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Showing results 1 to 25 of 48 Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Old War Horse

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 01-09-10, 12:52 PM

Replies: 31 Northumberland Fusiliers AA Views: 7,110 Posted By Old War Horse NOTE TO MODERATOR - What a cowardly little... NOTE TO MODERATOR - What a cowardly little specimen you are ! Sitting behind your little 'delete' button pretending (to yourself alone I assure you) that you hold supreme power. You don't even have...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 31-08-10, 05:33 PM

Replies: 31 Northumberland Fusiliers AA Views: 7,110 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - There is no authorised pattern for an a/a... Hello - There is no authorised pattern for an a/a cap badge to the RNF. OWH

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 31-08-10, 09:13 AM

Replies: 7 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers) QVC Undress Pouch & Device Views: 2,240 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - Isn't this an undress sabretache rather... Hello - Isn't this an undress sabretache rather than an undress pouch ? OWH

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 31-08-10, 08:35 AM

Replies: 19 Opinions on these badges please Views: 3,677 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - Someone may prove to the contrary but I... Hello - Someone may prove to the contrary but I can think of no situation where RND Howe would have a GILT collar badge. I know of no other RND gilt example to any of the divisions. As for merchant...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-08-10, 07:32 PM

Replies: 8 Too good to be true? Views: 2,033 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - And at the very hgh end of the price... Hello - And at the very hgh end of the price range for the items he offers ! OWH

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-08-10, 07:29 PM

Replies: 14 Roscommon badge on Eb*y.. Views: 2,743 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - It was some years ago but I seem to... Hello - It was some years ago but I seem to recall that it was Sir Peter Tait. The items were a suite of shako and pouch belt plates and all, as I recall, had the same markings. OWH

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-08-10, 07:27 PM

Replies: 14 Roscommon badge on Eb*y.. Views: 2,743 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - If you read my original contribution you... Hello - If you read my original contribution you will see that I was referring to Dublin makers marks on a SHAKO PLATE and POUCH BELT PLATE. I made no mention of marked cap badges. OWH

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-08-10, 05:37 PM

Replies: 14 Roscommon badge on Eb*y.. Views: 2,743 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - I'm confused ! Which 20 odd cap badges ?... Hello - I'm confused ! Which 20 odd cap badges ? Which type of cap badge ? OWH

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-08-10, 01:35 PM

Replies: 14 Roscommon badge on Eb*y.. Views: 2,743 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - The word 'atrocity' comes to mind ! Even... Hello - The word 'atrocity' comes to mind ! Even a die cast badge of Indian or Egyptian origin would have a reverse finished better than this. I recall having both shako and pouch belt plate of...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 30-08-10, 10:36 AM

Replies: 20 OCB Badge Views: 3,606 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - If you bought your badge on ebay you have... Hello - If you bought your badge on ebay you have no problem getting your refund - just use the 'item not as described' argument, return the badge (minimum recorded delivery - you MUST have a...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 29-08-10, 06:29 PM

Replies: 29 Frame set of badges ok or not? Views: 3,823 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - The two hook-shaped items with lion... Hello - The two hook-shaped items with lion devices are belt hooks, sewn onto the tunic at the hips (see the array of small holes on the reverse) and provide a sturdy support for the belt which may...

Forum: Military Buttons 29-08-10, 05:11 AM

Replies: 2 help required on post 1881 militia battalion buttons Views: 1,404 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - There is no hard and fast rule here as... Hello - There is no hard and fast rule here as Regulatons took time - often a long time - to filter through to both Militia and Volunteers. Exploring photographs of the 1880s and 1890s you come...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 28-08-10, 09:01 PM

Replies: 21 LONDON SCOTS AND MARKSMAN Views: 2,579 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - Of course, many regimental museums and... Hello - Of course, many regimental museums and associations sell badges of their units - but are they really the sort of badges serious collectors should be seeking ? My personal view is that these...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 28-08-10, 03:49 PM

Replies: 4 South Lanc's Volunteer? Militia? Outright Fake? Views: 1,204 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - The badge has almost certainly been... Hello - The badge has almost certainly been 'doctored'. In my view, I can undersand the need to create a 'blank' scroll for wearing by units not entitled to the honour but to fill the reverse of the...

Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 28-08-10, 01:47 PM

Replies: 6 Help with a WWI Mine Clearance Service 'Arm badge' Views: 3,554 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - The good thing about the 'Ruddington'... Hello - The good thing about the 'Ruddington' badges is that they were all genuine so, to that extent, no different to an example actually worn. OWH

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 28-08-10, 01:12 PM

Replies: 21 LONDON SCOTS AND MARKSMAN Views: 2,579 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - To KLR - The Tyneside Scottish (2nd... Hello - To KLR - The Tyneside Scottish (2nd pattern, WW1 vintage) is to be found with pin and keeper also but I don't ever remember seeing a Liverpool Scottish - perhaps you have an example ? OWH

Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 28-08-10, 01:08 PM

Replies: 6 Help with a WWI Mine Clearance Service 'Arm badge' Views: 3,554 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - The reverse of this badge is usually the... Hello - The reverse of this badge is usually the key to genuine or fake. Your image is sharp and shows good reverse detail and for my money it is genuine. The great number of these badges is not so...

Forum: Military Buttons 28-08-10, 12:59 PM

Replies: 6 BEST BOOK FOR BRITISH BUTTONS Views: 4,470 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - If you are looking for comprehensive... Hello - If you are looking for comprehensive coverage post 1855 then Howard Ripley's book on British Military Buttons - the second edition, not the first - is probably best to start with. For pre...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 28-08-10, 09:15 AM

Replies: 21 LONDON SCOTS AND MARKSMAN Views: 2,579 Posted By Old War Horse [quote=joachim;80077] Hello - Looking at... [quote=joachim;80077] Hello - Looking at your 1st and 3rd front images, I am having a problem seeing a difference in pattern - can you help ? As to he 2nd and 4th images of the reverse, much the...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 27-08-10, 09:09 AM

Replies: 19 Opinions on these badges please Views: 3,677 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - Andy is right ! RND officers did indeed... Hello - Andy is right ! RND officers did indeed wear RN officers' cap badges and petty officers the same and the badge illustrated is not a collar badge, it is a device from a merchant navy...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 27-08-10, 08:54 AM

Replies: 21 LONDON SCOTS AND MARKSMAN Views: 2,579 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - The London Scottish seems to have been... Hello - The London Scottish seems to have been dismissed out of hand but a genuine (if it be genuine) white metal territorial force cap badge to a Scottish contingent must, surely, warrant more than...

Forum: Other Army Departments and Corps Badges 26-08-10, 11:41 PM

Replies: 18 RAOC 'Tonanti' variant Views: 3,195 Posted By Old War Horse Hello Peter - The officers' pattern really is a... Hello Peter - The officers' pattern really is a very attractive badge - I disposed of one recently but I suspect the chap I sold it to robbed me blind ! OWH

Forum: Military Buttons 26-08-10, 11:38 PM

Replies: 10 Buttons Find, Interesting? Views: 2,455 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - Interesting that the currency acceptable... Hello - Interesting that the currency acceptable at your sons' university bar is the Imperial Russian kopek ! I gave my daughters a supply of pre decimal halfpennies which (unreasonably in my...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 26-08-10, 11:29 PM

Replies: 23 Any experience of this seller? Views: 4,269 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - If you pay by PayPal, the seller is... Hello - If you pay by PayPal, the seller is obliged (under PayPal rules) to refund if an item is returned. Equally, if you pay by cheque or other proveable method English law requires that if you...

Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 26-08-10, 11:15 PM

Replies: 19 Opinions on these badges please Views: 3,677 Posted By Old War Horse Hello - 'Howe' !!!!!!!!! Where is the bottom... Hello - 'Howe' !!!!!!!!! Where is the bottom scroll ? Surely RND officers wore distinctive cap badges, quite unlike the other ranks. OWH

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