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Kiwi ric
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New Zealand Badges
03-09-22, 04:35 AM
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Lion clasp slouch hat
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Kiwi ric
update photos guys, has me confused, either old...
update photos guys, has me confused, either old hat done up, or heck I don't know, looks and feels old
has a vent on each side up top, first time I have seen that on a hat, one is missing due to...
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New Zealand Badges
21-08-22, 03:43 AM
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Lion clasp slouch hat
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Kiwi ric
Hey hey Iain, cheers fella for taking the time to...
Hey hey Iain, cheers fella for taking the time to post a piccy! and fantastic at that ;) hope your keeping well!
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New Zealand Badges
17-08-22, 08:50 AM
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Lion clasp slouch hat
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Kiwi ric
Thats a fantastic photo! the only Kiwi photo I...
Thats a fantastic photo! the only Kiwi photo I could find was from the Boer war, but the pugs deff look different, but these looked tohave a different color on the brim edge
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New Zealand Badges
17-08-22, 08:42 AM
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Lion clasp slouch hat
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Kiwi ric
Thanks Brent, I did do some hunting after Barry...
Thanks Brent, I did do some hunting after Barry said AU pug, and did find an example with prov of an AU hat that looks close was the chaps great grandfathers part of a much larger group" but always...
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New Zealand Badges
16-08-22, 02:09 AM
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Lion clasp slouch hat
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Kiwi ric
thanks for that Barry, its a shame its an AU...
thanks for that Barry, its a shame its an AU looking pug, I was hoping it might have been an early NZ hat
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New Zealand Badges
15-08-22, 11:44 PM
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Lion clasp slouch hat
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Kiwi ric
Lion clasp slouch hat
Hey team, any examples of this hat worn by kiwis at the start of ww1?
Have seen photos of the boer war that has examples that look close to this.
but I did read that the lads did head over at...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
17-08-18, 06:09 AM
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Commando beret
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Kiwi ric
That's very true, you have to remember, due to...
That's very true, you have to remember, due to the scarce nature of good war time berets more specific Para and Commandos etc people have been faking them for years. to the degree people are pulling...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
10-02-16, 01:57 AM
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Indian Long Range Squadron (ILRS) badge
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Kiwi ric
Fantastic post. As you know by now collecting and...
Fantastic post. As you know by now collecting and finding good information on rare items is almost as hard to find as the badges/items themselves. When you get answers. its often a yes or no, or...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
10-02-16, 12:45 AM
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LRDG Silver Hallmarked "Egypt"?
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Kiwi ric
I'm super keen to see the badge in question in...
I'm super keen to see the badge in question in detail, I see after having a look at the auction is was a member here who picked it up. any-chance of throwing up some better photos of the badge in...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
07-02-16, 11:54 AM
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Various badges
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Kiwi ric
Like the guys say Edwin, badges like these your...
Like the guys say Edwin, badges like these your better off taking your time, taking good photos and then getting advise from the cloth experts.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
07-02-16, 11:06 AM
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No.5 commando shoulder title
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Kiwi ric
heck on the tunic, it would have been quite alot...
heck on the tunic, it would have been quite alot more than 20 :/
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Off topic
07-02-16, 04:41 AM
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Apologies..
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Kiwi ric
How is the old collection going these days Roy,...
How is the old collection going these days Roy, must be taking over the house by now :P
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Other Army Departments and Corps Badges
06-02-16, 09:31 PM
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My small chaplain collection
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Kiwi ric
chaplain gear is well underrated, I love the gear...
chaplain gear is well underrated, I love the gear myself, and nice lil collection
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
04-02-16, 09:50 PM
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LRDG Silver Hallmarked "Egypt"?
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Kiwi ric
Ok thought heck If I have an issue with a badge,...
Ok thought heck If I have an issue with a badge, I should point out errors in detail :) often we just say, dont like it, and that's about as much info as you get.
I have included a reff picture...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
04-02-16, 02:43 AM
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LRDG Silver Hallmarked "Egypt"?
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Kiwi ric
I'm talking to someone atm who is an expert in...
I'm talking to someone atm who is an expert in assay silver stamps. spoke to them a lot when researching LRP badges.
Things are deff not looking good about that badge, I hope no one here picked...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-02-16, 01:42 AM
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LRDG Silver Hallmarked "Egypt"?
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Kiwi ric
Poor craftsmanship for a silversmith Unless...
Poor craftsmanship for a silversmith
Unless its a tiny weeeee lrdg badge, those assay stamps look huge? to be honest I have never seen assay stamps that large before, but I have only seen...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
12-12-15, 12:23 AM
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LRDG Badge
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Kiwi ric
Was not so long ago a bunch of "experts" on WAF...
Was not so long ago a bunch of "experts" on WAF said the LRP badge was a fake badge and never existed.
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
28-11-15, 04:37 AM
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LRDG Badge
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Kiwi ric
Good post and good piccys :) your lucky to have...
Good post and good piccys :) your lucky to have been in contact with LDO etc.
Yes your right, there is a few people that hold the info they have close to heart etc. and it would be nice if more of...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
28-11-15, 01:51 AM
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LRDG Badge
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Kiwi ric
Hello chaps, great discussion. and its one I have...
Hello chaps, great discussion. and its one I have had with many people over this style of badge.
Poski your points and research is very valid and as I know your a very keen collector of LRDG items...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
19-10-14, 10:44 PM
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What about this LRDG badge?
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Kiwi ric
Holy bee's nest batman! Lrdg badges.... well...
Holy bee's nest batman!
Lrdg badges.... well after spending years looking at the bloody things as I wanted to write a section in a book about them, having them under Digital calipers, 4x1 Macro...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
28-01-14, 08:08 PM
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LRDG "sand cast badge"
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Kiwi ric
Run for the hills with these one lads, a true...
Run for the hills with these one lads, a true sandcast lrdg badge would be a very rare find indeed.
So much wrong with the badge I won't even list them.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
28-01-14, 08:02 PM
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LRDG sweetheart brooch
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Kiwi ric
I would own it, nice tie pin war time or assn...
I would own it, nice tie pin war time or assn item. Very cool. Good buying
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-04-13, 09:40 AM
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LRDG Silver badge & Vee-force badges
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Kiwi ric
I would be thinking twice about the LRDG badge,...
I would be thinking twice about the LRDG badge, not one I would own.
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New Zealand Badges
12-10-12, 08:54 AM
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NZMR Sweethearts badge
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1,370
Posted By
Kiwi ric
I know the frame type well, and have seen that in...
I know the frame type well, and have seen that in silver quite abit,
but nice with the MR in the middle great catch one might say
-Ric
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
10-07-12, 06:56 PM
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WANTED LRDG BADGE
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Posted By
Kiwi ric
I asked the seller for better photos sometime...
I asked the seller for better photos sometime ago, no email yet. As the badge look well odd. But it could just be the photo.
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