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Forum: General Topics 23-03-24, 10:35 PM
Replies: 4
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Posted By kingsley
Thanks for the comments. My badge is certainly...

Thanks for the comments. My badge is certainly WW1 and oes not have a flat back. I kept it in memory of the fine NFLD regiment that was marched straight into concentrated machine gun fire and...
Forum: General Topics 22-03-24, 11:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 271
Posted By kingsley
Am I missing something?

I have had a Newfoundland badge like this for decades, part of my collection of at least one dozen Canadian badges. I now find this one on Ebay for over
AUD $500, or 250 stg. Just how rare or...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 19-03-24, 10:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 278
Posted By kingsley
I have had two of these over the years and...

I have had two of these over the years and discussed it in a previous thread. I sold the second one to the HLI old comrades as a conversation piece.
Forum: General Topics 09-03-24, 06:35 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,833
Posted By kingsley
Sorry, can't find the small standard sized MT...

Sorry, can't find the small standard sized MT listed but obviously it was worn. Attached a scan of a larger (unknown) AAMT compared with a standard smaller size title. There is also a larger British...
Forum: General Topics 08-03-24, 04:27 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,833
Posted By kingsley
Will check, but first let me know the height in...

Will check, but first let me know the height in mm.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 04-03-24, 07:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 277
Posted By kingsley
On reflection, I would guess Brisbane City Band....

On reflection, I would guess Brisbane City Band. I probably got it years ago from Queensland. I don't really collect civilian band badges but made an exception with a Launceston City Band HP. It is...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 04-03-24, 06:35 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 277
Posted By kingsley
Another similar unknown

Here is another similar but larger white metal badge with 'BCB'. The placement and sizes of the letters indicates to me that it is probably BCB not CBB. British Columbia Band??
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 03-03-24, 11:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 277
Posted By kingsley
Two similar badges in a recent post. Mine had...

Two similar badges in a recent post. Mine had HMB, presumably "H... Marching Band".
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 03-03-24, 11:29 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 243
Posted By kingsley
The bird collar badge is NZ 3rd Canterbury...

The bird collar badge is NZ 3rd Canterbury Regiment, WW1 period.
Forum: General Topics 16-02-24, 02:44 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 303
Posted By kingsley
Thanks Simon. BB obviously could only be 'Brass...

Thanks Simon. BB obviously could only be 'Brass Band' and no doubt MB is "Marching Band'. The reason I kept it was that I thought it might have
been 'Heavy Mortar Battery'. Live and learn.
Forum: General Topics 15-02-24, 11:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 303
Posted By kingsley
Here are a few exotic trade badges, most of which...

Here are a few exotic trade badges, most of which were probably not worn in Australia.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 15-02-24, 01:21 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 220
Posted By kingsley
British? Australian?

I would be interested to know if anyone can identify this badge, even tell me if it is NOT British. I believe it is Australian but i do not have any documentation.
Thanks
Forum: General Topics 11-02-24, 08:02 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 385
Posted By kingsley
In the 1960s a Melbourne researcher named George...

In the 1960s a Melbourne researcher named George Vazenry wrote a 170 page book on the many reorganisations of the Australian army, with hand-drawn images of uniforms and badges, which he printed on...
Forum: General Topics 07-02-24, 09:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 385
Posted By kingsley
We have had a few excellent Forum posts about the...

We have had a few excellent Forum posts about the fleur-de-lis Scout sleeve badges but were they ever worn in Australia? It is quite possible but I have never seen any evidence.
I also have an early...
Forum: General Topics 07-02-24, 06:34 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,833
Posted By kingsley
What is the AAS title?

I agree with BC that the lugs can't be used as an indication of the date of manufacture and were just maker variations.
At present, when we have time, I (and another collector of metal titles) plan...
Forum: Photographs of Australian Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 04-02-24, 12:38 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 224
Posted By kingsley
The photo details are too blurred to be sure of...

The photo details are too blurred to be sure of the insignia designs but if it is pre-1903 Tasmanian Local forces they would look as scanned.
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 31-01-24, 03:01 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 591
Posted By kingsley
Thanks to all. Will seek opinions of some other...

Thanks to all. Will seek opinions of some other TA badges at a later date.
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 30-01-24, 04:15 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 591
Posted By kingsley
Thanks for the info on the 27th badge, can hardly...

Thanks for the info on the 27th badge, can hardly believe that my space filler might be genuine. Can anyone tell me why and when Firmin made a chromed badge when the standard one was bi-metal?
Is...
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 28-01-24, 04:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 591
Posted By kingsley
Opinions invited

I bought the Lancers badge many years ago as a space filler and i thought it unlikely even then that a chromed badge could be original. Why then is it maker marked?
Is the enamelled grenade badge...
Forum: The Home Front 26-01-24, 12:26 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 757
Posted By kingsley
Is there any documentation of whether the WVS...

Is there any documentation of whether the WVS ever operated in Australia?
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 09-01-24, 08:52 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 342
Posted By kingsley
Thanks

Thanks
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 09-01-24, 06:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 342
Posted By kingsley
Opinions invited

I don't really collect British badges, but still have a lot left over from my early days, including some scarce ones, for sale or exchange if genuine.
There was a recent post showing this badge and...
Forum: General Topics 31-12-23, 08:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,257
Posted By kingsley
Apart from the mess dress, the later backing I...

Apart from the mess dress, the later backing I showed in the album is the only one I have ever seen It does look better made (and perhaps more official) than your example. Perhaps the order of...
Forum: General Topics 25-12-23, 07:38 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,257
Posted By kingsley
I have always thought that a number of 1930-42...

I have always thought that a number of 1930-42 badges were probably worn with some kind of coloured backing but have seen very little actual proof.
I don't have the Album AASC badge with the...
Forum: General Topics. 24-12-23, 01:11 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 9,393
Posted By kingsley
Another Australian family badge

I am doing really well with my 1911-25 Australian Compulsory Training numerals, this time number 19 worn by an old uncle whose Senior Cadet photo has been in the family since 1914. I wrote about...
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