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Photographs of Canadian Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
19-04-15, 10:36 AM
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Postcards - Garrison Military Police
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ProCoy
An old thread, but I thought it would be...
An old thread, but I thought it would be interesting to add a new photo I just picked up, with the large brass "MP" worn on the SD cap. Its clear on the original photo that the collar badges are...
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New Zealand Badges
13-03-15, 08:39 PM
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NZ Provost
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ProCoy
NZ Provost
Had a few of the Staybright examples over the years but haven't seen a brass one in hand before. Do these exist in die struck form or are they always cast?.
I seem to remember the only other brass...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
05-07-13, 01:34 PM
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Black Watch
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ProCoy
I got a few definite modern fakes from a mate to...
I got a few definite modern fakes from a mate to compare and one thing I noticed was that the lugs on mine were of a finer gauge wire and shorter ( at around 1cm compared to 1.3/1.4cm on the definite...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
05-07-13, 01:27 PM
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Black Watch
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ProCoy
Black Watch
Hi Guys,
My thing is MP badges so I don't have a huge deal of experience with these.
Had these for donkeys years so do really have any great value tied up in them but I'd be grateful for any...
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Formation Signs and Patches
11-03-13, 04:34 PM
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Military Police "TC" Patch
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ProCoy
I am soooooo jealous of that VP !!:eek:
I am soooooo jealous of that VP !!:eek:
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Formation Signs and Patches
11-03-13, 12:02 PM
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Military Police "TC" Patch
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ProCoy
Yep ! Devilishly hard to find. If Mike still...
Yep !
Devilishly hard to find. If Mike still hasn't tracked down a printed VP after 50 odd years, I'll be happy with what I've got and not hold my breath waiting for any more .
Gordon
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Formation Signs and Patches
11-03-13, 08:10 AM
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Military Police "TC" Patch
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ProCoy
Military Police "TC" Patch
Finally got one of these after years of searching. Quite a rare little blighter.
Should be adding a printed "VP" shortly.
Anyone have an embroidered "VP" or printed "TC" ?
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
26-01-13, 06:39 PM
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WW2 German Breast Badges
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ProCoy
Both are cast copies. The easy "tell" on the...
Both are cast copies. The easy "tell" on the Panzer badge is the "maker" mark, SBW. There was a genuine similar period mark "BSW" ( Brüder Schneider, Wien) but they never manufactured the numbered...
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Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery
19-12-12, 09:38 AM
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Canadian Provost Corps printed...
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ProCoy
Didn't even realise they made genuine printed...
Didn't even realise they made genuine printed versions of this one.
Can I just ask - are there variants ?
Or can I use the image posted by Bill as a "benchmark" in that any not exactly the...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
02-07-12, 01:57 PM
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Military Foot Police
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ProCoy
I was hoping you would comment on this one :)....
I was hoping you would comment on this one :). Certainly in hand it has all the appearance you'd expect of a genuinely old badge.
Reckon I did OK at £20 from EBay then !
Can't see me ever...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
30-06-12, 11:16 AM
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Military Foot Police
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ProCoy
I resized the images so they weren't quite so...
I resized the images so they weren't quite so huge.
I only needed two badges to complete my collection of all the MP cap/collar badges, - the MFP where I had only the common bi-metal fake,and the...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
30-06-12, 09:23 AM
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Military Foot Police
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ProCoy
Reverse. (Sorry, I should have reduced these...
Reverse.
(Sorry, I should have reduced these in size a bit before uploading)
http://www.feldgendarmerie.net/mf2.jpg
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
30-06-12, 09:21 AM
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Military Foot Police
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ProCoy
Just resurrecting this old thread to solicit...
Just resurrecting this old thread to solicit opinions on this one.
Its a one piece striking in gilding metal with lugs, shown alongside one of the common fakes found on EBay in bi-metal with a...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
05-04-12, 08:44 AM
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GVIR RMP Collar Dogs
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ProCoy
Hi Jeremy Thanks for the info. I'm...
Hi Jeremy
Thanks for the info.
I'm assuming that although collar dogs could be worn on BD it was not a widespread practise ? I just discovered a group photo with my father in 172 Pro Coy in...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
22-03-12, 10:00 PM
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GVIR RMP Collar Dogs
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ProCoy
Hi Jeremy, The Brass Collar Dog has the...
Hi Jeremy,
The Brass Collar Dog has the single central lug, the silver one has two lugs.
I was trying to figure out whether a GVIR CMP Collar Dog existed, thinking that it was unlikely as these...
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General Topics.
22-03-12, 05:37 PM
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Forum Badge, 3rd batch orders.
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ProCoy
Any left ? I'd like to have one.
Any left ? I'd like to have one.
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
03-03-12, 06:01 PM
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GVIR RMP Collar Dogs
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ProCoy
GVIR RMP Collar Dogs
Just acquired a brass example to join the silvered one I have. Does anyonme know if there is a GVIR before the "Royal" Prefix or are these the first to be introduced?
...
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
25-08-11, 06:55 AM
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WW2 German boards with Boer era item??
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ProCoy
Pieter, Yes, the blue underlay and the...
Pieter,
Yes, the blue underlay and the Aesculapian snake/staff emblem is for the medical branch (the German army uses the same colour system today) with the Z letter indicating Zahnarzt or Dentist...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
24-08-11, 09:36 AM
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Silver GVIR RMP Officers Cap badge ??
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ProCoy
I was interested to read Jeremy's comments...
I was interested to read Jeremy's comments regarding having seen a wartime economy GVIR in silver.
I had only thought of postwar Royal Military Police GVIR badges in silver but recently acquired...
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General Topics.
16-06-11, 01:44 PM
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Silver War Badge
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1,503
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ProCoy
Thanks for the link. The article is about the...
Thanks for the link. The article is about the WW2 Kings Badge rather than the WWI Silver War Badge, but I've ordered it anyway as this badge is also of interest to me.
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General Topics.
14-06-11, 05:56 PM
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Silver War Badge
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1,503
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ProCoy
I'm sure that in relative terms compared with...
I'm sure that in relative terms compared with army SWBs, that those to the MN and RAF are scarce. Anyone have any idea on the numbers awarded to these branches ?
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General Topics.
12-06-11, 09:07 PM
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Silver War Badge
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1,503
Posted By
ProCoy
Brilliant, many thanks for that info. These low...
Brilliant, many thanks for that info. These low issue numbers would go a long way to explaining why I haven't been able to find an "O" for sale.
Are there any other prefixes I have missed other...
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General Topics.
12-06-11, 08:12 PM
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Silver War Badge
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ProCoy
Silver War Badge
Trying to get the facts around the numbering of these straight in my own mind.
So far, I think the Commonwealth ones are straightforward enough
A=Australia
C=Canada
NZ=New Zealand
SA=South...
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
28-03-11, 11:11 AM
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MPSC Collar Dogs
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ProCoy
Apologies for the delay in responding, haven't...
Apologies for the delay in responding, haven't been online for a while.
Here are the badges in question ( circled). They were bough from EBay on the "off chance" that the seller was right in...
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Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery
15-01-11, 01:40 PM
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Mystery Canadian Military Police Badge
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1,506
Posted By
ProCoy
Hi Bill, That was the first thought, but...
Hi Bill,
That was the first thought, but normally the Collar Badge for the cap badge would still have the Crown ? (Going by the other Canadian and British MP Collar badges which are simply...
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