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23-10-14, 11:17 AM
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Palestine Police Keffiyah
I thought you might like a look at this Palestine Police Keffiyah as worn widely by both British and Palestine personnel. It is rather more yellow than the photographs show and made of much heavier material than the modern thing. It is only fringed on two sides. The Agyl is black and much fatter and softer than the modern day item.
The badge is the early PP badge with a solid centre, dates 1926-1932ish so is probably not original to the Keffiyah. On the up side it's not yet faked and is well polished over the years. The Keffiyah seems to be the same pattern as worn by a number of British Palestine units - TJFF, Druze Regt etc. It may well be identical to the Keffiyahs issued from TJFF stores to the LRGD. In my view it's too heavy and would not have been pleasant to wear in the desert, As a side bar TJFF officers wore a silk Keffiyah. Sensible chaps. Enjoy Eddie 
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23-10-14, 01:23 PM
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Nice one Eddie, thanks for sharing. Can't be many of those around.
Graham
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23-10-14, 02:24 PM
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I think not Graham and I also suspect that they wash out to a pale cream colour while the stamp disappears.
Eddie
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23-10-14, 03:18 PM
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Hi Eddie,
Thanks for sharing, a nice piece you have found. As stated - I bet there are not many of those around. Well done. Cheers, Roy.
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26-10-14, 04:57 PM
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Absolutely. Very nice to have it confirmed as genuine even if in the hand it was obviously not a modern put up piece. The Agyl is not stamped but is also an old piece quite unlike what is available today.
As I say the badge is wrong period but is genuine and worth every penny of the total price so all in all a great buy. And here it is in wear in 1946 - the date on the stamp. You can see the long heavy fringe clearly Eddie Last edited by Eddie Parks; 26-10-14 at 05:08 PM.
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