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Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 07-04-16, 03:52 PM
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Posted By Alan O
My RM/ RND badge sheet now includes a RM RE...

My RM/ RND badge sheet now includes a RM RE marine's cap badge and a RM RE 2 part cap badge. :D

They are of course identical to a set of RM collars and a universal grenade because those are the...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 02-04-16, 02:19 PM
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Posted By Alan O
That's fantastic. The photos are probably worth...

That's fantastic. The photos are probably worth far more than the badges!
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 29-03-16, 10:54 AM
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Posted By Alan O
Marc The Bakelite dates of 1939-45 are off...

Marc

The Bakelite dates of 1939-45 are off too as the contract for the cap badges was not placed until August 1945. But to be fair it's an outstanding collection and reference and much more...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 28-03-16, 08:49 PM
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Posted By Alan O
John Thanks for that. Is there any evidence...

John

Thanks for that. Is there any evidence at all for ORs' unofficially adding a grenade, of any type, to their caps above the collar badge to mimic the RME officers' cap badges? Of the half...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 28-03-16, 06:48 PM
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Posted By Alan O
Leigh Kitchen, who is also a forum member, has...

Leigh Kitchen, who is also a forum member, has previously posted officers wearing the grenade above a bronzed collar but attributed them to RMA rather than RME on another forum:
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Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 28-03-16, 06:35 PM
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Posted By Alan O
Whilst researching the RND, I was told that the...

Whilst researching the RND, I was told that the RM Medical Corps also wore the collar as a cap badge. I also found the photo of the collar in use on the GWF to a RM Engr: ...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 28-03-16, 04:32 PM
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Posted By Alan O
RM ENGR INVENTIVENESS

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCARCE-WW1-ROYAL-MARINE-ENGINEERS-BRASS-CAP-BADGE-/121938397320?hash=item1c64184888:g:YZIAAOSwLpdW-T7V

Looks like a RM collar and a universal grenade to me. Can fault...
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