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Showing results 1 to 25 of 36 Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Jon Lee

Forum: Indian Badges 22-09-17, 04:48 PM

Replies: 8 Identification please of WWI Indian Cav badge Views: 2,289 Posted By Jon Lee Hi Sunil, Many thanks for the offer. That... Hi Sunil, Many thanks for the offer. That was a very old post and I too now have Sowars and Sepoys and Izzat.

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 23-05-17, 07:21 PM

Replies: 4 2nd Punjab Cavalry ? Views: 457 Posted By Jon Lee Wow. Thanks so much Alex. You're a star. Wow. Thanks so much Alex. You're a star.

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 23-05-17, 06:14 AM

Replies: 4 2nd Punjab Cavalry ? Views: 457 Posted By Jon Lee 2nd Punjab Cavalry ? Hi all. Could anyone possibly identify the badge below that I just bought this week. I, and the vendor, both think it may well be 2nd Punjab Cavalry but Ashok says he and Sir John Chapple never...

Forum: Indian Badges 04-02-17, 06:28 PM

Replies: 6 A few badges.. Views: 1,111 Posted By Jon Lee Nice. Well done Jon Nice. Well done Jon

Forum: Other Military Topics 23-12-16, 09:24 AM

Replies: 23 need help with lost military men from 1790's Views: 2,490 Posted By Jon Lee The face on a heraldic shield and the star and... The face on a heraldic shield and the star and crescent badge are not British I'm sure. The anchor button may be a post 1784 pre 1812 British Naval button (though could have been an Indian trade...

Forum: Other Military Topics 23-12-16, 07:41 AM

Replies: 23 need help with lost military men from 1790's Views: 2,490 Posted By Jon Lee Badge boy. i really do sympathise. You feel that... Badge boy. i really do sympathise. You feel that unless we can help you identify the buttons and the badges in the other posts, you will not be able to prove the skull is NOT First Nation. Then, when...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-12-16, 07:07 PM

Replies: 2 1st KRRC belt ornament info please Views: 1,305 Posted By Jon Lee And just for completion - a photo of the badge in... And just for completion - a photo of the badge in wear on a pouch belt in 1855 courtesy of the RGJ museum (cropped from A group of officers of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion stationed in...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 05-12-16, 05:38 PM

Replies: 2 1st KRRC belt ornament info please Views: 1,305 Posted By Jon Lee Now identified as KRRC pouch belt ornament c.1853-1859 For those of you who might be interested, I have just received this reply from the museum in Winchester: Unidentified badge 1st Bn KRRC Thank you for your enquiry about this badge. I...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 30-11-16, 07:26 AM

Replies: 20 1st Bttn with hons Mooltan, Gujerat, Punjab? Views: 1,152 Posted By Jon Lee Right we've got there at last. It's a Bell Top... Right we've got there at last. It's a Bell Top shako helmet plate to a Bombay Native Infantry Regiment. Thanks to Henk's pages (crop attached) If it is a pre 1824 pattern helmet plate: 1st Bttn...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 29-11-16, 05:03 PM

Replies: 20 1st Bttn with hons Mooltan, Gujerat, Punjab? Views: 1,152 Posted By Jon Lee Yup but it's not the same style badge as the 4th... Yup but it's not the same style badge as the 4th Bombay NI shako on The Military Gentleman's site (which has a large Maltese cross like the cavalry had). I have just emailed him to see if he has any...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 29-11-16, 04:25 PM

Replies: 20 1st Bttn with hons Mooltan, Gujerat, Punjab? Views: 1,152 Posted By Jon Lee Sedeseer was 6th March 1799 - just before... Sedeseer was 6th March 1799 - just before Seringapatam in May. In Norman's Battle Honours of the British Army, only three regiments (whose descendant units were in existence in 1911 - so that doesn't...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 29-11-16, 03:53 PM

Replies: 20 1st Bttn with hons Mooltan, Gujerat, Punjab? Views: 1,152 Posted By Jon Lee Exactly what I thought Henk but honestly the... Exactly what I thought Henk but honestly the little metal tabs on the back that fix the "Sikh" badge to it look identical to the others on the back of the badge. It is a fabulous item and I can...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 29-11-16, 03:25 PM

Replies: 20 1st Bttn with hons Mooltan, Gujerat, Punjab? Views: 1,152 Posted By Jon Lee Well Peter, your battling with Mollo was very... Well Peter, your battling with Mollo was very much appreciated. I fry my brain with it sometimes. Henk, you pages are admirable - I hope I remember where to find them! Since you both seem to like...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 29-11-16, 08:03 AM

Replies: 2 1st KRRC belt ornament info please Views: 1,305 Posted By Jon Lee 1st KRRC belt ornament info please I am pretty sure that this Forum has deduced correctly that the badge below must be from a belt or shoulder belt ornament of 1st KRRC. Would any specialist to that regiment be able to confirm this...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 29-11-16, 07:56 AM

Replies: 20 1st Bttn with hons Mooltan, Gujerat, Punjab? Views: 1,152 Posted By Jon Lee Ian, I think you probably hit the nail on... Ian, I think you probably hit the nail on the head. 1st Bttn KRRC. Thanks so much - excellent evidence from DNW that it was called the 1st Bttn at the time (rather than post Cardwell.) Being an...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 28-11-16, 07:36 PM

Replies: 20 1st Bttn with hons Mooltan, Gujerat, Punjab? Views: 1,152 Posted By Jon Lee Thanks so much guys for going to all this... Thanks so much guys for going to all this trouble. Two things to consider: i) could it be a Bengal Native Infantry regiment that was disbanded in the Mutiny (Hence no honours in Norman's book...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 28-11-16, 12:26 PM

Replies: 20 1st Bttn with hons Mooltan, Gujerat, Punjab? Views: 1,152 Posted By Jon Lee 1st Bttn with hons Mooltan, Gujerat, Punjab? Does anyone have any idea what badge this is. It's got two screw nut fixings to the rear and is die stamped. Would appear to be Victorian (punjab spelt Punjaub) and from a shoulder or pouch belt ....

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 19-11-16, 05:13 PM

Replies: 1 17th Light Dragoons ? Probably fake Views: 736 Posted By Jon Lee In case it's of interest, I have had Captain... In case it's of interest, I have had Captain Holtby's reply from the museum. After looking at the photos he wrote: "I have come across these badges before. I used to have something very similar...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 09-11-16, 06:31 PM

Replies: 1 17th Light Dragoons ? Probably fake Views: 736 Posted By Jon Lee 17th Light Dragoons ? Probably fake Hi all, I've had this badge in a junk box for a few years. I can't remember when or where I bought it but I paid only a few quid as it obviously looked crude and hardly military. The other day I...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 26-10-16, 06:27 PM

Replies: 4 Victorian Sabretache Device to 9th Lancers ? Views: 796 Posted By Jon Lee Mac , thanks so much for all the trouble you went... Mac , thanks so much for all the trouble you went to to attach those photos. I'm really pleased to have it confirmed that it's 9th Lancers. Seems like it might not be missing an "L" after all. One...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 26-10-16, 06:42 AM

Replies: 4 Victorian Sabretache Device to 9th Lancers ? Views: 796 Posted By Jon Lee Victorian Sabretache Device to 9th Lancers ? I fancied this badge on ebay to use on a display of medals to the 9th Lancers. It is now lying on my desk in front of me and I am trying to work out the monogram. Is it RL reversed? Is it...

Forum: Indian Badges 23-04-13, 09:37 AM

Replies: 2 Jodhpur officer A - what reg? Views: 1,430 Posted By Jon Lee Tinto My eyes can't do the shoulder title... Tinto My eyes can't do the shoulder title but the badge is like a squeezed Poonah Horse, isn't it. I'm pretty sure you're right. That would probably identify him as Lieut. Cyril Drummond...

Forum: Indian Badges 23-04-13, 07:36 AM

Replies: 3 Jodhpur Officer B - help ID please Views: 1,349 Posted By Jon Lee Have found another photo of Knight. (4 years... Have found another photo of Knight. (4 years earlier). Seems to have the same cap badge. Again I can't make out the 2 ........ and again I would have expected him to be 4th Cav at the time. (Must be...

Forum: Indian Badges 23-04-13, 07:26 AM

Replies: 3 Jodhpur Officer B - help ID please Views: 1,349 Posted By Jon Lee I think you're right Tinto. I can't make out... I think you're right Tinto. I can't make out the 2 but everything else fits. I think the photo was c.1919 . Could this be Captain Austen Bertram Knight. This is what I had down for him (bu I...

Forum: Indian Badges 23-04-13, 07:03 AM

Replies: 2 Jodhpur officer A - what reg? Views: 1,430 Posted By Jon Lee Jodhpur officer A - what reg? Gents, Sorry I thought I'd posted this last night at the same time as Jodhpur Officer B - that's the trouble with doing things at one in the morning. Anyway, I've just come back from seeing...

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