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Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 21-03-24, 09:50 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 471
Posted By Colin S
A DPM version of my OG one. Looking at the DPM, I...

A DPM version of my OG one. Looking at the DPM, I would say it’s similar to that used just before CS95, so would date from the early 1990s, long before airsoft teams appeared and started to use...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 19-03-24, 02:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 345
Posted By Colin S
But if the Union flag is in the right...

But if the Union flag is in the right place.....?:)
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 18-03-24, 09:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 471
Posted By Colin S
It is possible but I don’t think it’s likely to...

It is possible but I don’t think it’s likely to be an RM item because the “dagger” is very crude and unlike any other Commando dagger badge (and could well be intended to be a sword). The...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 18-03-24, 08:06 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 471
Posted By Colin S
Thanks for all the replies. I don’t think it has...

Thanks for all the replies. I don’t think it has anything to do with the Royal Marines and is most likely to be made up or airsoft related, but it was in a box of lots of other legitimate British...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 17-03-24, 08:23 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 471
Posted By Colin S
Unknown epaulette slide

Anyone have any idea as to what this is?
Forum: Airborne and Special Forces 05-03-24, 09:08 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 332
Posted By Colin S
This is the epaulette slide worn on the Canadian...

This is the epaulette slide worn on the Canadian DPM parachute smock by members of the Canadian Airborne Regiment between 1968 and 1995. It is not a qualification in itself.
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 01-03-24, 11:29 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 288
Posted By Colin S
As Royal says, for shirt sleeve wear in tropical...

As Royal says, for shirt sleeve wear in tropical areas. The wings were first authorised in 1955, so my guess would be for wear on OG shirts in Malaya or Borneo. By the time DPM jungle shirts were...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 23-02-24, 05:12 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 899
Posted By Colin S
Great display - thanks for sharing.

Great display - thanks for sharing.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 12-02-24, 07:22 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 299
Posted By Colin S
Sorry Jon, but must tell you these have featured...

Sorry Jon, but must tell you these have featured on the forum before as queries, and the conclusion was these are fashion items with no military connection - hence the strange and different...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 03-02-24, 10:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 449
Posted By Colin S
Very few, if any, sailors would qualify for both...

Very few, if any, sailors would qualify for both pilots/aircrew wings AND parachute wings, as few jobs would require both qualifications, so most parachutists would not need to worry about any...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 03-02-24, 11:21 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 449
Posted By Colin S
The Royal Marines have always worn parachutes...

The Royal Marines have always worn parachutes wings on the right shoulder.

The Royal Navy is different. In the 1980s parachute wings were worn on the right shoulder when ‘army style’ clothing was...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 20-01-24, 05:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 271
Posted By Colin S
Current Japanese Self Defence Force parachute...

Current Japanese Self Defence Force parachute pathfinder badge - a rare find here.
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 19-01-24, 01:33 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,965
Posted By Colin S
Good point, but it’s a portrait rather than a...

Good point, but it’s a portrait rather than a photo. Could the Guards ribbon been added to the portrait as a way of emphasising he was a Guards officer as well as SAS? Artistic licence???

I would...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 19-01-24, 06:57 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,965
Posted By Colin S
I imagine that the Guards ribbon behind the cap...

I imagine that the Guards ribbon behind the cap badge was stopped when G squadron started to have non Guards personnel posted in to keep up the numbers, but can anyone confirm that is a safe...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 14-12-23, 06:51 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,881
Posted By Colin S
5 PARA were disbanded after WWII, with 15...

5 PARA were disbanded after WWII, with 15 PARA(SV) taking over as the Scottish Parachute Battalion. Its a good question as to why the Hunting Stewart tartan was used, rather than a Cameron tartan,...
Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 10-12-23, 08:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 993
Posted By Colin S
No.7 Commando went to the Middle East as part of...

No.7 Commando went to the Middle East as part of Layforce and was disbanded before the red on black shoulder titles were formalised for the Commandos in 1943. Therefore, while shoulder titles might...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 02-12-23, 08:53 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,881
Posted By Colin S
5 Para only existed in World War Two and was part...

5 Para only existed in World War Two and was part of 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade, fighting in Italy, southern France and Greece. They were originally converted to a parachute unit from being...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 02-12-23, 07:12 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,881
Posted By Colin S
The orientation of the Hunting Stewart tartan is...

The orientation of the Hunting Stewart tartan is the difference between 5 Para and 15 Para (SV). 15 Para have the red line running from top right to bottom left.
Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 30-10-23, 09:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 661
Posted By Colin S
Tailor Lee also made subdued black-on-green...

Tailor Lee also made subdued black-on-green ‘Royal Navy Commando’ titles in the same style before the official subdued versions became available.
Forum: Military Book and Media Reviews 30-10-23, 09:33 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,107
Posted By Colin S
A prestigious award but very much deserved for a...

A prestigious award but very much deserved for a fantastic book.

I look forward to the insignia book whenever it may come to fruition.
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 06-10-23, 06:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,583
Posted By Colin S
ORs issue cap badges would be ‘stabrite’ anodised...

ORs issue cap badges would be ‘stabrite’ anodised aluminium in the type with a slider rather than lugs. Blackened versions were worn in combat in the Falklands (and in Northern Ireland).
Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 05-09-23, 06:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 792
Posted By Colin S
Mike Thanks for all the extra very...

Mike

Thanks for all the extra very interesting information - battery parades must have been a fine spectacle!

Colin
Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 04-09-23, 06:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 792
Posted By Colin S
Mike, Prior to the Commando course becoming...

Mike,

Prior to the Commando course becoming compulsory, would I be correct in assuming the navy blue beret was worn?
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 25-08-23, 05:36 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,089
Posted By Colin S
The blue and yellow Pegasus is genuine but not...

The blue and yellow Pegasus is genuine but not WW2, as it was worn by 6th Field Force in the early 1980s.
Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 23-07-23, 07:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 486
Posted By Colin S
Thanks for all your replies, but behind my...

Thanks for all your replies, but behind my question is the fact she is wearing a speciality badge which indicates a naval aviation mechanic, so not CD or SPAG or Cdo. The Ark Royal went out of...
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