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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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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 |
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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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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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Options for change was 1992. So its between 85 and 92.
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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? Thanks. |
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