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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
24-07-23, 01:37 PM
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Gloster VTC cadets
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Gloucester VTC Cadets
Alan,
Nice spot.
Probably some confirmation bias, but I think I can see this...
Tim
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
22-06-23, 11:51 AM
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Rifle Brigade and Hackney Volunteer Corps
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Walsall VTC
My mistake!
Simon is quite right, it was Walsall, and the hammer went down at £360...
Tim
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
22-06-23, 08:07 AM
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Rifle Brigade and Hackney Volunteer Corps
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TWGB
Hackney VC
Brian,
Just to echo other's comments, Hackney is rare, but not super-rare. Bosleys have sold a few in the last several years, somewhere between £150 and £170 if my records are accurate...
Two...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
31-05-23, 05:40 PM
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Help with 3 badges
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TWGB
Just to echo what has already been stated; the...
Just to echo what has already been stated; the Middlesex Volunteer Regiment badge is a genuine one, with the correct and appropriate Fattorini lugs.
As Alan points out, there are always plenty of...
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The Home Front
31-03-23, 10:49 AM
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First World War Home Front
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TWGB
VTC?
Jon,
Are you considering the Volunteer Training Corps (and all it's predecessors) as well?
It's a big topic, but in my view synonymous with 'The Home Front', too.
Best regards,
Tim
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
21-03-23, 08:41 AM
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M&H Mystery
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TWGB
M&H Mystery
All,
A little help, please, to identify this badge.
It is a very solid, very stiff, two part construction; both parts are die struck. It is quite large, 52mm wide by 59mm high. A quality...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
15-03-23, 07:51 AM
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King's Own Royal Regiment - but what?
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TWGB
Thank you, Gentlemen. NRM, I suspect...
Thank you, Gentlemen.
NRM,
I suspect you've seen it, but there is a button on eBay at the moment being sold by a serious button dealer identified as "Norfolk Yeomanry (The Kings Own Royal...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
14-03-23, 06:49 PM
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Sussex VTC
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TWGB
First Class Shot
Billy, JT,
I am happy to be corrected, but I have always understood that just the bullet is "First Class Shot", which is a category under "Marksman".
Every volunteer, in the same way as the...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
14-03-23, 06:29 PM
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King's Own Royal Regiment - but what?
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Thanks, Luke; Indeed, very reminiscent,...
Thanks, Luke;
Indeed, very reminiscent, although the F&FY is big enough to be a cap badge, which is probably why it features in K&K. This is definitely more collar sized.
The smaller Lovat...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
14-03-23, 04:51 PM
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King's Own Royal Regiment - but what?
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Norfolk Yeomanry?
Thanks, Tim.
I hadn't even though of them, but you could be spot on!
A brief search of the www for Norfolk Yeomanry collars hasn't produced any pictures of collars, but I did find a button...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
14-03-23, 01:58 PM
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King's Own Royal Regiment - but what?
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King's Own Royal Regiment - but what?
All,
Would appreciate some further identification on this badge, please.
The badge is 23mm x 31mm, die cast, and lugged EW. It looks as if it were gilded at one time, but most of this has...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
09-03-23, 02:56 PM
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Red Cross Ambulance Driver(?) - Lambourne
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TWGB
Gentlemen, Thanks very much; all input much...
Gentlemen,
Thanks very much; all input much appreciated!
Luke, I look forward to the big reveal!
Best regards,
Tim
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
08-03-23, 09:41 AM
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Red Cross Ambulance Driver(?) - Lambourne
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Red Cross Ambulance Driver(?) - Lambourne
All,
Would appreciate confirmation on this badge, please. I am guessing it is the Red Cross, as it has a cross in the middle, and a Driver due to the wheel. The Lambourne maker mark very probably...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
01-03-23, 11:32 AM
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16th Welsh (Cardiff City) Service Battn Welsh Regt
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TWGB
Kevin, Thanks for your view; it sums up why...
Kevin,
Thanks for your view; it sums up why I bought the badge. I do think the pictures are slightly deceptive, though, in that the badge is really quite thin. I attach a side view, which is...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
15-01-23, 12:18 PM
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16th Welsh (Cardiff City) Service Battn Welsh Regt
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TWGB
Thanks, Gentlemen. Definitely not a cast...
Thanks, Gentlemen.
Definitely not a cast badge, but die struck. Both the badge and slider are very stiff, too; generally a positive sign. Any thickness comes from a slight "return edge" around...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
14-01-23, 02:19 PM
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16th Welsh (Cardiff City) Service Battn Welsh Regt
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TWGB
16th (Cardiff City) Service Battalion - with Slider
Gentlemen,
One for the welsh experts; your comments appreciated, please.
I have just acquired this badge, despite the warning given in the very first post in this thread!
As you can see,...
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General Topics.
23-11-22, 09:04 AM
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Paddington Volunteer Training Corps
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TWGB
Luke, It's a lovely badge, and whilst not...
Luke,
It's a lovely badge, and whilst not in K&K it's fairly well known. It is pretty rare, but Bosley's sold one a few years ago (for a hammer price £340, I believe).
I missed it at the last...
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Other Militaria
07-11-22, 05:52 PM
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Athlete’s Volunteer Force 1914
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TWGB
AVF
Peter,
Yes, the Athlete's Volunteer Force could certainly be considered National. They were one of a small number of organisations that had a broad presence across England, I'm aware of around...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
20-06-22, 07:44 AM
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Kent Volunteer Fencibles - E.K.V.R.
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TWGB
Lovely picture, and lots of good suggestions... ...
Lovely picture, and lots of good suggestions...
To add some from my own research, and also quoting from Mike Obborne's brilliant "Grandad's Army":
In June 1916, the Kent Volunteer Regiment...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
12-05-22, 06:19 PM
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Unknown NVR Badge.
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TWGB
Andrew, I have, as you might expect, a...
Andrew,
I have, as you might expect, a couple of these in my collections. They accompany my National Volunteer Reserve button hole badge, which is a very different design overall but the same...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
16-04-22, 05:22 PM
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Middlesex VTC
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321
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TWGB
Rob, I agree with Simon; I'd be very happy...
Rob,
I agree with Simon; I'd be very happy with it.
The finish is unusual, but I have seen a wide variety of finishes on these badges. My own slidered version (in my VTC album) is very...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
16-12-21, 05:41 PM
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Wigan Corps - thoughts please
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597
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TWGB
Agreed, It is the common reproduction...
Agreed,
It is the common reproduction badge, with a lot of effort made to void it. It was in a mixed lot in an auction last month, before appearing on eBay, but I can't remember which auction...
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The Home Front
07-12-21, 08:44 AM
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44
The VTC in Devon
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6,135
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TWGB
Thanks for posting, JimJim; all very interesting!...
Thanks for posting, JimJim; all very interesting!
Tim
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The Home Front
29-11-21, 03:49 PM
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44
The VTC in Devon
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6,135
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TWGB
JimJim, Brilliant additional...
JimJim,
Brilliant additional contemporaneous information; another reason this forum is such a great resource! I look forward to further pages from your great grandfather's scrap book.
I can...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
15-08-21, 11:41 AM
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LIVERPOOL PALS HM SILVER CAP BADGE
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TWGB
I may be wrong, but I had always thought all 1914...
I may be wrong, but I had always thought all 1914 HM badges were lugged North/South, with silver lugs.
This one has East/West lugs, and they don't look like silver, so it has clearly been...
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