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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
07-03-14, 10:03 AM
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Framed Lincolnshire Regiment Selection
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Very nice Dean! I'm thinking of doing something...
Very nice Dean!
I'm thinking of doing something similar with some badges and medals that I have. I'm currently trawling through boot sales and charity shops to try and find 'period' frames that I...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
25-02-14, 11:29 PM
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Cardiff Pals - opinions please?
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ShortestinBattalion
Many thanks Kevin, so he was in the Cardiff city...
Many thanks Kevin, so he was in the Cardiff city battalion rather than the pals. Funny how stories change over the years and the truth gets lost, unfortunately he died when my grandfather was still...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
25-02-14, 10:31 PM
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Help with identification please
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ShortestinBattalion
I totally missed the fact that it may not be...
I totally missed the fact that it may not be military, many thanks both!!
There is a fair bit of surface pitting Graham, the front of the helmet plate has what I assumed to be a good few years...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
25-02-14, 10:10 PM
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Cardiff Pals - opinions please?
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Cardiff Pals - opinions please?
First of all, apologies for bringing up this subject again and I have read some previous threads relating to the Cardiff Pals but I would like to ask members opinions on two badges.
Going through...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
25-02-14, 09:48 PM
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Help with identification please
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Help with identification please
Evening all
Can anyone help with the identification of this badge please? The badge is quite substantial at 7.5cm X 5cm and appears to have had blades (E.W) to the reverse which are now missing....
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
18-02-14, 10:51 AM
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Help needed with these five please
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ShortestinBattalion
Thanks also to Bernard and Graham. I'm sure this...
Thanks also to Bernard and Graham. I'm sure this won't be the last time I post pictures of the odd weird and wonderful badge - the collection I have aquired is very diverse!
Apologies once again for...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
18-02-14, 08:16 AM
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Help needed with these five please
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ShortestinBattalion
Many thanks Simon, Bill and Jo thats a big help...
Many thanks Simon, Bill and Jo thats a big help and much appreciated.
No. 1 isn't bi-metal unfortunately Jo - in that case are we thinking repro?
Best wishes
Kev
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
17-02-14, 11:20 PM
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Help needed with these five please
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ShortestinBattalion
Help needed with these five please
Evening all
I have five badges that I'm pretty stuck on, looking for some help with identification please.
No. 1 has a makers mark of Drago - Paris and appears to be Foreign Legion - possibly...
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General Topics.
04-02-14, 09:09 AM
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Cap or Glengarry badge?
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Just want to say a quick thank you for the...
Just want to say a quick thank you for the replies to my query - I'm very much in awe of the knowledge that members of this site possess and really appreciate you taking the time out to pass some of...
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03-02-14, 12:17 PM
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Cap or Glengarry badge?
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Cap or Glengarry badge?
Good afternoon all, please excuse my ignorance if this is a rather basic question. How do I tell whether or not a particular badge was/is worn on a cap/beret or glengarry?
Is it as simple as cap...
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General Topics.
29-01-14, 11:37 AM
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Broken slider tips
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ShortestinBattalion
Thanks all, its handy to know that I havent just...
Thanks all, its handy to know that I havent just got a load of broken badges!
Learn something new every day much appreciated.
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General Topics.
29-01-14, 11:16 AM
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Broken slider tips
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Broken slider tips
Morning all, just a quick question about something that has been puzzling me for a little while. A large number of badges in my collection (which I recently inherited) have the tips broken off the...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
16-01-14, 02:51 PM
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Two unidentified badges
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Two unidentified badges
Hi all
Can anybody shed any light on these?
Last two for the day I promise, haven't taken a decent batch of photographs yet so apologies that I'm adding these one or two at a time.
Many...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
16-01-14, 02:20 PM
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Possible French/Canadian Airforce or Parachute Reg?
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ShortestinBattalion
Thanks Jo! It does have some writing on the...
Thanks Jo!
It does have some writing on the back but this looks like the address of the maker?
Delsart
29 R Du General Leclerc
Sens 89 100
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
16-01-14, 01:38 PM
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Possible French/Canadian Airforce or Parachute Reg?
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ShortestinBattalion
Possible French/Canadian Airforce or Parachute Reg?
Hi all, recently acquired a rather large badge collection and am in the process of identifying and cataloging them. I can see there are going to be quite a few I am unable to identify so here is the...
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New Member Introduction Zone
15-01-14, 02:54 PM
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New Member - South Wales
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ShortestinBattalion
Thanks to all for making me welcome! I'm...
Thanks to all for making me welcome!
I'm still trying to catalogue everything that I have so early days yet and hadn't given any thought to attending any fairs or meetings. Funnily enough though...
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New Member Introduction Zone
14-01-14, 10:23 AM
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New Member - South Wales
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ShortestinBattalion
New Member - South Wales
Hi all, just a quick introductory message. My name is Kev and I'm from Cardiff, I recently had the good fortune to inherit my grandfathers military cap badge collection and I'm looking to learn a bit...
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