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Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 08-11-23, 09:42 AM
Replies: 14
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Posted By natal01
Thanks, Leigh. My apologies to Mr Google - I'm...

Thanks, Leigh. My apologies to Mr Google - I'm sorry that I doubted you !
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 08-11-23, 08:37 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 568
Posted By natal01
Shoulder titles any ideas ?

Usually Googles answers obscure questions, even when badly framed. However this doesn't seem to be the case when it comes to shoulder titles. I have had these sitting around , defying identification...
Forum: Army 29-09-23, 09:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 439
Posted By natal01
RRMG- conflict of opinion

Maybe between us we can resolve this .
Colin Owen has this title as Rand Rifles Mine Guard.
Curzon says that it is Rand Rifles Machine Gun section.
It could , I suppose have been either.
What do...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 05-07-23, 06:56 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 588
Posted By natal01
Many thanks for the info. Not only does it...

Many thanks for the info.
Not only does it identify this particular badge, but I also find that I have sabretache badges to the 2nd and 6th Dragoon Guards. They are very impressive looking badges....
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 04-07-23, 11:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 588
Posted By natal01
5th Dragoon Guards-pouch / martingale ?

Can anyone throw some light on exactly what this badge is ?
It is clearly Victorian 5th Dragoon Guards. It has a central screw fitting with a thickish fibre washer and nut still in place. On the...
Forum: Infantry 15-01-23, 03:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 461
Posted By natal01
1st NFLD shoulder title

This title was acquired in Cape Town, South Africa . How it got here is a mystery.
I gather that it was worn by the 1st batallion of the Newfoundland Regiment in WW1. It looks like it had a hard...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 02-12-22, 08:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 476
Posted By natal01
It does look like twisted rope. Does that have...

It does look like twisted rope. Does that have any heraldic significance ?
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 01-12-22, 08:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 476
Posted By natal01
Thanks, Alan I'm not wedded to it being from...

Thanks, Alan
I'm not wedded to it being from the MPSC. Looking through Kipling and King , KK1054 seemed to be the closest "fit"
The lugs have been crudely reattached ( see pic ), so there is no...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 30-11-22, 09:57 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 476
Posted By natal01
maybe Military Provost Staff Corps ?

I dont really collect British Corps badges and have had this one for a while in the "unknown" box. Found a similar one in Kipling and King ( KK1054) . Is the George V1 version ?
Thanks
Mike
Forum: Army 15-07-22, 01:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 578
Posted By natal01
Kimberley Regiment - single screw post fastening

I'm sure that there is a simple explanation, but I have wondered for a long time now, why certain Kimberley Regiment cap badges have been altered by the removal of the original lugs and the fitting...
Forum: Off topic 21-03-22, 09:43 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,522
Posted By natal01
And yet....ask a Ukranian or Syrian refugee if...

And yet....ask a Ukranian or Syrian refugee if they would care to live in Luton and I'm sure that the response will be uniformly positive. Its all relative
Forum: All other Colonial Badges 25-11-21, 08:33 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 896
Posted By natal01
It looks like a pretty standard BSAP button.

It looks like a pretty standard BSAP button.
Forum: All other Colonial Badges 24-11-21, 09:28 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 896
Posted By natal01
Southern Rhodesian Customs

I am a somewhat eclectic collector and find that certain items "talk to me " and then , having been "spoken to ", I try to aquire the item to put with all the other oddeties which clutter my home. ...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 14-10-21, 03:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 729
Posted By natal01
Thanks for the leads. A google search seems to...

Thanks for the leads. A google search seems to indicate that the Australians used a unitary " Staff Corps" title. This is not to say that there wasnt a two part title, but I cant find it . I think...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 14-10-21, 09:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 729
Posted By natal01
STAFF - any idea as to who wore this ?

Sometimes titles turn up that initially seem to identify themselves. This STAFF title is one such title that has taunted me for a while. Who wore it ? and in which military force ? I havent been able...
Forum: General Topics 12-10-21, 04:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,285
Posted By natal01
Thats great , Steven. As Brian says, An...

Thats great , Steven.
As Brian says, An exceptionally nice find.
Forum: Military Book and Media Reviews 04-10-21, 11:31 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 869
Posted By natal01
I'm shocked ! A couple of years ago I bought a...

I'm shocked !
A couple of years ago I bought a copy of the book together with Yunnie's fishing hat which had a few old cloth badges sewn onto the crown. I was particularly happy with the PPA title...
Forum: General Topics 12-08-21, 09:01 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,285
Posted By natal01
Thanks, Steven Now to find out about the unit. ...

Thanks, Steven
Now to find out about the unit.
Mike
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 08-07-21, 10:57 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 237
Posted By natal01
Rhodesian Glider patch

Can anyone help with identifying this patch ?
Clearly it is Rhodesian ( lion and tusk) and its for gliding ( it says so ). Looking at the net , it seems that gliding was a reasonably popular sport...
Forum: Colonial Police and Paramilitary Badges 04-07-21, 10:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,178
Posted By natal01
Thanks for clearing that up. Mike

Thanks for clearing that up.
Mike
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 03-06-21, 08:10 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,161
Posted By natal01
Thanks for that. I'm told that this wing was...

Thanks for that.
I'm told that this wing was used in Rhodesia but impossible to prove that this particular one was.
Keep well
Mike
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 02-06-21, 09:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,161
Posted By natal01
WW2 British made wing used by Rhodesians ?

I have recently bought a small collection of Rhodesian badges. Amongst them was this wing which the seller claimed was a WW2 British made wing which was used by the Rhodesian forces. Now this may be...
Forum: Colonial Police and Paramilitary Badges 24-05-21, 09:11 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,178
Posted By natal01
Rhodesian Constabulary or Cadets ?

Colin Owen in his book The Military Badges and Insignia of Southern Africa said that this badge was "Southern Rhodesia Cadets w/m cap badge worn prior to 1926 ". None of the other badge writers...
Forum: Army 05-11-20, 08:53 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,003
Posted By natal01
Hi Shahl Tylden's book is quite helpful with...

Hi Shahl
Tylden's book is quite helpful with this ,
"..From 1889 to 1895 the badge was an eight-pointed star with a bugle horn in the centre and a crown above surrounded by the title in a scroll;...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 22-09-20, 06:30 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 452
Posted By natal01
Thanks Luc. With so many reproductions around its...

Thanks Luc. With so many reproductions around its nice to know that this isnt one of them.
Keep well
Mike
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