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Faugh-A-Ballagh
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
13-03-21, 11:42 AM
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Rifle Brigade Opinions Welcome
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816
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
From a mate who is ex 2 RGJ. 1 and 3 RGJ wore...
From a mate who is ex 2 RGJ. 1 and 3 RGJ wore silver badges, 2 wore blackened ones. He said this was because of their heritage from KRRC. I suppose they probably all wore blackened ones on patrol in...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
13-03-21, 11:36 AM
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Are they all Royal Irish Regiemnt
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Re black cap badges. I never saw an issued one....
Re black cap badges. I never saw an issued one. We were detailed to have one with a blackened badge for patrol, and a tin of black paint was provided at CQMS stores, and a gold one for wearing in...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
13-03-21, 11:32 AM
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Are they all Royal Irish Regiemnt
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
From someone who served in the Royal Irish...
From someone who served in the Royal Irish Regiment , the beret kept the OR’s gold coloured anodised cap badge and officers bullion cap badge of the UDR. The beret was the official head dress for...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
11-09-19, 05:42 PM
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Rifle Brigade and Greenjackets Brigade badges
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643
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Thanks Alan. Greatly appreciated
Thanks Alan. Greatly appreciated
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
11-09-19, 02:41 PM
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Rifle Brigade and Greenjackets Brigade badges
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Rifle Brigade and Greenjackets Brigade badges
I have recently purchased two nice anodised cap badges . One is a Green Jackets Brigade badge, the other is a Guelphic crowned Rifle Brigade badge.
Can anyone shed any light about the timeline in...
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Off topic
09-05-16, 08:36 PM
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Dave Cutforth
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
I'm so sorry To hear this sad news. Even though...
I'm so sorry To hear this sad news. Even though I'm not collecting like I was a few years back, I always kept in touch with Dave and had the privilege of meeting him and his lovely wife on a couple...
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Other Military Topics
19-11-14, 12:07 PM
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Rare photos of 14th Battalion Roysl Irish Rifles
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Rare photos of 14th Battalion Roysl Irish Rifles
Apologies to anyone from outside the UK who cannot access the BBC iPlayer , but here is a fantastic programme about a collection of recently unearthed photographs in the Ulster Museum which belonged...
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General Topics.
05-10-14, 08:37 PM
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Friends.
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Cheers Dave, Great to meet you and Mrs C....
Cheers Dave,
Great to meet you and Mrs C. Thanks for your hospitality and making me very envious with your superb collection.
I might have to start dabbling a bit more regularly!
Had a great...
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General Topics.
06-08-14, 07:57 AM
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Is this a scam?
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3,310
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Glad to see I'm not the only one. As long as...
Glad to see I'm not the only one. As long as nobody is daft enough to send the money to these crooks.
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
09-12-13, 07:34 PM
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Royal Irish Fusiliers
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Posted By
Faugh-A-Ballagh
Your badge is absolutely spot on. I would be more...
Your badge is absolutely spot on. I would be more than happy with it. I have one like this with a slider and another joined one with lugs.
I'm sure it would benefit from a trip to Dave.
John
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Off topic
07-12-13, 04:14 PM
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disappointed and disillusioned.
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Good grief, I haven't really been collecting...
Good grief,
I haven't really been collecting much over the last year or so, and haven't been on the forum as much as I used to be as I haven't really had too many new purchases to show off or...
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Off topic
24-03-13, 06:06 PM
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Repairs
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Hi Dave, I haven't disappeared completely! Just...
Hi Dave,
I haven't disappeared completely! Just haven't been buying any badges of late, as you know how much I specially like picking up damaged and broken ones so I can send them over to you....
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
24-03-13, 06:00 PM
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royal inniskilling fusiliers badge
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Looks like a standard O/R's collar badge to me....
Looks like a standard O/R's collar badge to me. If you look at my album you should find some in it.
An officers cap badge would have the scroll under the castle.
John
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
20-02-13, 01:31 PM
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SAS History in a basket
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Fantastic story. Thanks for passing that on. ...
Fantastic story. Thanks for passing that on.
John
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
30-01-13, 11:55 AM
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RDF & RIF Cap Badge
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Posted By
Faugh-A-Ballagh
They both look good to me. You just need a...
They both look good to me. You just need a coronet for the RIF badge. Well done
John
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Other Military Topics
19-01-13, 09:44 PM
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Willy McCracken
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Posted By
Faugh-A-Ballagh
Very sad to hear that. I read his own account of...
Very sad to hear that. I read his own account of his part in the Falklands conflict and he came across as quite a character.
I didn't realise he hailed from Northern Ireland and was from the same...
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Other Military Topics
13-01-13, 12:21 PM
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MORE IMPORTS FOR THE ARMED FORCES
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
The Glock is a superb handgun. Robust, simple to...
The Glock is a superb handgun. Robust, simple to use, safe to handle, reliable, accurate, a large capacity and any amount of add on accessories available.
It has been the choice of the majority of...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
21-12-12, 11:41 AM
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New Irish Badge Pick ups No.2.
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Posted By
Faugh-A-Ballagh
They all look absolutely fine! Well done.
They all look absolutely fine! Well done.
Forum:
Infantry (& Guards) Badges
19-12-12, 06:30 PM
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Royal Scots Fusiliers - Embroidered picture
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1,105
Posted By
Faugh-A-Ballagh
Thanks Toby, that is very interesting. it is...
Thanks Toby, that is very interesting. it is probably a coincidence that it turned up near the barracks, I'm sure there could be a million possibilities why it ended up where it did.
Thanks for the...
Forum:
Infantry (& Guards) Badges
19-12-12, 05:58 PM
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7
Royal Scots Fusiliers - Embroidered picture
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1,105
Posted By
Faugh-A-Ballagh
I suppose asking about value probably wasn't such...
I suppose asking about value probably wasn't such a great idea, and as it's not actually mine, it's not really an issue for me.
What I found amazing was the condition it was still in. Apart from a...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
19-12-12, 11:59 AM
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Royal Scots Fusiliers - Embroidered picture
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1,105
Posted By
Faugh-A-Ballagh
47 views and no comments? And there was me...
47 views and no comments? And there was me thinking it was quite an interesting piece. Oh well, I must have fallen out of favour.
John
Forum:
Infantry (& Guards) Badges
08-12-12, 02:49 PM
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Royal Scots Fusiliers - Embroidered picture
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1,105
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Faugh-A-Ballagh
Royal Scots Fusiliers - Embroidered picture
Here's an interesting item which a friend of mine showed me last week, and I thought it was worth showing on the forum.
It was found in the roofspace of a derelict house that his brother was...
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Off topic
11-11-12, 06:00 PM
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Dave C2 - "Man Down"..
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12,955
Posted By
Faugh-A-Ballagh
Having not been on the forum much lately, I was...
Having not been on the forum much lately, I was shocked to hear the news earlier when Kath rang me. As with everybody else here, my thoughts and best wishes with Dave, Kath and the rest of the...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
26-08-12, 05:12 PM
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4
1st & 2nd Life Guards
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1,199
Posted By
Faugh-A-Ballagh
1st LG one looks pretty good, but not too sure...
1st LG one looks pretty good, but not too sure about the 2nd LG one. If it has a full hanging 'v' as opposed to one joined at one side it should be good. It might be the slider behind it making it...
Forum:
General Topics.
19-08-12, 09:23 PM
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15
Badge Cleaning
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2,297
Posted By
Faugh-A-Ballagh
Just to input my tuppence worth here. I have had...
Just to input my tuppence worth here. I have had many badges repaired, mostly by Dave, and am well aware of the loss of patina due to the methods used, however, I have found, that if given a bit of a...
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