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Old 06-01-18, 02:49 PM
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Default At last time to spend with the collection

Hi everyone

It's not often I get a chance to spend time with my collection, but managed to get a few hours over the holiday season

Thought I'd share some of the badges that i have been fortunate to acquire over the past few years.

Hope everyone has a great 2018 and good luck with the collecting this year.

Rgds
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Old 06-01-18, 03:38 PM
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Very nice. Thank you for sharing.

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Superb badges, lovely to see.

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A really wonderful collection indeed.

Lovely to see these.

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A truly magnificent collection, thanks very much for sharing it.
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Outstanding collection.
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Hi everyone

It's not often I get a chance to spend time with my collection, but managed to get a few hours over the holiday season

Thought I'd share some of the badges that i have been fortunate to acquire over the past few years.

Hope everyone has a great 2018 and good luck with the collecting this year.

Rgds
Some quality items there. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 07-01-18, 03:05 AM
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Thanks for showing this superb lot. I have never seen most of them.
I am intrigued to see the two ZAR HPs in photo number 3, in both brass and WM. Can you tell me who wore the different ones?
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Old 07-01-18, 03:14 AM
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Yes, what everyone else has said. Great looking collection.
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Old 07-01-18, 05:47 AM
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Wow, that's a superb selection of rare SA badges. Thanks for showing them.
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Old 07-01-18, 10:25 AM
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A superb specialised collection. Definitely to be displayed and enjoyed. Thanks very much for sharing

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Old 07-01-18, 11:00 AM
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A very fine collection, some of those plates have become very hard to find over recent years.

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Hi everyone

It's not often I get a chance to spend time with my collection, but managed to get a few hours over the holiday season

Thought I'd share some of the badges that i have been fortunate to acquire over the past few years.

Hope everyone has a great 2018 and good luck with the collecting this year.

Rgds
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Old 07-01-18, 11:47 AM
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Tx everyone ... having relocated to the UK from SA a few years ago my passion for collecting SA badges was rekindled. Up to then it had been medals, cadet badges and shoulder titles.

I think it is a link with home
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Old 07-01-18, 11:49 AM
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Kingsley the two ZAR HPs are not identical although Owens book does list a w/m version of the brass one. I think that w/m HP was an officers, but open to correction. This particular badge I think was the one that Owen illustrated in his book.

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Old 07-01-18, 11:55 AM
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Default DLI Helmet Plates

I hadn't noticed until yesterday that I had two versions of this plate.

The one on the left is actually a bi-metal plate (picture doesn't do it justice) and the one on the right w/m. I would appreciate it if anyone could shed light (i.e. is this an example of officers and ORs - the bi-metal has makers name Hobson's to reverse.

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