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Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 24-07-23, 01:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 466
Posted By TWGB
Gloucester VTC Cadets

Alan,

Nice spot.

Probably some confirmation bias, but I think I can see this...

Tim
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 22-06-23, 11:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 395
Posted By TWGB
Walsall VTC

My mistake!

Simon is quite right, it was Walsall, and the hammer went down at £360...

Tim
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 22-06-23, 08:07 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 395
Posted By TWGB
Hackney VC

Brian,

Just to echo other's comments, Hackney is rare, but not super-rare. Bosleys have sold a few in the last several years, somewhere between £150 and £170 if my records are accurate...

Two...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 31-05-23, 05:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 565
Posted By TWGB
Just to echo what has already been stated; the...

Just to echo what has already been stated; the Middlesex Volunteer Regiment badge is a genuine one, with the correct and appropriate Fattorini lugs.

As Alan points out, there are always plenty of...
Forum: The Home Front 31-03-23, 10:49 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,333
Posted By TWGB
VTC?

Jon,

Are you considering the Volunteer Training Corps (and all it's predecessors) as well?

It's a big topic, but in my view synonymous with 'The Home Front', too.

Best regards,

Tim
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 21-03-23, 08:41 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 226
Posted By TWGB
M&H Mystery

All,

A little help, please, to identify this badge.

It is a very solid, very stiff, two part construction; both parts are die struck. It is quite large, 52mm wide by 59mm high. A quality...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 15-03-23, 07:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 433
Posted By TWGB
Thank you, Gentlemen. NRM, I suspect...

Thank you, Gentlemen.

NRM,

I suspect you've seen it, but there is a button on eBay at the moment being sold by a serious button dealer identified as "Norfolk Yeomanry (The Kings Own Royal...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 14-03-23, 06:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 622
Posted By TWGB
First Class Shot

Billy, JT,

I am happy to be corrected, but I have always understood that just the bullet is "First Class Shot", which is a category under "Marksman".

Every volunteer, in the same way as the...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 14-03-23, 06:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 433
Posted By TWGB
Thanks, Luke; Indeed, very reminiscent,...

Thanks, Luke;

Indeed, very reminiscent, although the F&FY is big enough to be a cap badge, which is probably why it features in K&K. This is definitely more collar sized.

The smaller Lovat...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 14-03-23, 04:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 433
Posted By TWGB
Norfolk Yeomanry?

Thanks, Tim.

I hadn't even though of them, but you could be spot on!

A brief search of the www for Norfolk Yeomanry collars hasn't produced any pictures of collars, but I did find a button...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 14-03-23, 01:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 433
Posted By TWGB
King's Own Royal Regiment - but what?

All,

Would appreciate some further identification on this badge, please.

The badge is 23mm x 31mm, die cast, and lugged EW. It looks as if it were gilded at one time, but most of this has...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 09-03-23, 02:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 413
Posted By TWGB
Gentlemen, Thanks very much; all input much...

Gentlemen,

Thanks very much; all input much appreciated!

Luke, I look forward to the big reveal!

Best regards,

Tim
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 08-03-23, 09:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 413
Posted By TWGB
Red Cross Ambulance Driver(?) - Lambourne

All,

Would appreciate confirmation on this badge, please. I am guessing it is the Red Cross, as it has a cross in the middle, and a Driver due to the wheel. The Lambourne maker mark very probably...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 01-03-23, 11:32 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 9,777
Posted By TWGB
Kevin, Thanks for your view; it sums up why...

Kevin,

Thanks for your view; it sums up why I bought the badge. I do think the pictures are slightly deceptive, though, in that the badge is really quite thin. I attach a side view, which is...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 15-01-23, 12:18 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 9,777
Posted By TWGB
Thanks, Gentlemen. Definitely not a cast...

Thanks, Gentlemen.

Definitely not a cast badge, but die struck. Both the badge and slider are very stiff, too; generally a positive sign. Any thickness comes from a slight "return edge" around...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-01-23, 02:19 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 9,777
Posted By TWGB
16th (Cardiff City) Service Battalion - with Slider

Gentlemen,

One for the welsh experts; your comments appreciated, please.

I have just acquired this badge, despite the warning given in the very first post in this thread!

As you can see,...
Forum: General Topics. 23-11-22, 09:04 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 439
Posted By TWGB
Luke, It's a lovely badge, and whilst not...

Luke,

It's a lovely badge, and whilst not in K&K it's fairly well known. It is pretty rare, but Bosley's sold one a few years ago (for a hammer price £340, I believe).

I missed it at the last...
Forum: Other Militaria 07-11-22, 05:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 898
Posted By TWGB
AVF

Peter,

Yes, the Athlete's Volunteer Force could certainly be considered National. They were one of a small number of organisations that had a broad presence across England, I'm aware of around...
Forum: Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 20-06-22, 07:44 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,226
Posted By TWGB
Lovely picture, and lots of good suggestions... ...

Lovely picture, and lots of good suggestions...

To add some from my own research, and also quoting from Mike Obborne's brilliant "Grandad's Army":

In June 1916, the Kent Volunteer Regiment...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 12-05-22, 06:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,375
Posted By TWGB
Andrew, I have, as you might expect, a...

Andrew,

I have, as you might expect, a couple of these in my collections. They accompany my National Volunteer Reserve button hole badge, which is a very different design overall but the same...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 16-04-22, 05:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 318
Posted By TWGB
Rob, I agree with Simon; I'd be very happy...

Rob,

I agree with Simon; I'd be very happy with it.

The finish is unusual, but I have seen a wide variety of finishes on these badges. My own slidered version (in my VTC album) is very...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 16-12-21, 05:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 592
Posted By TWGB
Agreed, It is the common reproduction...

Agreed,

It is the common reproduction badge, with a lot of effort made to void it. It was in a mixed lot in an auction last month, before appearing on eBay, but I can't remember which auction...
Forum: The Home Front 07-12-21, 08:44 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,068
Posted By TWGB
Thanks for posting, JimJim; all very interesting!...

Thanks for posting, JimJim; all very interesting!

Tim
Forum: The Home Front 29-11-21, 03:49 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 6,068
Posted By TWGB
JimJim, Brilliant additional...

JimJim,

Brilliant additional contemporaneous information; another reason this forum is such a great resource! I look forward to further pages from your great grandfather's scrap book.

I can...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 15-08-21, 11:41 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,009
Posted By TWGB
I may be wrong, but I had always thought all 1914...

I may be wrong, but I had always thought all 1914 HM badges were lugged North/South, with silver lugs.

This one has East/West lugs, and they don't look like silver, so it has clearly been...
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