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RCAF BUTTON NOT WHAT IT SEEMS!!
Tuesday of this week I purchased a raf jacket at an antiques fair and found a RCAF button in the pocket closer inspection this is what it was !!! I must have checked over 2,000 + buttons over the years all normal RAF ones so keep looking you nether know !!
Last edited by ASR142; 16-07-10 at 09:39 PM. |
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Now it,s the time to buy that lottery ticket...........
Good catch.Congrats. Jo
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Hi Guys,
Am I missing something? Is this button a rare one? Thanks, Tinto |
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I have lost count of the number of buttons I have "twisted" over the years,
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Hi BWEF,
Thanks for enlightening me! Cheers, Tinto |
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in 2006,Bosleys had one for sale..........asking price then between 150 to 200 GBP.
Jo
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"There truly exists but one perfect order: that of cemeteries. The dead never complain and they enjoy their equality in silence." - “There are things we know that we know,” “There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld, before the Iraqi Invasion,2003. Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese. |
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Ref Button twisting,
don't forget to turn both ways as I have read that once the German guards cottoned on to hidden compasses in buttons the Allies simply reversed the threads which seemed to work. Ry |
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RCAF button compass
My grandfather was a Squadron Leader in the RAF in Egypt during the early part of the war. He was with intelligence. Although he has passed on, several of the items he passed on to me were several compass styles, including one in the RCAf button. Another was on the end of a tie stud. Another pair were made out out a pair of thin metal buttons, one with a neddle to support the second. I also have two other that were supposedly sewn into the corner of a tunic. In addition I have a small hacksaw that was also part of a kit. I will attempt to take some photos and try to upload this weekend.
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I had to put a very small amount of very fine gun oil on the tread area and left it for 10 minutes this then turned fairly easy arfter this, the glass is misssing but i cant complain about that. |
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"Gaunt (button makers) produced uniform buttons which unscrewed (left for the RAF and right for the Navy) to reveal a compass which enabled many serviceman to reach safety, often undertaking acts of sabotage along the way." NB!!!!! a bit further down in the article: "It is regretted that there are a considerable number of these and other compasses at the museum which are not on show, due to a requirement for them to be locked away in the radiation store owing to the paint used. " I guess collecting badges is a lot safer! Cheers, Ian. |
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Last edited by ASR142; 07-08-10 at 08:53 PM. |
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RCAF Button
The one that sold on ebay was Australian, made by Stokes of Melbourne- I guess that is what made it more desireable. Now, just off to the shed for the 3-in-1 oil...
Stephen. |
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It was part of a pilot's escape kit, it was issued with silk maps and carried inside a pouch.
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Is this one any good?
Last edited by Charlie585; 04-06-12 at 03:04 PM. |
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