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Forum: General Topics. Yesterday, 03:57 PM

Replies: 0 Request for Guidance Please Views: 149 Posted By Gary B Request for Guidance Please Hi all, Can you guys please help a newbie... ~ Is there such a thing as a Bermuda Rifles or Bermuda Volunteer Rifles collar badge? And equally, ~ Is there such a thing as a smaller 'side-cap...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 18-04-24, 10:05 PM

Replies: 46 17th Battalion Poplar & Stepney Rifles The London Regiment - real? Views: 1,562 Posted By Gary B If my missus let me do that, I'd need a b***dy... If my missus let me do that, I'd need a b***dy big Christmas tree !!! Gary B

Forum: New Member Introduction Zone 11-04-24, 08:51 PM

Replies: 5 Introduction Views: 426 Posted By Gary B Pete, hiya mate, You've made the right decision... Pete, hiya mate, You've made the right decision without a shadow of doubt. I'm relatively new to badge collecting myself and I have to say, the Forum members have been absolutely brilliant in terms...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 07-04-24, 08:14 PM

Replies: 8 RND Nelson Cap Badge Views: 790 Posted By Gary B Paddy what a pair of bostin' badges, thanks for... Paddy what a pair of bostin' badges, thanks for sharing - you've just made me more determined than ever to get a legitimate Nelson now! Thanks Paddy G

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-04-24, 06:57 PM

Replies: 16 Canadian Parachute Corps Views: 396 Posted By Gary B Leigh, you've nailed it !! That's exactly what... Leigh, you've nailed it !! That's exactly what I've got. Hey-ho onwards and upwards (strange thing to say about a para badge...) Cheers Leigh G

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 07-04-24, 06:53 PM

Replies: 8 RND Nelson Cap Badge Views: 790 Posted By Gary B Thanks yet again Luke! Some traders are... Thanks yet again Luke! Some traders are actually pushing the upright 'O' as a selling point on ebay, using it to justify higher prices. Jeez, there are some crooks around! G

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 07-04-24, 03:30 PM

Replies: 8 RND Nelson Cap Badge Views: 790 Posted By Gary B Guys, what's the relevance of an upright 'O'... Guys, what's the relevance of an upright 'O' rather than a slanted one? I thought this had some significance (but as my ever growing pile of wrong-un's confirm, I know nothing). G

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-04-24, 03:16 PM

Replies: 16 Canadian Parachute Corps Views: 396 Posted By Gary B Bill that's an absolute belter !! Mine is so... Bill that's an absolute belter !! Mine is so crude that I just couldn't imagine anyone producing a copy that was so off-the-mark. By the way, I 'get it' with the aura around Canuck Paras, My...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-04-24, 12:21 PM

Replies: 16 Canadian Parachute Corps Views: 396 Posted By Gary B Bill, thanks.. Do you mean it's a copy of a WW2... Bill, thanks.. Do you mean it's a copy of a WW2 economy badge? Why would someone make such a poor quality copy of a plastic badge, are copies common? It does look as though it's been very crudely...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-04-24, 11:15 AM

Replies: 16 Canadian Parachute Corps Views: 396 Posted By Gary B Thanks so much Jerry - that's a brilliant thread... Thanks so much Jerry - that's a brilliant thread - I wish I'd read it start to finish though - before I spent ten minutes sniffing it and then asked the long haired General if she could smell...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-04-24, 08:35 AM

Replies: 16 Canadian Parachute Corps Views: 396 Posted By Gary B Mike - I agreed with your initial comment, but... Mike - I agreed with your initial comment, but then saw the asking price and have changed my mind.... Call me deluded, but I'm happily chugging a beer gazing in awe at my new best badge... (only...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-04-24, 08:06 AM

Replies: 16 Canadian Parachute Corps Views: 396 Posted By Gary B Thanks Jerry - that's really interesting, hadn't... Thanks Jerry - that's really interesting, hadn't considered that. In fact it might even be made from a really hard wood, it's hard to tell (without torching it!) G

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-04-24, 07:47 AM

Replies: 16 Canadian Parachute Corps Views: 396 Posted By Gary B Canadian Parachute Corps Could someone please give me a steer on this badge - validity/age/usage ?? It appears to be made of brown Bakelite - it came from a Canuck mate of mine who sent it over with a message typical of...

Forum: The Classifieds: Sales and Wanted 29-03-24, 03:51 PM

Replies: 1 Economy Royal Artillery Views: 334 Posted By Gary B Still Available? Hi, hope you're well Is this RA Economy badge still available please ? Best regards Gary B

Forum: The Classifieds: Sales and Wanted 21-03-24, 09:40 PM

Replies: 3 Request for Badge Views: 480 Posted By Gary B On then contrary Jon - I should be thanking you,... On then contrary Jon - I should be thanking you, a great badge at a great price. Yerra top fella! Gary B

Forum: The Classifieds: Sales and Wanted 17-03-24, 05:28 PM

Replies: 3 Request for Badge Views: 480 Posted By Gary B Request for Badge Hi, does anyone have a Bermuda Volunteer Rifles badge for sale please?

Forum: General Topics. 17-02-24, 11:30 AM

Replies: 16 Top 10 Favourite Cap Badges - Welsh Views: 1,842 Posted By Gary B Love that Monny RE badge - lovely! Love that Monny RE badge - lovely!

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 30-01-24, 02:45 PM

Replies: 4 North Somerset Yeomanry George VI Views: 334 Posted By Gary B Thanks so much Alan - your expert steers are... Thanks so much Alan - your expert steers are always welcome. That's yet another couple of quid you've saved me !! All the best Gary B

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 30-01-24, 10:39 AM

Replies: 4 North Somerset Yeomanry George VI Views: 334 Posted By Gary B North Somerset Yeomanry George VI Hi all, could some one put me straight please... Are solid centre/non-voided North Somerset Yeomanry badges with a GRVI cypher legitimate, suspect or downright wrong? Any help would be much...

Forum: The Home Front 28-12-23, 10:43 PM

Replies: 5 Mechanised Transport Corps Views: 352 Posted By Gary B Got it, thanks Marc - not sure how that would... Got it, thanks Marc - not sure how that would work in a Corps like the MTC though. Were there formal ranks in the MTC do you know?

Forum: The Home Front 28-12-23, 09:56 PM

Replies: 5 Mechanised Transport Corps Views: 352 Posted By Gary B Mechanised Transport Corps Hi all, Can anyone tell me please what an "associate member" of this corps was? I just got a lovely MTCAM badge, but I don't actually understand what an associate member was?? Any steers would be...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 27-12-23, 10:19 PM

Replies: 2 Advice Please - Rangers WW2 Cap Badge Views: 327 Posted By Gary B Many thanks Luke (again) - you explained that... Many thanks Luke (again) - you explained that perfectly. Pity Messrs Doyle and Foster couldn't have been so thorough in the first place. All the best.

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 27-12-23, 09:36 PM

Replies: 2 Advice Please - Rangers WW2 Cap Badge Views: 327 Posted By Gary B Advice Please - Rangers WW2 Cap Badge Hi all - hope you've had a brill Chrimbo... I could do with some clarification please as I'm a tad confused (nothing new that). I was just flipping through the book "British Army Cap Badges of...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 24-10-23, 07:40 PM

Replies: 6 Popski Private Army -good or bad Views: 611 Posted By Gary B If anyone HAS got a rough one like that, my three... If anyone HAS got a rough one like that, my three quid's winging its way to 'em... PayPal express, soooper-dooper......

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 18-10-23, 08:13 PM

Replies: 6 Liverpool Irish Officers ( not ) Views: 523 Posted By Gary B Peter, CB... Thanks so much. The knowledge of... Peter, CB... Thanks so much. The knowledge of you guys is simply off the scale - I don't think I'll ever get anywhere near it! As a new collector, the one thing that always amazes me, is that...

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