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Showing results 1 to 25 of 74 Search took 0.01 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: MartinRF

Forum: General Topics 07-03-24, 07:22 PM

Replies: 19 Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... Views: 1,876 Posted By MartinRF ...another A.I.F. badge with lugs that need... ...another A.I.F. badge with lugs that need identifying to a particular manufacturer...(8{ 297377 297378 297379

Forum: General Topics 06-03-24, 10:51 PM

Replies: 73 Any info on Anzac "A" badges Views: 7,697 Posted By MartinRF Any info on Anzac 'A' badges... 297330 297331 297332 ...have managed to secure two of the last few requirements to complete my set of worsted trade/qualification/skill-arms-arms badges...(8{

Forum: General Topics 06-02-24, 11:52 AM

Replies: 19 Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... Views: 1,876 Posted By MartinRF Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... ...added a matching item - British-made - to pair up with my existing 5th ALHR badge - it's with with his mate, now... 295830 295831

Forum: General Topics 04-03-23, 01:04 PM

Replies: 9 Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet Views: 2,608 Posted By MartinRF Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet ...here is my latest acquisition - another 1915 Lithgow, with the hooked-quillon intact...it joins a small, but perfectly formed, collection of 1907 bayonets...all have either 1 MD, 2 MD, 3 MD, or...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-12-22, 11:18 AM

Replies: 15 Cap Badge Views: 2,478 Posted By MartinRF ...here are a few more examples of the same type... ...here are a few more examples of the same type of lug being placed upon A.I.F. insignia...the General Service badge is Australian-made - the sunray burst has wider rays and the crown is larger - as...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 20-12-22, 09:53 AM

Replies: 15 Cap Badge Views: 2,478 Posted By MartinRF Cap Badge ...here is an example of a 1930-42 period Australian Armoured Corps collar badge with the drilled-through type of fixings - being in an oxidised finish, it would be post-September 1939...it is...

Forum: General Topics 09-12-22, 04:49 PM

Replies: 4 stokes & sons Melbourne australia title date Views: 1,051 Posted By MartinRF stokes & sons Melbourne australia title date 276979 276980 I am not certain that having the full lettering of "MELBOURNE" on a Stokes & Sons. badge means that it is of WW1 vintage - here is an example of a contracted "MELB" on a WW1 RAA...

Forum: Formation Signs and Unit Colour Patches 27-11-22, 07:57 PM

Replies: 20 What are the difference between them?? Views: 2,204 Posted By MartinRF What are the difference between them?? ...a few of my cloth trade/prize/qualification badges... Senior NCO Medic, embroidered, full dress; Senior NCO Medic, embroidered, service dress; Matron, embroidered, service dress; Volunteer...

Forum: General Topics 24-06-22, 06:30 PM

Replies: 19 Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... Views: 1,876 Posted By MartinRF Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... ...some more of the same...for those aficionados of the hexagon lug, the first 'RAA' title pictured is British-made for the A.I.F. - worn by the Siege Artillery, after proscription...the second, an...

Forum: General Topics 23-06-22, 08:20 PM

Replies: 19 Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... Views: 1,876 Posted By MartinRF Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... ...some more items from the reserve collection...the trade/proficiency badges are in an oxidised finish, as per A.I.F. requirements; are quite thick stampings; have thicker, drawn-wire lugs/loops on...

Forum: General Topics 20-06-22, 05:01 AM

Replies: 19 Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... Views: 1,876 Posted By MartinRF ...yep...it is fully lined with a thin,... ...yep...it is fully lined with a thin, chocolate-coloured cotton; the sleeves are also lined in typical striped flannel; the collar has two gathered pleats down each side...admittedly the buttons...

Forum: General Topics 19-06-22, 05:06 PM

Replies: 19 Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... Views: 1,876 Posted By MartinRF ...here is an example of a 1930-42 period... ...here is an example of a 1930-42 period Australian Armoured Corps collar badge with the drilled-through type of fixings...it is maker-marked on the back: 'Angus & Coote' (instituted as a jewelry...

Forum: General Topics 15-06-22, 03:09 PM

Replies: 19 Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... Views: 1,876 Posted By MartinRF Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... ...the "INF" title was worn well after it (and other unit identifying devices) was stipulated to be removed in 1916 - my private-purchased tunic as well as the British-made example both sport the...

Forum: General Topics 09-06-22, 11:56 AM

Replies: 19 Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... Views: 1,876 Posted By MartinRF Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... ...a few more of my duplicates - to illustrate the variation in fixings/lugs...the makers of the sand-cast/theatre-made pieces have used either brass cotter-pins, or just strips of copper sheet, to...

Forum: General Topics 08-06-22, 12:09 PM

Replies: 19 Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... Views: 1,876 Posted By MartinRF Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... ...some more examples of the backs of some of my badges...the Canadians did have some items similar to the A.I.F., but they are invariably larger, well-marked/dated and are oxidised differently...the...

Forum: General Topics 08-06-22, 11:53 AM

Replies: 19 Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... Views: 1,876 Posted By MartinRF Fixings and Lugs upon AIF badges... For devices that were worn by the A.I.F., I have wondered whether the fixings/lugs on the back are a method of dating them...certain items - such as the numerals and the Corps identification acronyms...

Forum: The Australian General Service Badge (Rising Sun) 12-01-22, 11:02 AM

Replies: 14 RAAC White Metal Rising Sun Badges. Views: 5,566 Posted By MartinRF RAAC White Metal Rising Sun Badges. ...here is a white-metal, WW1 period, British-made unmarked General Service collar...was this worn by the AANS?...were British makers producing badges during WW2?...(8{ 262728 262729

Forum: General Topics. 22-12-21, 04:14 PM

Replies: 2 Correct Jewish Chaplains' A.Ch.Dept. for WWI Views: 714 Posted By MartinRF 261919 261921 ...here's an example of... 261919 261921 ...here's an example of one...(8{

Forum: Photographs of Australian Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia 20-11-21, 10:09 AM

Replies: 5 Unknown stripes any ideas ?? Views: 992 Posted By MartinRF 260458 ...here are the A.I.F. Orders, from... 260458 ...here are the A.I.F. Orders, from early 1917, regarding the wearing and qualification required for the stripes being shown in the photograph...in the British Army, QR stipulated two...

Forum: The Australian General Service Badge (Rising Sun) 13-11-21, 12:58 PM

Replies: 9 The Australian General Service Badge - worn twice... Views: 1,387 Posted By MartinRF The Australian General Service Badge - worn twice... 260092 260093 260094 260095 ...yes, a fair portion of the sweatband survives inside the british-made one...also attached to this post is my LH example - am not comfortable with the...

Forum: General Topics 13-11-21, 12:45 PM

Replies: 9 Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet Views: 2,608 Posted By MartinRF Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet 260086 ...found that I had another one in the collection - numbered and marked: '1MD' on the cross-guard, but nothing on the scabbard...(8{

Forum: General Topics 08-11-21, 05:07 PM

Replies: 9 Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet Views: 2,608 Posted By MartinRF ...yep, '09 marked by MOLE...(8{ ...yep, '09 marked by MOLE...(8{

Forum: General Topics 07-11-21, 12:27 PM

Replies: 9 Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet Views: 2,608 Posted By MartinRF Lithgow1907 Patt bayonet 259756 259761 259757 259759 ...an old thread, I know, but here are my P'07 bayonets issued to the A.I.F., though only the one was made at Lithgow...all have numbers stamped upon them -...

Forum: The Australian General Service Badge (Rising Sun) 01-11-21, 10:02 PM

Replies: 9 The Australian General Service Badge - worn twice... Views: 1,387 Posted By MartinRF 8 ...yep...it has a raw and stitched edge, with... 8 ...yep...it has a raw and stitched edge, with small wire hooks inside to take the chinstrap...notice that the hat is being worn with the press-stud fastening on the right hand side! - this owner...

Forum: The Australian General Service Badge (Rising Sun) 01-11-21, 07:44 PM

Replies: 9 The Australian General Service Badge - worn twice... Views: 1,387 Posted By MartinRF 259434 ...one of my slouch hats is the reverse... 259434 ...one of my slouch hats is the reverse of yours - a lugged General Service badge attached on the front of the woollen pugaree but there has never been one on the side brim...(8{

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