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Old 28-08-11, 06:04 PM
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Is it worth me selling my dodgey copy, I wonder?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROYAL-ULST...item2eb7528dbf

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Old 28-08-11, 07:49 PM
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Phil,
Hardly worth selling yours. That one was a genuine J R Gaunt . London fake slider, your's is not.
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Old 28-08-11, 07:50 PM
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Hi Eddie,

I was just kidding really.

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Old 09-09-11, 12:23 PM
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Put my one on ebay, and its got more than one bid!!

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Ahh the very rare Airbourne variant
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Or so I've been told, thats what it is? Real ones are silver?

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Old 09-09-11, 01:16 PM
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It was a variant cap badge worn by, but not unique to 1st RUR which was of course the Airborne battalion during WW2

It's not rare, more scarce
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Old 09-09-11, 01:38 PM
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Oh righto, thanks for the info, will hamster it away.

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Old 10-09-11, 03:28 PM
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Or so I've been told, thats what it is? Real ones are silver?

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The two I have are marked sterling. I have never seen a HMS one.

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Old 10-09-11, 04:40 PM
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I think a genuine one is probably out of my price range then. I would love one though as the RUR are my Grandfather's old Regiment.

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Old 10-09-11, 08:12 PM
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1 RUR, 6 AL Bde in July 1944. A particularly well turned out officer (given the circumstances)
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Great photo, but it shows the officer wearing the normal RUR cap badge, not the Airborne one.
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hi,

dont forget this has been discussed before on here.the badge was only for officers and wo,s and not sure it was even issued to all but may be mistaken

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Old 11-09-11, 07:49 AM
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Great photo, but it shows the officer wearing the normal RUR cap badge, not the Airborne one.
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Absolutely - that's the point I was making! If the standard badge was good enough for an awards presentation by the Army Group Commander, it should be good enough for anybody!
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