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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
25-06-22, 03:53 PM
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The Special Force Wing
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I have recently acquired this magnificent...
I have recently acquired this magnificent grouping.
While not explicitly documented, there is a high likelihood that these insignia are from a single trooper. Provenance: The Putnam Green/Sycamore...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
15-08-21, 06:00 PM
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What's this wing badge ?
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Edyc7
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAS-Parachute-Qualifica...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAS-Parachute-Qualification-Wings-British-Army-In-Original-Packet-/124853858724?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
15-08-21, 03:22 PM
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What's this wing badge ?
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https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthrea...
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86027
There’s one for sale right now on eBay
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
05-05-20, 11:53 AM
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Insignia Verification
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Edyc7
Hi Grant, the LRDG badge is original and so are...
Hi Grant, the LRDG badge is original and so are the two SAS early war wings.
The top wing is interesting as it has 9 feathers on the left but only 8 on the right side.
Cheers Edy
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
20-03-20, 03:33 PM
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LRDG collection
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Edyc7
Hi Mike All five wings depicted are LRDG wings...
Hi Mike
All five wings depicted are LRDG wings and four of them belong to the same person, Bawden.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
17-02-20, 12:36 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
All these are photos of LRDG titles in the public...
All these are photos of LRDG titles in the public domain and the point that I want to make is that they are all different but not dissimilar.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
16-02-20, 07:15 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
Thanks for posting all these photos and giving us...
Thanks for posting all these photos and giving us a window into this seldom seen and secretive world of Special Forces collecting.
Edy
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
15-02-20, 09:25 AM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
It’s interesting to note on the same Pg.200 THE...
It’s interesting to note on the same Pg.200 THE KIWI SCORPIONS, Brendan comments “The weave of the lettering was often crude or uneven.” Also of interest is the LRDG title on Pg.193 with the downward...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
13-02-20, 02:41 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
Hi Brent, I suppose that this LRDG title had not...
Hi Brent, I suppose that this LRDG title had not yet been attached to a shoulder title or officers rank.
I assumed these loose ones to be earlier period to be sewn onto epaulettes, but have no...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
09-02-20, 10:51 AM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
Hi Brent, this is the Association badge in the...
Hi Brent, this is the Association badge in the LRDG RHODESIA. I will ask for a photo of the back.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
08-02-20, 08:55 PM
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LRP Badge
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Edyc7
WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR A WW2 BRITISH MILITARY CAP...
WORLD RECORD PRICE FOR A WW2 BRITISH MILITARY CAP BADGE
HAMMER PRICE £9,000
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
06-02-20, 01:49 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
You said “I’m tapping out of this thread” in post...
You said “I’m tapping out of this thread” in post #106. Clearly you’re not applying this law of engagement!
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
06-02-20, 01:35 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
The photos in my post #112 show the size of the...
The photos in my post #112 show the size of the badge, which often the fakers get wrong.
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
06-02-20, 01:26 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
When one tries to provide providence for an...
When one tries to provide providence for an original WWII badge given the passage of time and the fact that most of the eye witnesses are no longer available to testify, I think that a balance of...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
06-02-20, 01:24 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
I hold the opinion, that people like Brenden...
I hold the opinion, that people like Brenden O’Carroll, Jonathan Pittaway, Craig Fourie and others who have done extensive research, interviewed the last remaining veterans and obtained their...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
06-02-20, 01:09 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
Hi Keith Sorry for any misunderstanding. By...
Hi Keith
Sorry for any misunderstanding. By “matching pairs” I meant that through my observations pairs of titles that had been worn together by LRDG members during the war, differed.
See Pg. 53...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
04-02-20, 04:53 PM
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LRDG
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Picture of a known Association badge attached. ...
Picture of a known Association badge attached.
Cheers Edy
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
04-02-20, 04:32 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
I am of the opinion that the LRDG title that was...
I am of the opinion that the LRDG title that was condemned earlier in this thread may in fact be an original.
I have compiled an image data base of over 18 accepted as original LRDG titles. ...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
04-02-20, 04:28 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
I have had the good fortune to examine a few LRDG...
I have had the good fortune to examine a few LRDG groupings.
Some of them had up to four different wings & others three cap/beret badges all different. Many veterans where happy enough to include...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
04-02-20, 09:04 AM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
Thanks Mike, We appreciate your wealth of...
Thanks Mike, We appreciate your wealth of information.
Cheers Edy
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
04-02-20, 06:46 AM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
Sorry for that Donovan, yes 33mm is correct. Not...
Sorry for that Donovan, yes 33mm is correct. Not so ugly anymore :)
If you are perchance discouraged by some of these long-winded posts Please contact me as I would be very happy to purchase it.
...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
03-02-20, 02:52 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
Please let us know the diameter of this ugly one,...
Please let us know the diameter of this ugly one,
Thanks Edy
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
03-02-20, 05:27 AM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
Hi Donovan, I would love to handle this one but...
Hi Donovan, I would love to handle this one but what I can see from the photos I would give it a thumbs up.
Very interesting to see the flat lugs making an appearance so early on.
Edy
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-02-20, 12:41 PM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
I have posted a Sand Cast type of the latter...
I have posted a Sand Cast type of the latter version LRDG badge with flat lugs for comparison purposes.
This type can also be seen on pg.145 LRDG RHODESIA, 1st Print & pg.331 LRDG RHODESIA, 2nd...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-02-20, 10:48 AM
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LRDG
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Edyc7
Thanks Brent, it’s definitely easier to draw...
Thanks Brent, it’s definitely easier to draw comparisons when you have originals to compare them to.
Having said that, I’d like to comment that the two badges in this post do not have the indicators...
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