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Forum: Schools, OTC and Cadets 10-12-23, 05:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,650
Posted By Staffsyeoman
This has been bouncing around for years. When I...

This has been bouncing around for years. When I was a detachment commander in the late 1980s the idea of the red & yellow ACF title and a universal, common cap badge was floated, and we were all...
Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 28-09-23, 02:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 738
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Officers wore collar badge sized badges in silver...

Officers wore collar badge sized badges in silver with silver prongs on collars AND cap post-1919.
Forum: General Topics. 26-09-23, 12:02 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,386
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Thank you, but as maybe - there's a problem in...

Thank you, but as maybe - there's a problem in some quarters.
PS I tried Chrome and could not access it from there either.

I think the site has upset Malwarebytes.
Forum: General Topics. 26-09-23, 11:39 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,386
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Old thread, but have been unable to access for...

Old thread, but have been unable to access for some time; in Firefox Malwarebytes flags the site as bad; in Edge I get a "record too long" error.
Forum: General Topics. 26-09-23, 11:34 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,499
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Thank you. I dropped out on two of them. One of...

Thank you. I dropped out on two of them. One of these was pushed to an absurd price for what it was by the mysterious "0" bidder chasing up bids. And a supposedly "reputable" seller too (I know it is...
Forum: General Topics. 24-09-23, 08:38 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,499
Posted By Staffsyeoman
An old thread, but fits.... bidding on three...

An old thread, but fits.... bidding on three separate items from same seller.
Suddenly lots of bids on each item from someone who has 0 -zero - purchases from eBay.
Do I need to be suspicious?...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 04-09-23, 08:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 668
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Both are completely fake.

Both are completely fake.
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 18-08-23, 03:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 598
Posted By Staffsyeoman
A fake, artificially aged, put on a bit of old...

A fake, artificially aged, put on a bit of old Army blanket to obscure the back.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 23-07-23, 08:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 482
Posted By Staffsyeoman
No. It's a post 1952 Queen Elizabeth crown;...

No. It's a post 1952 Queen Elizabeth crown; perhaps they couldn't get a King's Crown one and hoped - in those pre High Definition TV days - that people might not notice. And it certainly is Queen...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 01-06-23, 03:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 285
Posted By Staffsyeoman
The Scots Guards one is used on full-dress...

The Scots Guards one is used on full-dress epaulettes as a rank badge.
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 10-04-23, 09:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 591
Posted By Staffsyeoman
For additional verisimilitude, your Staffordshire...

For additional verisimilitude, your Staffordshire Yeomanry badge should be on a scarlet felt circle.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 17-02-23, 11:01 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 615
Posted By Staffsyeoman
I have seen one before - suggesting that the...

I have seen one before - suggesting that the original (this seems a later version) was made in Cairo in WW2 for some officers of the Staffordshire Yeomanry to send home. Will check with the museum.
Forum: Formation Signs and Patches 12-02-23, 01:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 411
Posted By Staffsyeoman
From where I sit - perfectly all right.

From where I sit - perfectly all right.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-02-23, 10:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 425
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Yes, that's a slip for the Mercantile Marine War...

Yes, that's a slip for the Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-1918 as awarded to Merchant Seamen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantile_Marine_War_Medal
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 24-01-23, 11:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 474
Posted By Staffsyeoman
I can't put a definitive finger on it but it...

I can't put a definitive finger on it but it looks familiar to me, too - I have a feeling it's a sports badge?
Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 01-12-22, 08:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 530
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Fakes originating, as you suspect, from the Sub...

Fakes originating, as you suspect, from the Sub Continent.
Forum: Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc. 22-11-22, 12:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 780
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Whoever it was designed for, that's the badge I...

Whoever it was designed for, that's the badge I wore (in 1995 and subsequently) on CFE and Vienna Doc missions out of JACIG. I regret I can't remember if the crown was enamelled.
Forum: Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc. 21-11-22, 06:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 780
Posted By Staffsyeoman
It's not. In the 1990s I was, by virtue of...

It's not.

In the 1990s I was, by virtue of my job in the Ministry of Defence, an officially accredited Arms Control inspector for the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty and the Vienna...
Forum: General Topics. 17-11-22, 01:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 630
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Knowledge never dies. As long as the family of...

Knowledge never dies. As long as the family of the lost member have no objections to their remaining, the author had contributed to the sum of knowledge - and you never know, something could be lost...
Forum: Military Buttons 07-11-22, 12:47 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,006
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Mess waiter button?

Mess waiter button?
Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 27-10-22, 12:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 701
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Other way around (says a former Gunner) Red to...

Other way around (says a former Gunner) Red to front, to represent "barrel flash" for the Royal Artillery, blue to front for the Royal Engineers.
Forum: Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force 27-10-22, 11:58 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,084
Posted By Staffsyeoman
It's not an additional scroll, it's the squadron...

It's not an additional scroll, it's the squadron crest-shaped velcro patch to which the badge is attached, creating a shadow-like effect in the photo.

Could it be 202 Squadron?
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 15-10-22, 11:34 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,717
Posted By Staffsyeoman
The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry wore the QOMY...

The Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry wore the QOMY cap badge and a shoulder title QOMY. Each Squadron wore its predecessor's collars. A wore a Bear and Ragged Staff for Warwickshire B wore the...
Forum: General Topics. 10-10-22, 05:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,132
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Most kind of you. Thank you. I spent 10 years...

Most kind of you. Thank you.
I spent 10 years studying WW2 Brigadiers for my PhD, so I've seen a few!
Forum: General Topics. 10-10-22, 09:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,132
Posted By Staffsyeoman
Could be either cap or beret; the former for...

Could be either cap or beret; the former for mounting on the red Staff band, the latter directly on the beret. An officer of this rank would be expected to buy his accoutrements from a tailor. Nice...
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