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General Topics.
30-06-15, 11:38 AM
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Insurance Appraisals
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bigpiers
Insurance Appraisals
Hello all,
am hoping someone might be able to point me towards a reputable auction house or valuers in East Anglia (preferrably in Suffolk).
I have around 550-600 badges now and I am looking to...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
09-01-12, 04:06 PM
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Help Identifying Armoured / Cavalry Releated badges
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bigpiers
thanks all for the help so far
thanks all for the help so far
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
09-01-12, 10:24 AM
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Help Identifying Armoured / Cavalry Releated badges
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bigpiers
Help Identifying Armoured / Cavalry Releated badges
Hello there.
Happy New Year to you all.
Could I get some help identifying the badges shown in the attached pictures.
There is a Tank Corps collar badge in there, but I don't know what any of...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
30-11-11, 03:48 PM
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Peer Review of Newly Acquired Badges
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bigpiers
Peer Review of Newly Acquired Badges
Good Afternoon,
Being a relatively inexperienced noob when it comes to collecting badges, I am still in a permanent state of worry that a lot of what I am buying is from the naughties rather than...
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General Topics.
08-06-10, 01:13 PM
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Hugh King Collection
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bigpiers
My father regularly got the lists of badges that...
My father regularly got the lists of badges that HK was selling and bought a few from him over the years. We have some of the lists still which go back 20- odd years - it's amazing to see the old...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
01-06-10, 06:38 PM
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Can you help
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bigpiers
are all 3 badges genuine?
are all 3 badges genuine?
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
01-06-10, 06:19 PM
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Can you help
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bigpiers
Can you help
I bought a few badges at an auction at Durrants in Beccles on Friday. I wasn't able to get a really good look at them before the auction started as I only arrived 10mins before.
There were 2...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
18-05-10, 02:33 PM
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1st Armoured Motor Battery
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bigpiers
Thanks for all the comments. The quality...
Thanks for all the comments.
The quality and finish of the "silver" and the fuzzy stamps were what caused greatest concern to my mind. I'd expect the silver to look tarnished, not look like a...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
17-05-10, 10:10 PM
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1st Armoured Motor Battery
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bigpiers
1st Armoured Motor Battery
Good Evening all,
I have spotted this on evilbay, but I am not sure about it. Can I get your thoughts?
...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
05-02-10, 11:49 PM
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The Vile King Strikes Again! MMG Knock Up!
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bigpiers
Looking at the other items the seller has for...
Looking at the other items the seller has for sale I'd have to say that there is definately something wrong with the camera they are using.
It doesn't like being used for the backs of the badges,...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
01-02-10, 03:32 PM
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4th County Of London Yeomanry
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bigpiers
4th County Of London Yeomanry
Hope I am not putting my size 12's in the brown stuff, but I am fairly confident that the badge on display via the link below is a fake.
The number 4 looks all wrong compared to the reference...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
18-01-10, 11:35 AM
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WW2 Colonial Unit Badges
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2,237
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bigpiers
I have found out what picture no 5 is. Apparently...
I have found out what picture no 5 is. Apparently the warthog is for Kenyan Reconnaisance
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
15-01-10, 10:24 PM
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real or not?
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bigpiers
Hi. I have had a checking K&K and John Gaylors...
Hi. I have had a checking K&K and John Gaylors book and they both refer to the 10th Paddingtons being issued in w/m, brass and black.
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
15-01-10, 08:25 PM
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Indian Army Badgespt 2
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bigpiers
Thanks for the answers you have given to both of...
Thanks for the answers you have given to both of my posts Zob.
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
15-01-10, 07:19 PM
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Indian Army Badgespt 2
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bigpiers
Indian Army Badgespt 2
5 more badges I would like some help with please.
Again I believe that these are all Indian Armoured/Cavalry.
1) has "honi soit qui mal y pense" around the circle.
2) Has the letters VAC in...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
15-01-10, 07:13 PM
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Indian Army Badges
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bigpiers
Indian Army Badges
Hello.
I have some more badges which I am pretty sure are all for Indian Cavalry/Armoured units. Can I get the forum to help identify them for me.
Apologies again for the quality of the photos....
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
15-01-10, 12:26 PM
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More Colonial Cap Badges
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bigpiers
Guys, thanks for al the responses. I have a...
Guys, thanks for al the responses.
I have a final batch of badges I would like some help with, which I will post later today once I have taken the photos. Might have to do them in 2 batches, as I...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
12-01-10, 09:56 PM
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More Colonial Cap Badges
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bigpiers
More Colonial Cap Badges
Hello,
Thanks for the responses to my previous thread. I have some more badges here that I would like some help with identifying.
Picture quality isn't brilliant, my camera is getting a bit...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
11-01-10, 11:23 PM
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WW2 Colonial Unit Badges
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bigpiers
Thanks to you all for your responses. I was...
Thanks to you all for your responses.
I was wondering if the EARS could be the East African Reconnaisance Service, or something similar?
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
11-01-10, 09:38 PM
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WW2 Colonial Unit Badges
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bigpiers
WW2 Colonial Unit Badges
Good Evening.
Can anyone help me to identify some badges please? I am cataloging my fathers collection and have got to the frame with African, Indian and other colonial units badges in it.
...
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
08-01-10, 07:52 PM
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3rd County of London
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bigpiers
thanks for your thoughts. does anyone else have...
thanks for your thoughts. does anyone else have any comments on these badges?
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Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges
05-01-10, 08:47 PM
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3rd County of London
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bigpiers
3rd County of London
I seem to have managed to acquire 3 cap badges for the 3rd County of London Yeo (pics attached).
I didn't spend much on them so am not too fussed if they are just space fillers. I can't find...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
23-11-09, 08:33 PM
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Irish Guards badge on Evilbay
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1,418
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bigpiers
Thanks to you all for your comments. I have not...
Thanks to you all for your comments. I have not considered badges with enamelling before, so was a little unsure about what is discolouration or damage and what might be acceptable.
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
23-11-09, 07:39 PM
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Irish Guards badge on Evilbay
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bigpiers
Irish Guards badge on Evilbay
Should all 4 sections of the St Patricks cross be in red enamel? In the picture it looks as though the bottom 2 are yellow.
...
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Cavalry and Armoured Units
15-10-09, 05:41 PM
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23
CAC 1940-1945 badge display
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bigpiers
thanks for the lists. I shall read through them...
thanks for the lists. I shall read through them with interest
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