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Chris, Is quite right here. I have spoken...
Chris,
Is quite right here. I have spoken personally to ex-KOSB Officers and there were no women in the Bn before the introduction of the AGC(SPS) in the early 1990s who wore the AGC badge. ...
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Stephen, Highly doubtful that they did as...
Stephen,
Highly doubtful that they did as the TA were amalgamated with the Cambridgeshires in 1958 as well. They wore a bespoke TA design.
Alan
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Chris. They do not show production but only...
Chris.
They do not show production but only authority for such. There are lots of badges on the list for regts that were not in existance (and had not been for some time) by the time a/a badges...
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18-04-09, 08:10 PM
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Interestingly I have this Buffs badge made by...
Interestingly I have this Buffs badge made by Timings:
Alan
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18-04-09, 08:04 PM
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Nice information but inconclusive. CCNs also...
Nice information but inconclusive. CCNs also authorised all of the WW2 cavalry badges for regts that were disbanded in 1946 and these were never made.
Were any Suffolk badges actually needed in...
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18-04-09, 06:53 PM
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This was a regt who was wearing k/c metal badges...
This was a regt who was wearing k/c metal badges on their amalgamation in 1958. Their TA Bn was also amalgamated in 1958 and wore a bespoke TA badge. Therefore there were no Regular pattern a/a...
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17-04-09, 07:29 PM
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Mike, More like 99p for that one! Alan
Mike,
More like 99p for that one!
Alan
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17-04-09, 07:04 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Scarce-Hampshire-Carabiniers...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Scarce-Hampshire-Carabiniers-Staybrite-Cap-Badge_W0QQitemZ370185614422QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_Militaria_LE?hash=item370185614422&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%...
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17-04-09, 05:35 PM
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The construction is identical to the known fakes...
The construction is identical to the known fakes such as the 3rd Hussars, Royal Wawickshires, Suffolks etc. All are mint condition, die struck and blank slidered. 9 lancers a/a badges certainly...
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16-04-09, 08:26 PM
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Chris, In the same vein the 9 lancers and...
Chris,
In the same vein the 9 lancers and 3rd Hussars are fakes as well and should match these fakes. The regts disbanded wearing metal badges.
Alan
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16-04-09, 07:38 PM
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The idea for them to be re-raised came in 1950. ...
The idea for them to be re-raised came in 1950. See http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1951/dec/03/home-guard-bill for the Parliamentary discussion.
It was still going in 1957 and I think...
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The re-raising of a Home Guard in the 1950s saw...
The re-raising of a Home Guard in the 1950s saw this badge being brought back into use. I think that the HG Bn still wore the old 4th/5th Bn Seaforths w/m badge as I doubt that they were the...
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All gold is a maker's error as far as I am aware....
All gold is a maker's error as far as I am aware. they should eb silvered then the gold added but clearly someone diped them in the gold first by mistake.
Alan
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http://picasaweb.google.com/hagwalther/BritishArmy...
http://picasaweb.google.com/hagwalther/BritishArmyInfantryAnodisedAluminiumCapBadges?authkey=wDIhHRRAbS4#5201986789730504866
Chris,
I also have a maker's variation (more modern and made in the...
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I asked a friend of mine about his. He was a Pl...
I asked a friend of mine about his. He was a Pl Comd with the KOSB from 1990 and is still serving. He tells me that there were no women in the Bn then and he clearly remembers when the first ones...
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Stranger things have happened but why make a half...
Stranger things have happened but why make a half size one for girls when the bonnets were the same size is beyond me. Personally I would like a photo of it in use before spending any money on the...
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You may have seen Cadets and TA females as they...
You may have seen Cadets and TA females as they may have worn the KOSB badge but I am at a loss why they would want a beret version when they would have been in Scottish headgear.
From memory...
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I am not convinced by the story. 1. Before...
I am not convinced by the story.
1. Before 1992 and the formation of the AGC all KOSB Clerks were drawn from the rifle coys and therefore male.
2. Women in the AGC Det of the KOSB wear the...
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26-08-08, 08:22 AM
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Any type will do as long as it is a/a. Alan
Any type will do as long as it is a/a.
Alan
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25-08-08, 07:15 PM
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Howard, I don't collect badges by makers so...
Howard,
I don't collect badges by makers so if you have another a/a version then I am happy to swap them.
Alan
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25-08-08, 05:28 PM
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This is it. look fully voided to me. Alan
This is it. look fully voided to me.
Alan
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24-08-08, 10:42 AM
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Mine is made by Firmin London. Alan
Mine is made by Firmin London.
Alan
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20-08-08, 07:24 AM
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Alan O
I do know which dealer had the dodgy badges and...
I do know which dealer had the dodgy badges and can PM anyone interested.
Alan
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14-08-08, 06:38 PM
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So much for Soldier magazine's reporters then! ...
So much for Soldier magazine's reporters then! Have you got one for the album?
This is the link to the RAChD shop for their uniform badges and patches. As I said I have only ever seen these...
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14-08-08, 02:35 PM
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Chris, There is no such thing as an official...
Chris,
There is no such thing as an official issue Padre's badge here in the UK. They are all privately bought by the Padres and supplied throught the equivalent of the 'RHQ' RACD. There was an...
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