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actionoke

09-08-20 01:12 PM

BERET INDUSTRIES LTD BLACK BERET TIME PERIOD

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Can anyone say if this is late war or post war.Officers had private purchase ribbon instead of leather trim and its got the big letter small letter writing which is late war.I would like to put a badge on it but not sure if a kings crown or queens crown badge?

Irv	02-09-20 06:08 PM

Post war. The stitching around the inside is wrong for ww2

Westernhighlander

06-09-20 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Irv (Post 521313)

Post war. The stitching around the inside is wrong for ww2

What specifically about the stitching is wrong?

silverwash

06-09-20 03:53 PM

it should not be present.

REME 245

07-09-20 01:37 PM

This is an excellent source for how to tell a war-time beret.

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/cloth...uction-482975/

leigh kitchen

07-09-20 01:43 PM

As is the same author's thread on this forum:
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...t+construction

Luc	19-09-20 09:39 AM

As far as I'm aware the double dotted diamonds were introduced by Beret Industries Ltd. in 1953.

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