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Forum: Off topic 09-09-20, 11:38 PM

Replies: 36 Conversation with a non-collector Views: 5,867 Posted By James G I have produced an article showing all the... I have produced an article showing all the variants of the Lincolnshire sphinx badges that I have found. The article also covers fake Lincolnshire badges and how to spot them. As a picture is better...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 31-07-20, 10:34 PM

Replies: 1 Lincolnshire notes. Views: 742 Posted By James G Lincolnshire notes. How and where can I upload a word document to the site. About 5 years ago I wrote a document illustrating Lincolshire Regiment Sphinx badges and how to spot the fakes. I would like to put the file ...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 31-07-20, 12:14 AM

Replies: 12 Lincolnshire Regiment - Shako & Glengarry Views: 1,326 Posted By James G I am not sure about the last badge. It may be... I am not sure about the last badge. It may be genuine. I couldn't be sure without actually handling the badge. It has the correct brass lugs rather than the copper ones that you get on many of the...

Forum: Schools, OTC and Cadets 05-01-17, 11:48 PM

Replies: 33 Sticky: 'OTC' designs still in use by CCFs today Views: 15,044 Posted By James G The Gordon Boys School ( Now Gordon's School)... The Gordon Boys School ( Now Gordon's School) have worn the OTC badge in gilding metal and Anodised Aluminium since becoming a CCF rather than an OTC. Change from Gilding metal to Gold coloured ...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 06-06-16, 09:23 AM

Replies: 2 Unidentified Trade Badges ?? Views: 730 Posted By James G Jerry, That's certainly possible. The... Jerry, That's certainly possible. The crossed flags and the crossed axe and pickaxe do appear to be for signallers and pioneers. I think they may be from one of the commonwealth regiments but...

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 05-06-16, 07:56 PM

Replies: 2 Unidentified Trade Badges ?? Views: 730 Posted By James G Unidentified Trade Badges ?? I bought 2 trade badges at a Shrewsbury boot fair today and can't find them in any of my reference books. Can anyone help identify them.

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 13-05-16, 11:17 PM

Replies: 11 Bulgarian fakers Views: 2,356 Posted By James G Complaining is pointless. There is no extradition... Complaining is pointless. There is no extradition from Turkish controlled Cyprus. Even if there was, no UK police force is going to spend a fortune bringing these people back to the UK. It would cost...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 06-05-16, 07:20 PM

Replies: 9 X2 Lambourne&Co to look at please Views: 2,375 Posted By James G Gary The RIF is a fake as there is... Gary The RIF is a fake as there is no line under the O. The Lincolnshire Lambourne makers mark looks o.k. and the shape of the slider is correct for most Lambourne badges. IMO Lambourne...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-03-16, 07:11 PM

Replies: 4 Lincolnshire theatre made badges Views: 1,152 Posted By James G Dean, Frank and Alex, I'm sorry everyone. I... Dean, Frank and Alex, I'm sorry everyone. I can't post photographs yet because I have just moved house and can't locate the camera at present. It's somewhere inside one of about 200 boxes in my...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-03-16, 01:19 AM

Replies: 4 Lincolnshire theatre made badges Views: 1,152 Posted By James G Lincolnshire theatre made badges It's not very often that a badge can be attributed to a particular battalion and a particular time. However applying a bit of logic to research can do just that. I have 2 Lincolnshire Regiment"...

Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 12-12-12, 10:16 PM

Replies: 16 Help with uniforms/dates etc Views: 1,660 Posted By James G Gary, From my Lincolnshire Regiment... Gary, From my Lincolnshire Regiment records Herbert Smith was born in St. Michaels, Louth, Lincolnshire. He enlisted in Louth his Regimental number was 5981. He was a private in the First...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 26-09-12, 11:00 PM

Replies: 15 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Views: 1,645 Posted By James G Bill, In my opinion there is nothing... Bill, In my opinion there is nothing wrong with having a slider on this badge. As has been said above the design appears to have continued into the WW1 period. However on your particular badge...

Forum: New Member Introduction Zone 02-04-11, 04:34 PM

Replies: 9 greetings from Colchester Views: 1,776 Posted By James G Bob Welcome to the Forum. I come from... Bob Welcome to the Forum. I come from Colchester and retired from the Met 2 years ago ( Hackney, Romford and Bethnal Green). Joloffes used to be a geat source of anodised badges and ww2...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 21-02-11, 07:40 PM

Replies: 12 The Hugh King inspirational Cavalry collection. Views: 2,480 Posted By James G There is a very small picture of it in this... There is a very small picture of it in this months issue of "The Armourer" James

Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 21-02-11, 07:30 PM

Replies: 9 Unknown Lincolnshire badge Views: 2,361 Posted By James G Dean, I haven't seen this badge... Dean, I haven't seen this badge before. It certainly looks like some kind of accoutrement badge from the fixings and I would hazard a guess that it is Lincolnshire Yeomanry. However the LY...

Forum: Off topic 15-02-11, 12:07 AM

Replies: 25 Poll: A Question of Ethics. Read Me First. Views: 3,618 Posted By James G I went to a car boot fair a couple of years ago... I went to a car boot fair a couple of years ago and found two first edition Dickens novels both beautifully bound amongst a lot of paperbacks. I asked the seller how much they were. She said 75p...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 13-02-11, 09:26 PM

Replies: 23 Lincolnshire regt Views: 3,623 Posted By James G I'm sorry I can't post any pics at the moment.... I'm sorry I can't post any pics at the moment. I'm having a reorganisation of my hobbies room and my Lincolnshire frames are under a mountain of stuff. However on my album you can see the art deco...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 10-02-11, 05:07 PM

Replies: 32 WW2 dated re-strikes Views: 5,380 Posted By James G So Popski's Private Army and 50-52 commando... So Popski's Private Army and 50-52 commando badges aren't to be considered genuine?? James

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 06-02-11, 11:15 PM

Replies: 23 Lincolnshire regt Views: 3,623 Posted By James G I've been collecting Lincolnshire badges for a... I've been collecting Lincolnshire badges for a number of years and I've never seen one in reversed metals. Volunteer units were in all white metal and lugged and the "walking out badge was all white...

Forum: Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc. 26-01-11, 05:16 PM

Replies: 13 obsolete ??? Views: 2,415 Posted By James G It isn't illegal to sell current Police badges.... It isn't illegal to sell current Police badges. In fact there is an organisation PICA ( Police Insignia Collectors Association ) which is full of Police Officers swapping and selling Police Badges....

Forum: General Topics. 26-01-11, 05:09 PM

Replies: 19 Storage/curation Views: 2,875 Posted By James G If you can't afford an antique collectors cabinet... If you can't afford an antique collectors cabinet why not buy some of the shallow office storage cabinets from someone like Rymans. The drawers are about 1 1/2 inches deep and about the same area as...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-12-10, 09:22 PM

Replies: 10 Royal Anglian Regiment or East Anglia Brigade??? Views: 2,635 Posted By James G Also in 1975 when I was at the depot at... Also in 1975 when I was at the depot at Basingbourne all Royal Anglians wore the Star and castle collar badge because at that stage we did not belong to a particular battalion. I had to change my...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 14-12-10, 09:07 PM

Replies: 8 duke of lancaster ? Views: 2,304 Posted By James G Could it be that the plume colour was differenf... Could it be that the plume colour was differenf for Farriers as in other regular regiments? James

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-11-10, 11:09 PM

Replies: 44 Popski badge authentic? Views: 4,804 Posted By James G Martin, I have sent a reply to your... Martin, I have sent a reply to your P.M. James

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-11-10, 10:55 PM

Replies: 44 Popski badge authentic? Views: 4,804 Posted By James G Martin, I think that when it comes... Martin, I think that when it comes to identifying the originality of expensive badges collectors have to be forensic in their approach if they want to avoid being stung. For...

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