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Forum: Headdress 21-06-19, 11:37 AM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen You'll know of Arnhem Jim's article Mike, but... You'll know of Arnhem Jim's article Mike, but link added for anyone that has an interest in Queen's Crown Parachute Regiment badges and didn't know of it: ...

Forum: Headdress 13-01-19, 07:18 PM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen I've got a Badge & Buttons voided, a Gaunt B'ham... I've got a Badge & Buttons voided, a Gaunt B'ham voidedand a Gaunt London unvoided, that's about it for my Para Regt anods.

Forum: Headdress 13-01-19, 01:24 PM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen Nice, it's the family link that makes it more so. Nice, it's the family link that makes it more so.

Forum: Headdress 13-01-19, 01:19 PM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen The badge is pierced, just the depth of the top... The badge is pierced, just the depth of the top of the left hand cushion gives the impression of being unvoided. An image that I didn't bother to post in post no. 1, and crop of one that shows the...

Forum: Headdress 12-01-19, 10:40 PM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen I hadn't considered R Sigs - from what I recall... I hadn't considered R Sigs - from what I recall the slits are too close together. The badge looks included - I'll dig the beret back out and check. I'll check through notes on the beret, it could...

Forum: Headdress 12-01-19, 06:12 PM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen I can't see a collector having had it before me,... I can't see a collector having had it before me, it was just amongst the debris of used surplus stuff on a "proper" surplus stall. Who knows the provenance of most of this stuff though? The slider...

Forum: Headdress 12-01-19, 05:46 PM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen It's a 1969 - 70 purchased 1967 beret from a box... It's a 1969 - 70 purchased 1967 beret from a box of army surplus bits and pieces on a junky surplus stall in a market. It has been worn. It was bought at a time where "nobody" had an interest in ...

Forum: Headdress 12-01-19, 04:39 PM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen And a RNF cap, and a bearskin, and, and,.........? And a RNF cap, and a bearskin, and, and,.........?

Forum: Headdress 12-01-19, 12:24 PM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen Badge set too high? I've had another look at the... Badge set too high? I've had another look at the beret, the badge is slotted into the higher of two slits that have been made, so I may have wedged the badge into the wrong one. A backing plate would...

Forum: Headdress 12-01-19, 11:59 AM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen Somebody took the time to pierce it in two... Somebody took the time to pierce it in two different places on the slider sleeve area and to wear it by the look of, given it's slightly used condition. A stiffener behind the would seem a good idea.

Forum: Headdress 10-01-19, 08:48 PM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen And enough change from half a crown to buy a pint... And enough change from half a crown to buy a pint of er, sarsparella.

Forum: Headdress 10-01-19, 07:15 PM

Replies: 29 British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Views: 1,965 Posted By leigh kitchen British Parachute Regiment Beret Dated 1967. Picked up at East Lane Market, SE London around 1969/70-ish ( a magical place with Del Boy types lugging bulging suitcases of knocked off gear as they gave it legs to escape and evade the...

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