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Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 01-08-09, 05:47 PM
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Posted By bess55
RE once anodised

Hi Chris/chaps,
For info my once piece RE anodised has an unmarked slider . . . I suppose as one might expect if it were a prototype.

Regards all

Bess
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 10-06-09, 04:59 PM
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Posted By bess55
Hi chaps, and just to come full...

Hi chaps,
and just to come full circle on the RHA badges . . . I have some collars that are voided!

Incidentally, I believe that the collars to be worn with the early gilt and...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 18-04-09, 08:07 PM
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Posted By bess55
Suffolk Regt anodised

Hi Gents,
My example of the anodised suffolk Regt cap badge has a rear the same as that pictured ( i.e behind the scroll is solid at the rear) and has a slider marked H.W Timmings in...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 24-03-09, 07:19 PM
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Posted By bess55
Hi Mike, I've been through similar...

Hi Mike,
I've been through similar thought processes myself, I just cant find a definitive answer. The slider is 100% genuine and the whole thing is anodised which is really odd. One...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 23-03-09, 03:29 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
Hi Fougasse, The stag and...

Hi Fougasse,
The stag and Coronet definately appear like that from their badge true, there has never been a wreath on it, its in a 3-dimentional relief and has the slider. No idea...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 22-03-09, 09:52 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
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Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 22-03-09, 09:29 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
answers on a post card please

Gents,
question time for all you staybrite/anodised alluminium buffs. Anyone got any idea what the attached is? It is totally anodised alluminium and with a 3-dimentional high relief. I...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 12-01-09, 04:39 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
Hi Alan, I have a version of the...

Hi Alan,
I have a version of the RRW with a 'seeded ' scroll as a variation and also one all gold (also seeded scroll). All gold must clearly makers error though?
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-10-08, 05:45 PM
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Posted By bess55
Uber rare no doubt

What a great badge! Any chance of a view of the back please?
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-10-08, 05:42 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
Hi mate, This looks like one of a...

Hi mate,
This looks like one of a large set commercially produced for the collectors market. They came in sets of 6 badges (I think) on a small black velvet boards (about half A4 size)...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 26-09-08, 09:56 AM
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Posted By bess55
Colin, I would probably say yes, because its so...

Colin, I would probably say yes, because its so unusual and produced from the usual RCT A/A badge. However I know that Chris is trying to keep a grip on his Anodised badge project! I would be really...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 24-09-08, 06:06 AM
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Posted By bess55
Colin, Nice, a rare beast I reckon. I...

Colin,
Nice, a rare beast I reckon. I remember seeing the larger all brass disc with the MSO motiff on but not this version. I do remember them all being little Polish old boys with bushy...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 18-08-08, 05:57 AM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
Chris, Just to add a little re the...

Chris,
Just to add a little re the Christian Chaplains badges. I have two differant types in A/A with 4 varying fixings.

1. A/A in black with a kind of gold tint to it and is not of the...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 12-07-08, 04:43 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
Thanks guys, Re the SAS...

Thanks guys,
Re the SAS badge, thats what I suspected too. I'm sure I've heard of them before, I make you right UKBRITS.

Mike,
Thanks mate. I thought they would be...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 12-07-08, 02:25 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
Ukbrits, lovely badge mate. ...

Ukbrits,
lovely badge mate.


Can anyone help with a couple of anodised enquiries. I have a silver and gold SAS A/A badge with lugs on the rear. The badge is very thin, a bit like...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 21-06-08, 04:44 PM
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Posted By bess55
Gents, picked up an odd one this morning (very...

Gents, picked up an odd one this morning (very kindly given to me), can anyone enlighten me. Its a manufactured black anodised Kings Regt (small horse on the fleur-de-lys) collar badge, slightly...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 15-06-08, 08:27 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
17/21 v QLR

Thanks Colin. One of mine did come with a red felt outline backing so am happy then that this is a QLR. The one I have with the early type Smith & Wright slider I'm sure could well be 17/21 by...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 15-06-08, 07:38 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
Thanks Alan. There you have it then.

Thanks Alan. There you have it then.
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 15-06-08, 07:23 PM
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Posted By bess55
Re the images above, for info both the KC Loyal...

Re the images above, for info both the KC Loyal Regt and the KC Intelligence Corps are with a slider maker marked R.A HUGHES.

Bess
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 15-06-08, 07:20 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
Mike, I've no idea. I came across this one...

Mike,

I've no idea. I came across this one in a surplus store Hong Kong about 18 months ago. It has no name on the slider. I can only imagine it has been there since British Regts were...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 15-06-08, 06:12 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
AA Badges

Some examples of AA badges as discussed above.

Took a while to suss out the system. Have several more of interest and will post them when I have the time.

Chris, if you wish to use these...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 15-06-08, 08:08 AM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
Gents, More strange variants from LB&B out...

Gents,

More strange variants from LB&B out there too then? Could be just floored badges ending up coming out the 'back door' of the factory maybe? I will have to check some of my odd colour...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 14-06-08, 08:41 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
54BTY, I dare say you're right. I've seen plenty...

54BTY, I dare say you're right. I've seen plenty of the type you describe but never seen another like this without 'seeding'. As you say it could well be a factory oddity or similar. I would say...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 14-06-08, 06:06 PM
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Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
Gents, just to add my input so to speak. I too...

Gents, just to add my input so to speak. I too have one of the KC pioneer anodised badges above, which is exactly as the one pictured. I too believe it to be very scarce. (For info, I also have an...
Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 26-05-08, 04:29 PM
Replies: 308
Views: 174,957
Posted By bess55
new member

Chris
I'm a new recruit to this site and as such am an anodised collector. I hve some of your 'gaps' and also have some very unusual and (what I believe) rare colours, slider - lug...
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