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Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-01-23, 08:55 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 And I have only just caught up with your post. ... And I have only just caught up with your post. The pace of modern life! email en route JF

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 29-05-22, 12:21 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Ron- greetings. Perhaps it is just my laptop... Ron- greetings. Perhaps it is just my laptop but would it be possible to see these images in clearer focus? JF

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 13-06-17, 08:08 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Ron, indeed. It is always interesting to relate... Ron, indeed. It is always interesting to relate changes ordered for regulation uniform to where a given corps might have been stationed at the time. I often wonder how pleased the men of the 5th...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 12-06-17, 09:22 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Indeed, Jeff. I steered around the murky subject... Indeed, Jeff. I steered around the murky subject of nomenclature and the word 'tartan' as used in relation to Scottish military headgear, not only in official Army publications but also by Col....

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 11-06-17, 12:13 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 The Ackerman print was from an engraving "after... The Ackerman print was from an engraving "after B.Clayton." The Clayton image as seen in full has several anomalies. The man in your detail, Jeff, is missing his sergeant's stripes. An officer in...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 10-06-17, 07:20 AM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Yes. 'Other right.' As you know, I am... Yes. 'Other right.' As you know, I am challenged in the L-Rorientation department. It didn't help that I was sitting in a Tee-shirt while I reflected. Moreover, the Black Watch soldier in the...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 09-06-17, 10:26 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Well, I thought that, but the buttons still... Well, I thought that, but the buttons still confuse me. The coat should button across right to left, no?- Or have I lost the plot?

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 09-06-17, 07:37 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 That photo is confusing me. His tunic buttons up... That photo is confusing me. His tunic buttons up the right way but the medals are on his right breast and, unusually, the cap is tipped to the left.

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 08-06-17, 11:30 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 The photographs from 1864 of the 42nd in India... The photographs from 1864 of the 42nd in India (Bareilly and Simla) wearing forage caps with star badges certainly support Toby Purcell's observation re-orders the legitmizing of existing practice....

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 06-06-17, 11:56 AM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Yes, Toby, it was indeed 'shared' from VWF, but... Yes, Toby, it was indeed 'shared' from VWF, but not my original post. I think your suggested date would be about right. The 42nd were in India for about ten years following the Mutiny and there...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 28-05-17, 12:28 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Strictly non-regulation, surely, but then with... Strictly non-regulation, surely, but then with the 42nd the normal rules do not apply.

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 27-05-17, 11:54 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Would that have been worn on the plain ... Would that have been worn on the plain 'Kilmarnock' forage cap until supercededby the Glengarry?

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 24-01-17, 01:40 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Many thanks, Ron. Funnily enough, I was just... Many thanks, Ron. Funnily enough, I was just about to post this quotation from Scottish Military Uniforms by Robin Wilkinson Wilkinson Latham (1975) 'The feather worn in the Hummel bonnet was...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 06-01-17, 11:36 AM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Ron, I was interested you mentioned Regulation... Ron, I was interested you mentioned Regulation flank coy feathers for the 42nd. I have been hoping, without success, to find reference, one way or the other, to the 42nd wearing flank coy...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 18-10-16, 07:04 AM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 Thanks, Ron. I hadn't noticed that nod to... Thanks, Ron. I hadn't noticed that nod to modesty. This article is worth tracking down: ‘A Badge for Egypt’ Carman JSAHR Autumn 2001 Vol 79 Number 319 The 'Egyptian badge' was first...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 17-10-16, 12:24 PM

Replies: 264 42nd Views: 34,808 Posted By jf42 What would be the best way to describe the object... What would be the best way to describe the object under St Andrew's feet, apparently draped over the Sphinx's back?

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