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Old 27-01-14, 10:37 PM
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Do fellow forum members find the unusual (but identical) 'blades' rather unusual for the first four items listed?


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Old 27-01-14, 10:53 PM
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Do fellow forum members find the unusual (but identical) 'blades' rather unusual for the first four items listed?


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The Leicesters officers`bronze` is interesting as it is bi-metal!?!? Even managed to get a die flaw to cross over from the wm section to the gm section!!!!
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Old 27-01-14, 10:54 PM
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Yes.

Does anyone see anything a little wrong with this helmet plate that's also on the site?

http://www.a1militaria.com/viewphoto.php?x=0
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Old 27-01-14, 11:02 PM
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Does anyone see anything a little wrong with this helmet plate that's also on the site?

http://www.a1militaria.com/viewphoto.php?x=0
too much silver plate! only the Y&L title should be sp, the rest gilt. Looks like a VB and regulars officers put together, holes to the back of the plate behind the rose are a clue. Back plate looks genuine i think as you can just see where it has been decapitated and the QVC swapped for a KC. Unless its just me.
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Old 27-01-14, 11:08 PM
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too much silver plate! only the Y&L title should be sp, the rest gilt. Looks like a VB and regulars officers put together, holes to the back of the plate behind the rose are a clue. Back plate looks genuine i think as you can just see where it has been decapitated and the QVC swapped for a KC. Unless its just me.
Absolutely right! It's definitely a 'Frankenstein' example of a regular plate and a VB plate.
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Old 28-01-14, 07:18 AM
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I have always thought the DLOY helmet plate ( based on one I used to own ) should have screw posts and not lugs.

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Old 28-01-14, 08:58 AM
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Does anyone see anything a little wrong with this helmet plate that's also on the site?

http://www.a1militaria.com/viewphoto.php?x=0
Strange, but the link has disappeared????????
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Old 28-01-14, 09:22 AM
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He certainly seems to have a lot of very rare items !?
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Old 28-01-14, 09:30 AM
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Much to be unhappy about there, at eye-watering prices.

A dud 3rd Birmingham Battalion badge, with an all white metal badge with the attached g/m scroll for "3rd Birmingham", passed off as "an early variant" (no such thing);

£225 for a Warwicks' officers' silver and gilt badge - identical to my father's beret badge late/immediately post WW2. Over heated.

Likewise £120 for officers' bronze SD and £60 for a blues jacket collar badge.

And anyone who is seriously interested in the regiment does not call them "the Warwickshires". "Royal Warwicks".
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Old 28-01-14, 09:41 AM
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In a word, yes! you appear to have found another comedian here!

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Old 28-01-14, 10:58 AM
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Fakes 'R' Us??

http://www.a1militaria.com/viewphoto.php?x=0

wouldnt get such poorly described items on SMM and if one did sneak on it would not be there for long!

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Old 28-01-14, 11:47 AM
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Strange, but the link has disappeared????????
Still there.

Depends on what you look at last before you click ont he link. When I clicked on your link, it took me to an East Yorks "Bronze", as that's what I just looked at.

Just clicked your link again and I got nothing, but when I search on the site I can find it.

http://www.a1militaria.com/viewphoto...h=50006&phqu=3

Do we think "K.McDonald" could be a forum member?

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Still there.

Depends on what you look at last before you click ont he link. When I clicked on your link, it took me to an East Yorks "Bronze", as that's what I just looked at.

Just clicked your link again and I got nothing, but when I search on the site I can find it.

http://www.a1militaria.com/viewphoto...h=50006&phqu=3

Do we think "K.McDonald" could be a forum member?

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If he is he does not read many posts!

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Old 28-01-14, 12:42 PM
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I notice the Suffolk Regt HPC has two loops instead of the normal four "croquet hoops".

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Old 28-01-14, 07:39 PM
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say what you see!

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Fakes 'R' Us??

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wouldnt get such poorly described items on SMM and if one did sneak on it would not be there for long!

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