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MartinRF
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General Topics
07-03-24, 07:22 PM
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
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...another A.I.F. badge with lugs that need...
...another A.I.F. badge with lugs that need identifying to a particular manufacturer...(8{
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06-03-24, 10:51 PM
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Any info on Anzac "A" badges
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MartinRF
Any info on Anzac 'A' badges...
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...have managed to secure two of the last few requirements to complete my set of worsted trade/qualification/skill-arms-arms badges...(8{
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06-02-24, 11:52 AM
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
...added a matching item - British-made - to pair up with my existing 5th ALHR badge - it's with with his mate, now...
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04-03-23, 01:04 PM
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Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet
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Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet
...here is my latest acquisition - another 1915 Lithgow, with the hooked-quillon intact...it joins a small, but perfectly formed, collection of 1907 bayonets...all have either 1 MD, 2 MD, 3 MD, or...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
21-12-22, 11:18 AM
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Cap Badge
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MartinRF
...here are a few more examples of the same type...
...here are a few more examples of the same type of lug being placed upon A.I.F. insignia...the General Service badge is Australian-made - the sunray burst has wider rays and the crown is larger - as...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
20-12-22, 09:53 AM
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Cap Badge
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Cap Badge
...here is an example of a 1930-42 period Australian Armoured Corps collar badge with the drilled-through type of fixings - being in an oxidised finish, it would be post-September 1939...it is...
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General Topics
09-12-22, 04:49 PM
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stokes & sons Melbourne australia title date
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MartinRF
stokes & sons Melbourne australia title date
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I am not certain that having the full lettering of "MELBOURNE" on a Stokes & Sons. badge means that it is of WW1 vintage - here is an example of a contracted "MELB" on a WW1 RAA...
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Formation Signs and Unit Colour Patches
27-11-22, 07:57 PM
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What are the difference between them??
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MartinRF
What are the difference between them??
...a few of my cloth trade/prize/qualification badges...
Senior NCO Medic, embroidered, full dress;
Senior NCO Medic, embroidered, service dress;
Matron, embroidered, service dress;
Volunteer...
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24-06-22, 06:30 PM
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
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MartinRF
Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
...some more of the same...for those aficionados of the hexagon lug, the first 'RAA' title pictured is British-made for the A.I.F. - worn by the Siege Artillery, after proscription...the second, an...
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23-06-22, 08:20 PM
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
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MartinRF
Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
...some more items from the reserve collection...the trade/proficiency badges are in an oxidised finish, as per A.I.F. requirements; are quite thick stampings; have thicker, drawn-wire lugs/loops on...
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20-06-22, 05:01 AM
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
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MartinRF
...yep...it is fully lined with a thin,...
...yep...it is fully lined with a thin, chocolate-coloured cotton; the sleeves are also lined in typical striped flannel; the collar has two gathered pleats down each side...admittedly the buttons...
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19-06-22, 05:06 PM
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
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MartinRF
...here is an example of a 1930-42 period...
...here is an example of a 1930-42 period Australian Armoured Corps collar badge with the drilled-through type of fixings...it is maker-marked on the back: 'Angus & Coote' (instituted as a jewelry...
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15-06-22, 03:09 PM
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
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MartinRF
Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
...the "INF" title was worn well after it (and other unit identifying devices) was stipulated to be removed in 1916 - my private-purchased tunic as well as the British-made example both sport the...
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09-06-22, 11:56 AM
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
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MartinRF
Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
...a few more of my duplicates - to illustrate the variation in fixings/lugs...the makers of the sand-cast/theatre-made pieces have used either brass cotter-pins, or just strips of copper sheet, to...
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08-06-22, 12:09 PM
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
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MartinRF
Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
...some more examples of the backs of some of my badges...the Canadians did have some items similar to the A.I.F., but they are invariably larger, well-marked/dated and are oxidised differently...the...
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General Topics
08-06-22, 11:53 AM
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Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
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MartinRF
Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges...
For devices that were worn by the A.I.F., I have wondered whether the fixings/lugs on the back are a method of dating them...certain items - such as the numerals and the Corps identification acronyms...
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The Australian General Service Badge (Rising Sun)
12-01-22, 11:02 AM
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RAAC White Metal Rising Sun Badges.
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RAAC White Metal Rising Sun Badges.
...here is a white-metal, WW1 period, British-made unmarked General Service collar...was this worn by the AANS?...were British makers producing badges during WW2?...(8{
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Correct Jewish Chaplains' A.Ch.Dept. for WWI
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MartinRF
261919 261921 ...here's an example of...
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...here's an example of one...(8{
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Photographs of Australian Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
20-11-21, 10:09 AM
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Unknown stripes any ideas ??
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260458 ...here are the A.I.F. Orders, from...
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...here are the A.I.F. Orders, from early 1917, regarding the wearing and qualification required for the stripes being shown in the photograph...in the British Army, QR stipulated two...
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The Australian General Service Badge (Rising Sun)
13-11-21, 12:58 PM
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The Australian General Service Badge - worn twice...
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The Australian General Service Badge - worn twice...
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...yes, a fair portion of the sweatband survives inside the british-made one...also attached to this post is my LH example - am not comfortable with the...
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13-11-21, 12:45 PM
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Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet
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Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet
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...found that I had another one in the collection - numbered and marked: '1MD' on the cross-guard, but nothing on the scabbard...(8{
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08-11-21, 05:07 PM
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Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet
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...yep, '09 marked by MOLE...(8{
...yep, '09 marked by MOLE...(8{
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07-11-21, 12:27 PM
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Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet
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Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet
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...an old thread, I know, but here are my P'07 bayonets issued to the A.I.F., though only the one was made at Lithgow...all have numbers stamped upon them -...
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The Australian General Service Badge (Rising Sun)
01-11-21, 10:02 PM
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The Australian General Service Badge - worn twice...
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MartinRF
8 ...yep...it has a raw and stitched edge, with...
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...yep...it has a raw and stitched edge, with small wire hooks inside to take the chinstrap...notice that the hat is being worn with the press-stud fastening on the right hand side! - this owner...
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The Australian General Service Badge (Rising Sun)
01-11-21, 07:44 PM
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The Australian General Service Badge - worn twice...
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MartinRF
259434 ...one of my slouch hats is the reverse...
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...one of my slouch hats is the reverse of yours - a lugged General Service badge attached on the front of the woollen pugaree but there has never been one on the side brim...(8{
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