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PeterB
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
01-10-23, 06:36 AM
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Whossis?
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PeterB
Whossis?
Hello All,
I found this badge in a £3 an item "rummage box" in an antique shop yesterday, can anybody tell me what it is please?
Forum:
Infantry (& Guards) Badges
21-10-21, 12:47 PM
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West Riding?
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PeterB
Marc, Leigh thanks for that, really interesting!...
Marc, Leigh thanks for that, really interesting! Somebody went to a lot of effort to make that brooch...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
20-10-21, 03:38 PM
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West Riding?
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PeterB
Thanks, that leads me off into a new avenue of...
Thanks, that leads me off into a new avenue of research. :)
I did wonder why the lion has two vestigal "nipples" on the rear, something has been removed perhaps? How would a helmet plate be...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
20-10-21, 02:53 PM
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West Riding?
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PeterB
West Riding?
This badge has the coronet (crown?), lion and pennant (flag?) as per the West Riding cap badge, but is round and measures 3cm (1.5 inch) across.
Unfortunately part of the frame has snapped off and...
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
10-10-21, 06:37 PM
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Sanskrit inscription?
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PeterB
Henk, well, that's fairly conclusive then. ...
Henk, well, that's fairly conclusive then.
Dank u wel :^)
Forum:
It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
10-10-21, 05:04 PM
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A couple of unknowns
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PeterB
A couple of unknowns
Can anyone help me ID these two please? First one is a modern staybrite and the second one is brass but unfortunately has had part of the frame where the lug would have been broken off.
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
10-10-21, 04:53 PM
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Belgium Lancers
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PeterB
Leopold II service medal
@ColinS thanks for clearing up the Foreign Legion patch.
I picked up a Belgian medal at the weekend, it's a King Leopold II service medal, 2nd issue from 1951 issued to Belgian military servicemen...
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
10-10-21, 04:38 PM
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Sanskrit inscription?
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PeterB
Sanskrit inscription?
I picked this badge up in a junk shop at the weekend, looks like the inscription could be sanskrit? Is it Indian?
Forum:
Infantry (& Guards) Badges
10-10-21, 04:34 PM
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ColdstreamGuards
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PeterB
ColdstreamGuards
I picked up a bag of assorted cap badges in a junk shop at the weekend, any thoughts on this Coldstream Guards badge that was in it?
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
30-09-21, 08:08 AM
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Belgium Lancers
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PeterB
Marc, thanks for that. It did occur to me that...
Marc, thanks for that. It did occur to me that the badge looked quite like the RA one, umm, because it is? :) Have you any idea what the French patch is? A trade or specialisation perhaps? It has 4...
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Off topic
28-09-21, 07:20 PM
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Interest in WWI and passable in Pidgin French
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PeterB
Cuistot, godasses, pinard I heard used in Belgian...
Cuistot, godasses, pinard I heard used in Belgian French when I lived there in the mid 90's.
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
28-09-21, 04:16 PM
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Trying to educate myself...
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PeterB
I've just spotted that there's one of the old...
I've just spotted that there's one of the old Postie GPO cap badges in there as well :)
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
28-09-21, 04:09 PM
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Belgium Lancers
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PeterB
Hi Mick, I bought a few Belgian items on a...
Hi Mick,
I bought a few Belgian items on a trip to Brussels back in the 80's:
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
28-09-21, 11:44 AM
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Trying to educate myself...
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PeterB
The hammer came down at £165
The hammer came down at £165
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
27-09-21, 08:49 PM
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Trying to educate myself...
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PeterB
It's already double that, be interesting to see...
It's already double that, be interesting to see what they end up at.
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
27-09-21, 07:52 PM
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Trying to educate myself...
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PeterB
Trying to educate myself...
The seller describes this little lot as "Majority originals but maybe some restrikes." I can see quite a few that I would immediately be suspicious of;
RAF, ATS, Intelligence Corps, REME, 3rd Kings...
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General Topics.
27-09-21, 06:54 PM
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Reference material?
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PeterB
Thanks, absolutely brilliant! Have just made use...
Thanks, absolutely brilliant! Have just made use of "Buy it now" :^) I read that it's better to go for the older copies as the illustrated plates are clearer than the more recent reprints, so these...
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General Topics.
27-09-21, 06:48 PM
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Reference material?
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PeterB
Thanks to Dad's job I spent 1973 to 1996 living...
Thanks to Dad's job I spent 1973 to 1996 living outside the UK, only trips back here were for 2 weeks in the Summer holidays every year, so a lot of things going on here in that time that I never...
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General Topics.
26-09-21, 08:07 PM
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Thanks to "The Antiques Road Trip".......
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PeterB
Snap! The wife and I do exactly the same as well...
Snap! The wife and I do exactly the same as well as going to places we see on "Salvage Hunters" (we often walk around places remarking "That's the kind of cr*p that Drew would buy." to each other)
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
26-09-21, 07:36 PM
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East Riding Yeomanry
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PeterB
Hmm, don't know about anything about this badge...
Hmm, don't know about anything about this badge but 2nd Boer war was 11/10/1899 to 31/05/1902 and the East Riding Yeomanry wasn't raised until 1903. The initial badge was a plain fox (pic attached)...
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General Topics.
26-09-21, 03:28 PM
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Reference material?
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PeterB
Indeed, thanks muchly! :^)
Indeed, thanks muchly! :^)
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General Topics.
26-09-21, 03:06 PM
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Reference material?
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PeterB
Reference material?
I've got John Gaylor's book "Military Badge Collecting" but I've seen some dealer sites and eBay listings have a "KK" number in the description, does this refer to a reference guide? What other books...
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General Topics.
26-09-21, 02:56 PM
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General tips on identifying fakes.
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PeterB
I found this blog about fakes/repros very...
I found this blog about fakes/repros very informative:
https://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2015/09/guidance-in-identifying-fake-british.html
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General Topics.
26-09-21, 02:33 PM
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Verdigris
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PeterB
Hello, My Royal Marines badge has verdigris...
Hello,
My Royal Marines badge has verdigris on the front and back (pic attached) what would members recommend for cleaning it?
Cheers,
Peter
Forum:
New Member Introduction Zone
24-09-21, 06:52 PM
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Evenin' All
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692
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PeterB
Evenin' All
I started collecting Militaria in the late 70's but lost interest in the 90's and my collection ended up in old ammo boxes and kitbags in the loft. A few years ago it all came back to me when my...
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