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Old 28-07-14, 08:10 PM
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Default Headdress badges of the British army, the choice is yours

Picked this up recently, said to have come from a recruiting office along with a frame of AA badges and a colour poster of a similar image. Most of the badges were still on the board, all maker marked, but I assume that the most desirable badges had been cherry picked before I saw it and I did not buy any from it. This linen had also been in a frame, but was a very good price IMO and was too good to leave it. It appears to have been made by Ammo Handprint?
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Old 28-07-14, 11:40 PM
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A very nice linen Jerry.I have one exactly the same called' Regimental Badges of the British Army'. I received it during my tour as an exchange officer with HQ 1st Armoured Division BAOR 82-85. As you are no doubt aware; these were the badges of the British Army before the 1993 'Options for Change' . Sadly, some, if not many, of the regimental badges have since passed into history. It hangs in my 'I love me room' with the rest of my treasures. Mine is imprinted 'Imparmark'.

Memories that are never forgotten.

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Old 29-07-14, 09:05 PM
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A very nice linen Jerry.I have one exactly the same called' Regimental Badges of the British Army'. I received it during my tour as an exchange officer with HQ 1st Armoured Division BAOR 82-85. As you are no doubt aware; these were the badges of the British Army before the 1993 'Options for Change' . Sadly, some, if not many, of the regimental badges have since passed into history. It hangs in my 'I love me room' with the rest of my treasures. Mine is imprinted 'Imparmark'.

Memories that are never forgotten.

Cheers Al
Hi Al,

I had not narrowed the date down that tight yet but had figured it was that sort of age, or perhaps a bit earlier. I assume that 93 would be the latest date for it and it would be possible to work out the earliest it might be, from which badges are there and which are not. Obviously post 1969 as it has RRW shown.
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Old 30-07-14, 07:45 PM
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hi jerry, that royal pioneers badge only came out in 1985, before that it was the royal pioneer corps and the badge was the pick, rifle and shovel. so the linen is post 1985. regards john
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Old 30-07-14, 10:34 PM
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Options for change was 1992. So its between 85 and 92.
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Old 31-07-14, 07:58 AM
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Default The rarest AA badges?

I haven't had time to go through my box of AA badges from 30 years ago (nor have I had time to write my future best selling book "How to Collect AA Badges Without Really Trying").
I know nothing about them and couldn't 'cherry pick' a collection if offered.
Could anyone tell me, off the top of your head, the rarest ten AA badges?
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Old 31-07-14, 08:34 AM
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A very subjective request as what is 'rare'. However any genuine k/c badge (less Sussex Yeomanry which is not that uncommon), the trial pattern RAOC and the Somerset LI cap badges will be up there. These command the highest prices.

I would also offer the 6th Hants in gold a/a as I only know of one example in existence.
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Old 31-07-14, 10:17 AM
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A very subjective request as what is 'rare'. However any genuine k/c badge (less Sussex Yeomanry which is not that uncommon), the trial pattern RAOC and the Somerset LI cap badges will be up there. These command the highest prices.

I would also offer the 6th Hants in gold a/a as I only know of one example in existence.

Hi Guys,

There are plenty of rare A/A cap badges of which only one genuine example is known of e.g.

Glasgow University OTC = scroll of GLASGOW UNIVERSITY TC (TA)
Oxford University UTC [Tudor]
London University UTC [Tudor]

No idea what the 6th Hants is though - is this the (Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry? If so, it is a fake knocked up with a LB&B type slider.

re: Sussex Yeomanry - the QC version is rarer than the KC item.

Kingsley - In Anodised Aluminium: The 'No Bull' Cap Badge of the British Army - Appendix 5: Authorised and Manufactured Cap Badges and Appendix 6: Manufactured Cap Badges of the Army Cadet Force and the Combined Cadet Force will give you the info/ that you need.

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Old 31-07-14, 10:20 AM
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6th Bn Hants = Duke of Connaughts. Technically a RA unit at the time and made by Firmin. It's identical to the silver one except for the gold finish.
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6th Bn Hants = Duke of Connaughts. Technically a RA unit at the time and made by Firmin. It's identical to the silver one except for the gold finish.
Hi Alan,

That one - in gold will be a factory cock up like my Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Parachute Regt - now both sold.

Lots of others too.

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Old 31-07-14, 11:36 AM
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Chris,

Agreed that it's not the authorised colour but it's still rare as I only know of this one and it has been worn. Odd that it's Firmin as it was LB&B that seem to have made most of the factory rejects.

Alan

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Old 31-07-14, 07:15 PM
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Chris,

Agreed that it's not the authorised colour but it's still rare as I only know of this one and it has been worn. Odd that it's Firmin as it was LB&B that seem to have made most of the factory rejects.

Alan
Hi Alan,

I know a few collectors who go for these items but not for me.

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Old 31-07-14, 09:28 PM
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Chris,

Agreed that it's not the authorised colour but it's still rare as I only know of this one and it has been worn. Odd that it's Firmin as it was LB&B that seem to have made most of the factory rejects.

Alan
Hi Alan,

Also, Firmin were pulled up, in 1959, by Directorate of Clothing and Textiles at the War Office, over the quality of the badges they were making so yes, they did make mistakes.

See pages 10-11 of Anodised Aluminium: The 'No Bull' Cap Badge of the British Army for more details on this matter.

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Hi Guys,

There are plenty of rare A/A cap badges of which only one genuine example is known of e.g.

Glasgow University OTC = scroll of GLASGOW UNIVERSITY TC (TA)
Oxford University UTC [Tudor]
London University UTC [Tudor]

No idea what the 6th Hants is though - is this the (Hampshire Carabiniers Yeomanry? If so, it is a fake knocked up with a LB&B type slider.

re: Sussex Yeomanry - the QC version is rarer than the KC item.

Kingsley - In Anodised Aluminium: The 'No Bull' Cap Badge of the British Army - Appendix 5: Authorised and Manufactured Cap Badges and Appendix 6: Manufactured Cap Badges of the Army Cadet Force and the Combined Cadet Force will give you the info/ that you need.

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Chris
Chris
you knew this would open the flood gates - I have a Glasgow University UC(TA). Its gold in colour, is larger than the usual Glasgow and Strathclyde University OTC badge we recognise. The scroll reads (up the left) GLASGOW UNI and down the right side VERSITY T.C. (T.A.). The slider is a metal slider by GROVE MFG.

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Old 03-08-14, 08:57 PM
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Chris
you knew this would open the flood gates - I have a Glasgow University UC(TA). Its gold in colour, is larger than the usual Glasgow and Strathclyde University OTC badge we recognise. The scroll reads (up the left) GLASGOW UNI and down the right side VERSITY T.C. (T.A.). The slider is a metal slider by GROVE MFG.

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Bess
Hi Bess,

That's the one - very rare piece.

The Glasgow University OTC badge that you describe is also noted, because of its non-aluminium slider, on page 79 of book.

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