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Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 10-03-20, 06:03 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 PLEASE DO NOT ADD TO THIS THREAD SEE THE 1ST POST... PLEASE DO NOT ADD TO THIS THREAD SEE THE 1ST POST ANY POSTS WILL BE DELETED STEVE

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 10-03-20, 08:01 AM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 BERET INDUSTRIES LTD EARLY MARKINGS A good scarce example of the early pre 1944 example shown is 1943 dated beret industries internal marking before they changed it to the later type shown in post in the 43 or earlier examples the...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 06-11-17, 10:41 AM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 PLEASE DO NOT ADD TO THIS THREAD SEE THE 1ST POST... PLEASE DO NOT ADD TO THIS THREAD SEE THE 1ST POST ANY POSTS WILL BE DELETED STEVE

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 21-10-17, 02:26 AM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 A FAIRLY GOOD LIST OF THE DATE CODES IS BELOW... A FAIRLY GOOD LIST OF THE DATE CODES IS BELOW THESE ARE TAKEN FROM EXAMPLES I HAVE OR HAD , PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE LETTER CODES CAN ON OCCASIONS APPEAR ON EARLY DATED BERETS BUT NEVER LATER...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 02-04-15, 11:25 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 Hi Guys I found a scarce / rare example example... Hi Guys I found a scarce / rare example example this week a 1942 dated green / brown Kangol wear ltd beret which has the the makers date stamp for 1942 with a wd inspection date stamp for 1943 so...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 02-04-15, 11:00 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 The makers stamping is set in a smaller diamond... The makers stamping is set in a smaller diamond shape than other makers and appears not to edged in any manor for the machinist to follow round the internal brim is done the same as kangol other than...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 02-04-15, 09:36 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 BERET INDUSTRIES LTD The leather band on the industries examples are thicker and wider than the other makers and tend to be a lot smother in all better made than all of the others being attached by 2 stitched lines all...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 02-02-15, 10:57 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 BERET INDUSTRIES LTD ( INDUSTRIES ) BERET INDUSTRIES LTD are examples which do not turn up very often and out of the 6 makers from WWII they are ether 5th or 6th in the makers tally for war time production KANGOL being 1st they are...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 02-02-15, 10:55 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 There is a hand stitched leather rectangle over... There is a hand stitched leather rectangle over the eyelets which have a washer in place as with the other makers of the war time British produced berets . The paint on the eyelets tends to crack and...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 02-02-15, 10:53 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 The makers stamp on the BRITISH BERET BASQUE LTD... The makers stamp on the BRITISH BERET BASQUE LTD ( BASQUE )stayed the same for the post war ones and consists of the name , date & arrow printed on the cloth with a series of 8 dots around the outer...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 01-02-15, 11:28 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 The internal lining of the beret is a made up of... The internal lining of the beret is a made up of 1 major inner top section ( pic 8 ) and scraps of cloth for the brim this saves a lot of cloth wastage which is stitched in a hap hazard way and are...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-01-15, 10:14 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 BRITISH BERET BASQUE LTD The outer part of the beret is constructed much in the same way as the other war time makers which was much a standard through out all of the makers its the insides that tend to be different and...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-01-15, 09:02 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 The leather trim's join is done the same way as... The leather trim's join is done the same way as standard for each maker ie beret industries is over lapping and kangol wear is a straight end to end join There is again the double row of stitching...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-01-15, 02:05 AM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 The internal brim band is 1 piece of material cut... The internal brim band is 1 piece of material cut to the same shape as the brim of the beret this is then stitched to the internal crown section of the beret and has its seam at the rear of the...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-12-14, 05:47 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 WWII Royal Navy ( RN ) & ROYAL MARINE ( RM ) BERETS WWII Royal Navy ( RN ) & ROYAL MARINE ( RM ) Berets are made to Admiralty regulations which are completely different to the War Office made examples this is shown well in the 3 pictures below the 1st...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 28-12-14, 10:22 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 SURPAK MANUFACTURING CO LTD ( SURPAK ) Supak manufacturing co ltd made berets from the mid 30's and in 1943 started to produce example in other colors they followed the kangol way of making the out part of the beret for roughly 80% of the...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 28-12-14, 10:02 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 KANGOL WEAR LTD BERETS ( KANGOL ) continued The last stage of the construction is the application of the 2 eye holes and eyelets and leather protector the eyelets are put in place at exactly the same place at 9 o'clock always the same distance...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 27-12-14, 10:05 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 KANGOL WEAR LTD BERETS ( KANGOL ) continued The inner brim is made using 2 peaces of shaped cloth which are stitched to the inner crown part of the beret this is all ways done in the same way. The stitching is hidden in-between the lining and...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 27-12-14, 09:43 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 KANGOL WEAR LTD BERETS ( KANGOL ) continued The inside part of the beret is made roughly in the following way 1st picture : 1 The inner is printed out in one stage a round circle , 2 broken diamonds and makers name date and arrow all done at...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 27-12-14, 09:09 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 KANGOL WEAR LTD BERETS ( KANGOL ) Roughly during 1935/6 KANGOL WEAR LIMITED BERETS ( KANGOL ) imported a beret making machine from France as they where a fashion icon of the time.This machine had a particular pattern of weaving...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 27-12-14, 09:02 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 BERET COLORS AND UNITS The Beret was first introduced in 1924 for use by the Royal Tank Regiment and made in black which they have since kept, In 1942 the British army introduced 3 more colors to this ever increasing range...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 27-12-14, 08:05 PM

Replies: 21 Sticky: WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION Views: 16,648 Posted By ASR142 WWII BRITISH BERETS TRAITS AND CONSTRUCTION INTRODUCTION Over the last few years with the increasing rarity and value of all WWII berets they are being increasingly faked / reproduced etc in order to get your hard earned money out of your...

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