light infantry KRRC = kings royal rifle corps GG = grenadier guards RF = royal fusiliers |
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Many thanks for the info CB/Jean, much appreciated
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Abbreviations
I feel that I must express my total agreement with the spirit of this posting. We live today in a world dominated by alphabet soup ! It is always presumed that everyone will understand each and every abbreviation used and I am getting tired of that presumptious presumption !! The English language is something to be very - very - proud of !! Peoples all over the world flock to study English - so why bastardise it ??? For me it will always be white metal - not wm. It will always be an officers' service dress cap badge, not an OSD !! It is simply a matter of self discipline - so let us remember the heritage we shout about in other contexts. Regards. David
There'll always be an England While there's a country lane etc. etc. etc. Rock on John Betjamin |
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I prefer to use standard abbreviations for metals
ar silver ae brass cu copper etc (can't remember what bronze is !? and War Office terms such as GS German silver (=WM) GM gilding metal (in 1897 the WO decreed the alloy composition of these two) Last edited by KLR; 19-08-08 at 09:22 PM. Reason: lost in time ! |
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Rich,
You'll pick it up as you go along. No worries. More examples: "Skins" = Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. "Fuse" = Fusiliers "RDF" = Royal Dublin Fusilier "RIR" = Royal Irish Rifles / Royal Irish Regiment "RUR" = Royal Ulster Rifles "MF" = Munster Fusiliers "Y.C.V." = Young Citizens of Ireland Volunteers Etc, Etc, Etc. As I said, you'll catch on. It just takes a while.
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made a start.
Glossary got the first 5 done. anyone got copyright free headdress images: cloth helmet, shakos, berets, kilmarnocks, side caps, field service caps, tropical, pugaree bands, lemon squeezer, slouch, etc etc?
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Mike, I have a slouch hat worn by my grandfather during the Burma campaign. It has on the puggaree the flash of the 7th Indian Division, and on the flap what he told me was a SEAC flash, but to me looks more like R. Sigs. I'll try and take a picture of it over the weekend and post it on Tuesday (it's a long weekend here in Canada and I don't have access to a computer at home). What will you be using it for?
David |
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Just a couple of terms/abbreviations for the glossary. Tangs = blades, frequently used to describe badge fasteners. (Maybe a "Canadianism"?) Eg Tang back.
Frosted, a type of finish on badges, usually silver, occaisionally gold. Fire gilt, again a finish on badges, a gold colour. Babin or Babin's. A common catalogue system used for CEF badges based upon Leonard Babin's CEF reference book. Mazeas. Daniel Mazeas reference books/catalogue systems for Pre-1914 and 1920-1950 Canadian cap, collar and shoulder titles.. Usually refers to the Canadian Badges 1920-1950, but also Canadian Milita Badges Pre-1914. |
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Quote:
Only piece of head gear I keep is a Gordon highlanders Glengarry (picture added) and a WW2 steel helmet with original cammo net! Quote:
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I've just thought, I've also got a set of Guards forage caps with slashed peaks, RMP cap, as well as a Royal Canadian Artillery cap, and a Canadian Guards officer's cap (illustrated elsewhere in this forum), if you're interested. I'll see what i can do over the weekend.
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Hi David, yes anything to show the basic types of headdress is most welcome.
mike
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