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Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 28-06-18, 11:16 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,993
Posted By blackpowder44
Officers pips

Firstly the original poster asked what coloured pips a member of the 7th. bn. should have, I posted up my jacket but never had a thankyou. This is happening all too often.
Secondly, the wearing of...
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 28-06-18, 10:09 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,993
Posted By blackpowder44
OEM

I do not know what OEM means, John.
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 25-06-18, 11:54 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,993
Posted By blackpowder44
7th.para bn.

Pictures of my 7th. bn. battledress jacket showing blue pips and green lanyard> john
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 09-06-18, 09:51 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 311
Posted By blackpowder44
Army Air corps mess dinner at Yeovilton Naval Air Station

pictures of the Colonel, commander South West who was very pleased to see the Wyvern on the bren carrier , he also gave me his business card which has the Wyvern which has a green tongue and claws ,...
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 07-06-18, 08:47 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 432
Posted By blackpowder44
Army Air Corps

Anew Army Corps TRF, only been issued for about 4 months, John
Forum: Off topic 04-05-18, 09:45 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,497
Posted By blackpowder44
RA Pagri badges

pictures of my collection so far. I think that the AAI badge is not in Litchfield. I hope that these are what you are after, John.
Forum: Off topic 03-05-18, 10:38 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 848
Posted By blackpowder44
bag full of para cord

Thanks to everyone who looked at my post and made some usefull coments on the bag of paracord. I bet somewhere there is an instruction manuel on it, John.
Forum: Off topic 02-05-18, 10:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 848
Posted By blackpowder44
mystery bag full of paracord

The bag is 12 inches square and as you can see full of white paracord. I do not know whether this is a civvy or military object, any help much appreciated, John.
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 23-02-18, 10:59 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 518
Posted By blackpowder44
york and lancaster bush hat badge

I tried to buy this bush hat and badge on ebay but was not successful, John.
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 09-01-18, 04:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 867
Posted By blackpowder44
Red 8

Did the red 8 badge come only in a printed form, John.
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 06-01-18, 02:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 437
Posted By blackpowder44
111LRPG

Thanks Mike for the picture of the badge in question. I knew that I had found a picture of the badge on this forum and after a while I found a post by CYMRO showing this badge. I have sent him a...
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 06-01-18, 10:43 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 437
Posted By blackpowder44
THE ROAD PAST MANDALAY

In John Masters book, The Road Past Mandalay, on page 135 he recalls that he was posted to the 111 Indian Infantry Brigade to help form a second long range penetration group. Their formation badge...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 04-01-18, 03:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 867
Posted By blackpowder44
Number 8 cloth badge

Help needed to identify this British cloth badge
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 26-12-17, 12:29 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,755
Posted By blackpowder44
nurses cape

if you do sell through an auction house be sure to ask them what the total fees will be, i.e. sellers premium, pictures in catalogue, printing etc. These figures can add up to at least 30 to 45 % of...
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 23-12-17, 09:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,789
Posted By blackpowder44
Jungle warfare school J.B.

My wife served in the RAF Seletar Singapore. Their leave centre was JB and in 1964 she and some other Wraf girls did a, she thinks, 5 day course at the Jungle school and she was given one of the...
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 19-12-17, 01:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 823
Posted By blackpowder44
116tH. iNDIAN iNF. BRIGADE

Picture of my badge, John.
Forum: Other Military Topics 08-11-17, 11:48 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 442
Posted By blackpowder44
73 rd. Highland regiment of Foot

These two parchments the first one dated 1813 appoints one of my ancestors to be Hospital Adj. to the forces and the second one he is appointed surgeon to the 73rd. Highland regiment of foot in 1815...
Forum: The Home Front 19-10-17, 04:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,525
Posted By blackpowder44
BOMB DISPOSAL

Here are my two bomb disposal badges, the arm band I bought many years ago from a house clearance bloke. The bomb reporting instructions are pasted inside the note book of a special constable from...
Forum: General Topics. 16-09-17, 11:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 814
Posted By blackpowder44
I think it might be Seaforth Highlanders, John.

I think it might be Seaforth Highlanders, John.
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 04-09-17, 09:40 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 765
Posted By blackpowder44
cloth badge

It looks as if he is sitting in a Jeep if you look at the hood hoops, John.
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 01-09-17, 12:24 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 765
Posted By blackpowder44
anchor badge

I think that this badge is for a Royal Navy sigs. operator, possibly to connect to ships offshore to direct bombardment etc, John.
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 29-08-17, 07:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 904
Posted By blackpowder44
The wings appear to be from the Indian airborne...

The wings appear to be from the Indian airborne and if so that is where they wore their wings, John.
Forum: All other Colonial Badges 28-08-17, 11:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 845
Posted By blackpowder44
Malaya

next lot of badges, John.
Forum: All other Colonial Badges 28-08-17, 11:45 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 845
Posted By blackpowder44
Malaya

I have missed India and am now in Malaya, John.
Forum: All other Colonial Badges 28-08-17, 11:36 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,362
Posted By blackpowder44
Aden cadets

not really knowing what this badge was and after having a couple of suggestions I picked on the one for Aden cadets, thank you all for your remarks on my badges, Eddy I will take note of your advice...
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