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Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 01-10-16, 07:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 922
Posted By Charlie 585
Hi Ron, A much discussed badge, This...

Hi Ron,

A much discussed badge,

This thread includes my take on it:

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53797

Regards to all.
Forum: New Member Introduction Zone 08-07-16, 07:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,401
Posted By Charlie 585
Hello Arty, The Rifle Brigade badge that you...

Hello Arty,

The Rifle Brigade badge that you show is of the type worn in WW2, known to collectors as KK2019 (pattern sealed 1927) so a bit late for the purposes of this thread.

It may be an...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 06-07-16, 09:15 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,777
Posted By Charlie 585
It looks pretty evident to me that the original...

It looks pretty evident to me that the original fixings on the RMC badge were loops. The one that remains is pinched closed and the other having snapped off has left the impression that clearly...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 05-07-16, 04:38 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,503
Posted By Charlie 585
I've shown this badge before but thought I would...

I've shown this badge before but thought I would add it to this thread as well for J&Co Fans.

Rifle Brigade 20 scroll circa 1911-13 minus its HM and fixings but no mistaking its origins and my...
Forum: New Member Introduction Zone 02-07-16, 11:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,401
Posted By Charlie 585
Here you go mate always happy to help the...

Here you go mate always happy to help the 'Crabs';)

This is the badge that you want for the Rifle Brigade, sealed in 1905 and worn from around 1910.

Good luck, you should be able to find one...
Forum: Forum Operation 30-06-16, 10:27 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,332
Posted By Charlie 585
All good from this end now, thanks. Glad it...

All good from this end now, thanks.

Glad it wasn't just me, thought I'd been banned again:o

Wishful thinking in some quarters no doubt:p:D

Regards to all

Ry
Forum: Forum Operation 29-06-16, 05:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,332
Posted By Charlie 585
Access issue

Evening all,

Is anyone else experiencing access issues this evening?

I am able to log on and access the boards but not my profile page or PMs.

When I attempt to do so I am presented with a...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 29-06-16, 12:11 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
I'll go along with this tangent to show the links...

I'll go along with this tangent to show the links between the silver badge on the right of the image in post #5 (shown again below) and those that you show Keith.

Both this badge and Keiths KRRC...
Forum: Off topic 28-06-16, 06:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 895
Posted By Charlie 585
AT LAST..... An Expert:eek::p:D:rolleyes: ...

AT LAST..... An Expert:eek::p:D:rolleyes:

Great Image by the way I do so enjoy a spot of Code Porn, ahem.
Forum: Off topic 28-06-16, 06:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 895
Posted By Charlie 585
Try opening settings from your start menu, click...

Try opening settings from your start menu, click on time and language, then region and language and ensure that country and region are set to United Kingdom.

I hope that helps, good luck.

Ry
Forum: Off topic 28-06-16, 06:04 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 895
Posted By Charlie 585
It looks like you may have inadvertently change a...

It looks like you may have inadvertently change a keyboard setting Simon, I did something similar recently and it is worrying and annoying but simply fixed if you have a whizzkid at home as I do,...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 28-06-16, 02:41 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
Thank you Alan, That makes perfect sense and...

Thank you Alan,

That makes perfect sense and reinforces my theory somewhat with regard to the SP question, the badge was then in my estimation possibly sealed as an alternative FSC badge.
...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 28-06-16, 02:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
Thanks for posting those images Keith, it is nice...

Thanks for posting those images Keith, it is nice to see that FN Pagri badge (*which is as the one I showed in post#1), it is a stunner, though I agree it doesn't appear to be the most substantial of...
Forum: Military Buttons 28-06-16, 02:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,132
Posted By Charlie 585
In the meantime here is a thread that discusses...

In the meantime here is a thread that discusses similar, of interest is BWEF's post in the thread though it doesn't seem to have been confirmed.
...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 28-06-16, 01:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
I'm not aware of the FN HM'd badge you speak of...

I'm not aware of the FN HM'd badge you speak of Keith, a picture paints a thousand words...............(*Correction, it is the badge I showed on post #1 sorry Keith, mine was a fairly heavy example)...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 28-06-16, 11:46 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
Thanks Keith, I know I've been a bit like a...

Thanks Keith,

I know I've been a bit like a dog with a bone with regard to this badge and its origins though obvious fakes and copies aside I think that this image is the nearest that we are...
Forum: Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Signals. 27-06-16, 10:23 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,825
Posted By Charlie 585
Good stuff and a lot learned, Well done Irv...

Good stuff and a lot learned,

Well done Irv and thank you Thomas for taking the time and trouble to share your research and images. It seems that my RE collection wasn't quite as complete as I had...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 27-06-16, 09:49 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
Thank you once again Roy, I'm extremely glad...

Thank you once again Roy,

I'm extremely glad that you were able to acquire the photo and that you shared it with us.
I'm pleased you have enjoyed the result of doing so and as to your kind...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 27-06-16, 08:46 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
Thanks Jim, I'm pleased that it hasn't just...

Thanks Jim,

I'm pleased that it hasn't just come across as wishful thinking, I'm more or less convinced myself that I'm on to something approaching conclusive evidence here though as I said it is...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 27-06-16, 08:16 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
I omitted to add the image to the last post,...

I omitted to add the image to the last post, apologies if this led to any confusion, it should make more sense now that the image is included.

Regards to all.

Ry
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 27-06-16, 08:11 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 18,898
Posted By Charlie 585
I don't doubt it Frank and no slight was intended...

I don't doubt it Frank and no slight was intended on our side, I merely wished to give an example of how things were in regard to the subject at that point in time as illustrated by the content of...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 26-06-16, 11:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
To return to the measurements, bearing in mind...

To return to the measurements, bearing in mind that this is not an exact science and using the magazine that Roy kindly measured and the badge on the FSC from the image shown together below I have...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 26-06-16, 10:56 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
Thanks Mark, The jury is most definitely...

Thanks Mark,

The jury is most definitely still out on this one though and I hope it is not just wishful thinking on my part. I won't be parting with that badge just yet anyway.

I still feel...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 26-06-16, 09:09 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
Thanks Roy, The badge that you measured...

Thanks Roy,

The badge that you measured though seems to be smaller than the one in the image that I posted which is the most likely candidate for being the intermediate size badge.

Take a look...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 26-06-16, 08:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,069
Posted By Charlie 585
Rifle Brigade intermediate size badge Possible Break through

I hope the following might be of interest to fellow Rifle Brigade enthusiasts.

It concerns a much discussed and generally dismissed badge that is known to most who have ever collected or had an...
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