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The Classifieds: Sales and Wanted
11-04-24, 11:24 AM
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21 SAS M&M badges
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21 SAS M&M badges
Bit outside my normal interests so asking for some help as there seems to be a lot available, mostly fake.
I'd like to aquire a 50s era M&M beret badge (or possibly beret and badge) and arm badge...
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Sweetheart, Veteran and other Lapel Badges.
08-04-24, 05:22 PM
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Latest Veterans Badge
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Royal
...or just old?!
...or just old?!
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
08-04-24, 12:47 PM
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SAS Beret badge
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/major-bronco-la...
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/major-bronco-lane-obituary-soldier-who-preserved-his-frostbitten-fingers-in-formaldehyde-hzf26jszx
Sadly the great man is no longer with us. RIP...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
01-03-24, 09:07 AM
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APJI wing with metal backing
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Royal
I would guess for wear in shirt sleeves pre-CS95...
I would guess for wear in shirt sleeves pre-CS95 so it could be removed when the shirt is laundered.
That said, I've seen that done for tropical uniforms but never on working dress - the only...
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General Topics.
26-02-24, 08:36 PM
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Rank slides royal Anglian regiment.
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Royal
As an outlier - Going back to the 1970s the...
As an outlier - Going back to the 1970s the arctic windproof smock had rank tabs on chest and between the shoulder blades (the latter often removed) but that was generally only issued to troops going...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
21-02-24, 12:01 PM
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Bimetal SAS Cap Badge - Good or Otherwise ?
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Metal cap badges were (and I believe still are)...
Metal cap badges were (and I believe still are) available through 'the system' with an NSN - presumably for units who want to make up cap badge boards.
Doesn't mean they're actualy worn by anyone...
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New Member Introduction Zone
07-02-24, 08:46 AM
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Mart2436. Ex-Para & Pathfinder.
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Royal
Welcome to the forum...
Welcome to the forum...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
04-02-24, 07:11 AM
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Two Brothers both Officers portrait miniatures reunited !
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Royal
Brilliant - well outside my field of interest but...
Brilliant - well outside my field of interest but for some reason I'm mildly jealous - great finds...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
04-02-24, 07:09 AM
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines wear of parawings
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Royal
In my expereince, the ban, while extant, was...
In my expereince, the ban, while extant, was fairly widely ignored by jump qualified RN Commandos when wearing DPM and even occasionally in 1s and 2s.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
21-01-24, 07:53 AM
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SAS G SQN
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Absolutely Colin, but its also an assumption and...
Absolutely Colin, but its also an assumption and you asked if it was 'safe' to assume the practice stopped when non-Guards started joining G Sqn. My assumption, from this and a few other snippets...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
19-01-24, 10:19 AM
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SAS G SQN
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Given the portrait of Capt Westmacott and the...
Given the portrait of Capt Westmacott and the dates of his time with the Regiment I would suggst not a safe assumption...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
24-11-23, 05:29 PM
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1980s Parachute Regiment
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Royal
We disliked them so much that they were almost...
We disliked them so much that they were almost never worn in my experience
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
23-09-23, 07:03 AM
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Unknown blanking patch - SFSG?
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Royal
(some of) 21 & 23 SAS did (briefly) wear blanking...
(some of) 21 & 23 SAS did (briefly) wear blanking patches with the 1 ISR Brigade spider on them during the period that they were part of it. Never seen any other part of UKSF wear blanking patches...
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General Topics.
23-08-23, 12:28 PM
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Officers Bullion Badges
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Royal
Back in the mists of time I was involved in the...
Back in the mists of time I was involved in the set up of a 'new' tri-service unit. There were mutterings about a possible beret badge and a trade badge. One happened the other didn't.
Hand &...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
10-08-23, 09:18 AM
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SPAG badge & Wings?
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Royal
There has been a lot of too-ing and fro-ing on...
There has been a lot of too-ing and fro-ing on this.
When I was still serving (up to 2008) they wore the full wings on all rigs but that upset those of the pink hat wearing fraternity as they...
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Formation Signs and Patches
03-08-23, 09:31 AM
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Unknown bit of plastic on a desert DPM shirt
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Royal
Yep, SOLAS tape. The same stuff aircrew...
Yep, SOLAS tape.
The same stuff aircrew stick on their helmets.
It relects in the visible spectrum so not massively tactical suggesting that the wearer was not from the pointy end of things...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
15-07-23, 04:29 AM
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Unknown Ukraine related
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Royal
Exactly that I suspect...
Exactly that I suspect...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
13-07-23, 04:37 AM
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Royal Navy blanking patch
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Royal
I've seen something similar worn or on a flight...
I've seen something similar worn or on a flight suit but not on a blanking plate.
Do Sea Cadets even wear MTP?
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
10-07-23, 05:58 PM
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A few SAS bits
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Royal
Thanks @Farang - that chimes with my limited...
Thanks @Farang - that chimes with my limited experience of them from the 90s onwards but doesn't answer the question over size/maker etc when they WERE worn...!
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General Topics.
27-06-23, 08:21 AM
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MP/SIB/WIS.
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Royal
Just to add, not all WIS team members were RMP...
Just to add, not all WIS team members were RMP (so would not necessarily have the RMP badges) and not all WIS members wore WIS badges - especially in southern Iraq once the Iranians started...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
09-06-23, 04:19 AM
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A few SAS bits
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Royal
Thanks Alan, I'd always heard the same, but there...
Thanks Alan, I'd always heard the same, but there is a pic of the late Colonel Bill Mundell in mess kit in his effects that were auctioned by War & Son - I would guess from the early 70s.
As to...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
08-06-23, 01:11 PM
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A few SAS bits
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Royal
Yeah. I've seen D Sqn stuff in person over the...
Yeah. I've seen D Sqn stuff in person over the years. I wondered if it was something older - from the Malaya campaign or commemorating it..
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
08-06-23, 11:54 AM
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A few SAS bits
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Royal
A few SAS bits
These are (I think) all outside my collecting period (1980s onwards), PRI gizzits or just rubbish...
I'm particularly intrigued about the kris (is it even SAS) and the collar dogs - never seen...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
22-05-23, 11:22 AM
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Variation on a theme , army commando titles
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Royal
Sun faded. I had a desert shirt with the OD...
Sun faded.
I had a desert shirt with the OD (RM) shoulder titles that faded in exactly the same way.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
27-04-23, 08:10 AM
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Falklands Era SAS Beret
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Royal
Yes, I have a Compton Webb SAS beret from that...
Yes, I have a Compton Webb SAS beret from that era. It is metric sized with the NSN and MoD Contract Number on the cloth label and a leather, not cloth, sweatband. My first commando green beret...
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