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Tim B.
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Headdress
20-02-17, 06:54 PM
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What Headdress Worn?
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Tim B.
Morning Alan, No, honestly I don't know...
Morning Alan,
No, honestly I don't know enough on how these Territorial guys moved about from one unit to the next. When I had his records checked at the National Archives, it only has the...
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
19-02-17, 10:05 PM
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Royal Artillery Badge Question
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Tim B.
Well, I had to clean it up as the verdigris was...
Well, I had to clean it up as the verdigris was just too much and actually starting to eat into the wheel above the 11 o'clock spoke; that's resolved.
I notice that at some point in time, someone...
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Headdress
19-02-17, 09:47 PM
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What Headdress Worn?
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Tim B.
Morning gents! Will try to respond to all...
Morning gents!
Will try to respond to all here:
- I didn't specify what type of uniform here as I wanted to see what all options were. I do prefer service uniforms, as the cap badges I want to...
Forum:
Headdress
19-02-17, 12:54 AM
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What Headdress Worn?
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Tim B.
Hi Simon, Kind of surprised to hear that,...
Hi Simon,
Kind of surprised to hear that, but fully admit that I am not knowledgeable on British head gear at all. I had always thought those fur hats were dress or parade/guard head dress.
...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
19-02-17, 12:31 AM
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Royal West Kent Badge Comparison Questions
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Tim B.
Well, I finally elected to go with the pattern...
Well, I finally elected to go with the pattern that appears on known earlier badges. Slider measures 40.9 mm
I'm happy with it for what it's meant to represent.
Thanks again!
Tim
Forum:
Headdress
18-02-17, 07:53 PM
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What Headdress Worn?
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Tim B.
What Headdress Worn?
Here's a basic question for those in the know;
What headdress' would have been worn by the other ranks serving in the 2nd South Middlesex Rifle Volunteers prior to the regiment being redesignated...
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Schools, OTC and Cadets
14-02-17, 08:30 PM
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'OTC' designs still in use by CCFs today
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Tim B.
I've looked at the website for old photos and...
I've looked at the website for old photos and there isn't much circa WW1.
Is there a list showing the military commanding officers, with dates served, since school inception?
I also understand...
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Schools, OTC and Cadets
14-02-17, 07:22 PM
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'OTC' designs still in use by CCFs today
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Tim B.
:D:p
:D:p
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General Topics.
14-02-17, 07:21 PM
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Patina or not Patina
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Tim B.
The issue of cleaning items comes up a lot in...
The issue of cleaning items comes up a lot in collecting circles and always seems to have two main trains of thought:
- Clean it, as that's the way it was meant to be seen/worn and no respectable...
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Schools, OTC and Cadets
14-02-17, 06:41 PM
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'OTC' designs still in use by CCFs today
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Tim B.
Hi Alan, Well, that's what I took out from...
Hi Alan,
Well, that's what I took out from the discussion thus far, circa 1948 or later but I was curious to see it was, what appears to be, a bronze badge apparently with loops for attachment. I...
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Schools, OTC and Cadets
13-02-17, 11:26 PM
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'OTC' designs still in use by CCFs today
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Tim B.
What about this one, where/when does it fit in?
What about this one, where/when does it fit in?
Forum:
Infantry (& Guards) Badges
11-02-17, 07:07 PM
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York and Lancaster broken slider?
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Tim B.
Yes, it would be nice to get those and look them...
Yes, it would be nice to get those and look them over.
Is there a way to possibly start a data base on the forum of these and consolidate them into it's own section? Probably not if the material...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
11-02-17, 06:20 PM
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York and Lancaster broken slider?
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Tim B.
KLR, Yes, that is getting more to the root...
KLR,
Yes, that is getting more to the root of my question here; can we possibly better date some of these pieces by the location of where the slider is actually attached to the badge?
We see a...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
11-02-17, 05:05 AM
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York and Lancaster broken slider?
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Tim B.
Hi Ivan, Yes, I understand different...
Hi Ivan,
Yes, I understand different manufacturers would have differences or variations between makers but I think I'm talking about one manufacturer here.
I've noticed the same style of Y&L...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
10-02-17, 08:16 PM
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York and Lancaster broken slider?
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Posted By
Tim B.
Slider Placement?
Just confirming that the actual slider placement is not some determining or identifying factor on era of production for these.
Here's my York & Lancaster example and I noted the slider is soldered...
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General Topics.
07-02-17, 06:06 AM
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Cap Badges - General Questions
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Posted By
Tim B.
Well, out of four individuals I am gathering cap...
Well, out of four individuals I am gathering cap badges on, I'm pretty much set for one the guys that served in both the Leicestershire and York & Lancaster Regiments. Nice badges!
Enjoy. :cool:
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
07-02-17, 05:17 AM
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Leicestershire Rgt.
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Posted By
Tim B.
Martin, Thanks for the detailed response. I...
Martin,
Thanks for the detailed response. I seen one recently for sale, though I couldn't say if it had that lower center braze hole due to the slider but, looking at the details of the tiger, it...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
06-02-17, 12:53 AM
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Leicestershire Rgt.
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Posted By
Tim B.
Always nice to see comparisons! Thanks for...
Always nice to see comparisons! Thanks for showing as well.
Do we know who made the versions with the oblong oval sweat holes?
Tim
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
05-02-17, 07:05 PM
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Royal engineers cast ?
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Posted By
Tim B.
I agree with magpie that Tim's badge is not cast,...
I agree with magpie that Tim's badge is not cast, but corroded. This is also visible on the slider.
Albert,
I am leaning this way as well, as I've never seen a cast this thin and one that...
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Infantry (& Guards) Badges
05-02-17, 05:55 AM
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Leicestershire Rgt.
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Posted By
Tim B.
Martin, As I am still getting used to photo...
Martin,
As I am still getting used to photo posting on this forum, I now see my initial attachments were fairly small.
Here's another edge shot showing those striations. I was thinking what...
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
05-02-17, 05:44 AM
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Royal engineers cast ?
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Tim B.
Last shot, showing the reverse. - Looking at...
Last shot, showing the reverse.
- Looking at the edges, it appears stamped.
- Note the crown top is curled a bit.
- Then, there's that "cast fill" look again towards the lower part of the...
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
05-02-17, 05:37 AM
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Royal engineers cast ?
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Tim B.
A couple shots of the front showing the rough...
A couple shots of the front showing the rough appearance.
- I see what appears to be old polish residue, which could be a good sign.
- The top of the crown is a bit taller and I thought I...
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
05-02-17, 05:31 AM
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Royal engineers cast ?
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Posted By
Tim B.
The reason I asked if "original" badges were cast...
The reason I asked if "original" badges were cast is, I recently acquired this badge.
It didn't cost me anything in the end as it arrived with the right side of the wreath and crown bent up and...
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Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals.
03-02-17, 08:45 PM
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15
Royal engineers cast ?
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2,034
Posted By
Tim B.
Bringing this one back for a more basic question....
Bringing this one back for a more basic question.
Were there ever original cast badges with sliders?
Tim
Forum:
Infantry (& Guards) Badges
28-01-17, 07:51 AM
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Leicestershire Rgt.
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21,874
Posted By
Tim B.
Looking under a loop; the tiger is just rub worn...
Looking under a loop; the tiger is just rub worn on that surface area, though there appears to be a very small die imperfection on the leg itself.
The leftmost "E" has a couple of surface...
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