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Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 09-01-24, 06:27 PM

Replies: 10 Para wings - any idea of date? Views: 707 Posted By Tonomachi Here is one sewn on a piece of cloth where the... Here is one sewn on a piece of cloth where the name of the veteran is written on the reverse.

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 09-01-24, 06:24 PM

Replies: 10 Para wings - any idea of date? Views: 707 Posted By Tonomachi I believe this is one of the new counterfeits... I believe this is one of the new counterfeits that someone in the UK has been producing to fool collectors. This one in particular has been aged to deceive. I can't remember where I first saw them...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 07-07-23, 03:42 PM

Replies: 59 RN COMMANDO S/T's ?? Views: 5,402 Posted By Tonomachi Thanks for your input and the photograph. I just... Thanks for your input and the photograph. I just got the tab and hit it with a black light and it does not fluorescence.

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 04-07-23, 10:36 PM

Replies: 59 RN COMMANDO S/T's ?? Views: 5,402 Posted By Tonomachi What about this one? I don't have it yet so I... What about this one? I don't have it yet so I can't hit it with a black light. 286046 286047 286048

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 25-04-23, 08:22 PM

Replies: 3 WW2 Royal Navy Paratrooper Wing Views: 490 Posted By Tonomachi Thanks for everyone's input. I took a screen... Thanks for everyone's input. I took a screen shot of this wing and it may be the same unit wing but from a side by side comparison they look like they were made in two different eras and are not the...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 22-04-23, 03:37 AM

Replies: 3 WW2 Royal Navy Paratrooper Wing Views: 490 Posted By Tonomachi WW2 Royal Navy Paratrooper Wing I just saw this being sold out of the UK. It is described as a WW2 era red woven on dark blue Royal Navy issue parachute qualification wing. I have never come across anything like this before and...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 16-04-23, 06:39 AM

Replies: 9 Air Landing Brigade 52nd Views: 771 Posted By Tonomachi Thanks for the information. Thanks for the information.

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 15-04-23, 10:50 PM

Replies: 9 Air Landing Brigade 52nd Views: 771 Posted By Tonomachi I picked these up yesterday at a military show in... I picked these up yesterday at a military show in California. The seller told me that they came out of an antique shop. These differ from the one above and was wondering if these are simply...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 18-02-23, 06:12 PM

Replies: 4 Copy or genuine WW2 British Commando shoulder patches Views: 504 Posted By Tonomachi Many thanks for everyone's input. Many thanks for everyone's input.

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 17-02-23, 02:28 AM

Replies: 4 Copy or genuine WW2 British Commando shoulder patches Views: 504 Posted By Tonomachi I just realized that the last two patches are... I just realized that the last two patches are listed as reproductions. My guess is that the first pair are also reproductions.

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 17-02-23, 02:22 AM

Replies: 4 Copy or genuine WW2 British Commando shoulder patches Views: 504 Posted By Tonomachi Copy or genuine WW2 British Commando shoulder patches Over the years I have seen a number of different variants of the WW2 era British Commando shoulder patch. I came across these four patches and they look promising from the front but not the reverse....

Forum: Airborne and Special Forces 08-01-23, 05:45 PM

Replies: 4 Unknown possibly Canadian paratrooper wing Views: 708 Posted By Tonomachi Thanks for this information. I thought it might... Thanks for this information. I thought it might have been one of those fashion pieces that you see sewn to civilian produced flight jackets for children.

Forum: Airborne and Special Forces 07-01-23, 01:02 AM

Replies: 4 Unknown possibly Canadian paratrooper wing Views: 708 Posted By Tonomachi Thanks for your input. It doesn't look like a... Thanks for your input. It doesn't look like a Belgium paratrooper wing unless a Canadian insignia company is producing them for them which might explain why it looks Canadian.

Forum: Airborne and Special Forces 05-01-23, 07:00 PM

Replies: 4 Unknown possibly Canadian paratrooper wing Views: 708 Posted By Tonomachi Unknown possibly Canadian paratrooper wing I don't own this piece which I bid for unsuccessfully on eBay. It was described by the seller out of the USA as a "Belgium Rigger Wing". I've never come across a rigger wing like this before...

Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 31-10-22, 02:06 AM

Replies: 7 Royal Artillery cap find at flea market Views: 1,021 Posted By Tonomachi Thanks for this information. Thanks for this information.

Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 30-10-22, 09:49 PM

Replies: 7 Royal Artillery cap find at flea market Views: 1,021 Posted By Tonomachi Royal Artillery cap find at flea market I picked this up at a Northern California flea market this morning. Based on the buttons and the seven grenade flames I'm assuming this is a Royal Artillery dress cap for probably an officer. There...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 19-06-22, 12:45 AM

Replies: 3 Opinions on authenticity of British paratrooper wing Views: 475 Posted By Tonomachi Thanks for everyone's input. Thanks for everyone's input.

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 18-06-22, 04:26 PM

Replies: 3 Opinions on authenticity of British paratrooper wing Views: 475 Posted By Tonomachi Opinions on authenticity of British paratrooper wing I picked this up yesterday in California but the buyer said he got it in France. It sort of looks like some of the stuff being produced for reenactors but not exactly. Any opinions? 269360 ...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 13-08-21, 08:36 AM

Replies: 49 Grenadier Guards brass plate Views: 4,584 Posted By Tonomachi Just found another one of these bed plates at the... Just found another one of these bed plates at the flea market. I wonder how these are ending up in the states. 255672 255675

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 03-07-21, 07:57 PM

Replies: 12 Are these WW2 para wings? Views: 1,418 Posted By Tonomachi You may be on the right track when you mentioned... You may be on the right track when you mentioned copied as another British Commonwealth country by the name of Ghana adopted a paratrooper wing that is also similar in design to the one presented by...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 02-07-21, 09:56 PM

Replies: 12 Are these WW2 para wings? Views: 1,418 Posted By Tonomachi Here is a set of four WW2 era British paratrooper... Here is a set of four WW2 era British paratrooper wings that has provenance having been part of an OSS grouping in a private collection. If you look at the wing in the upper left it is very similar...

Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 13-02-21, 09:31 PM

Replies: 4 Help with authentication of WW2 Royal Marine Blues Uniform Views: 689 Posted By Tonomachi Thanks for shaving your knowledge about these... Thanks for shaving your knowledge about these types of uniforms. I'm going to pass on this uniform.

Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 13-02-21, 10:20 AM

Replies: 4 Help with authentication of WW2 Royal Marine Blues Uniform Views: 689 Posted By Tonomachi Thanks for your input. Thanks for your input.

Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 13-02-21, 01:16 AM

Replies: 4 Help with authentication of WW2 Royal Marine Blues Uniform Views: 689 Posted By Tonomachi Help with authentication of WW2 Royal Marine Blues Uniform I was wondering what the membership thought of this uniform (see photos). It would be easy to add the bullion combined operations patch to an original uniform thus increasing its value. I know next...

Forum: General Topics. 12-11-20, 02:23 AM

Replies: 51 London Badge and Button Co Ltd Views: 12,521 Posted By Tonomachi Many thanks for this information. Many thanks for this information.

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