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Foreign Badges and Insignia
22-03-20, 03:18 PM
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Steam Ship Insignia. Can you help Id?
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alco
Italia di Navigazione
hi'
here you can see the 1950' version of your badge, worn by the master of th e famous liner 'ANDREA DORIA' !
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_Calamai
...
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
22-03-20, 12:04 PM
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Steam Ship Insignia. Can you help Id?
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alco
Italian badge
Hello fm confined area !
Your badge is not Lloyd Triestino as their flag had inverted colours (Trieste hallebarde // Genoan red cross)
and the badge was different (blue with Anchor and LT...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
09-04-18, 12:11 AM
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Naval but who ?
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alco
Goldenstar : Many thanks for this info - very...
Goldenstar : Many thanks for this info - very much appreciated !
All the best - Alan.
Barry : many thanks for these precisions ;
As a result , a very old badge (1901-1903) for a very short...
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Navy
12-07-17, 01:43 PM
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Insignia from Rennies Shipping Line
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alco
Hello, many thanks for this useful info ; as...
Hello,
many thanks for this useful info ;
as complement, find hereby a pic of an original cap badge of this company :
JT Rennie & Sons - Aberdeen Direct Line - Aberdeen Line to Natal
A+
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
12-07-17, 01:22 PM
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Which Mercantile Marine Cap Badge?
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alco
Hello all, Here is the full badge for...
Hello all,
Here is the full badge for Stephenson Clarke officer ;
may be a copy, but looks not so bad as reference .......
All the best.
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Royal Canadian Navy
07-05-17, 11:45 PM
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2WW WRCNS Photo Album
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alco
Superbe ... ! Merci. A+
Superbe ... !
Merci.
A+
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
07-05-17, 05:39 PM
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unknown, [possibly RN?] QC capbadge
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alco
Hello all ! From my deep sea hideout, here is...
Hello all !
From my deep sea hideout, here is my best info :
- have a look in the book 'Heradry of the oceans' on p. 31 ;
- pic no64 is exactly this wavy badge ...
- ... with the title : CN...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
30-05-16, 03:27 PM
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VICTORIAN era RN cap, rank ,& rate badges/insignia
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alco
Hell'O To complete the scope on victorian...
Hell'O
To complete the scope on victorian era Navy, here are some pics from an uniform regulation :
Unfortunately, I do not own this booklet and I have no reference (date, etc ...)
As I know...
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Other Military Topics
30-05-16, 03:03 PM
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Verdun: 1916-2016
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alco
Hell'O Regardless of the controversial...
Hell'O
Regardless of the controversial personality of Mr Black M / Alpha Diallo, the real question would be :
> To commemorate the death of 300,000 people, is it really relevant to organize a...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
22-05-16, 11:04 AM
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VICTORIAN era RN cap, rank ,& rate badges/insignia
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alco
.../... Last but not least, these Merchant...
.../...
Last but not least, these Merchant Marine badges for WHITE STAR and CUNARD .........
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
22-05-16, 10:58 AM
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VICTORIAN era RN cap, rank ,& rate badges/insignia
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Posted By
alco
.../... another examples of victorian crowns...
.../...
another examples of victorian crowns are shown with these badges for Customs and Royal Indian Navy :
- the Customs badge has two crowns !
- the indian badge has to be closely examined...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
22-05-16, 10:52 AM
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VICTORIAN era RN cap, rank ,& rate badges/insignia
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alco
.../... Last one I own for the Royal Navy is...
.../...
Last one I own for the Royal Navy is this impressive pattern from 1870-1891 :
to note this is the badge presented on the cover of Mr Coleman book vol.1 after some Photoshop 'lifting'...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
22-05-16, 10:40 AM
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VICTORIAN era RN cap, rank ,& rate badges/insignia
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Posted By
alco
.../... Next one is the pattern with laurel...
.../...
Next one is the pattern with laurel leaves from 1856-1870 or 1891-1901
without the circle around the Anchor ...
Due to the perfect conservation of the embroidery, this example...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
22-05-16, 10:32 AM
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VICTORIAN era RN cap, rank ,& rate badges/insignia
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Posted By
alco
Hello all, Following recent invitation : ...
Hello all,
Following recent invitation :
''In any event I hope this might bring some more RN Victorian period insignia out of collection drawers!''
Here are some extractions of my british...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
16-05-16, 07:17 PM
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Pattern 350 badge
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Posted By
alco
Hello, the only example I have of this kind...
Hello,
the only example I have of this kind is this one below :
- apparently a modern copy or a fake - see the bad quality of the embroidery work ...
- and with a FOULED Anchor in place of a...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
16-05-16, 07:10 PM
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Pattern 350 badge
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Posted By
alco
Hello, This last badge is well documented : ...
Hello,
This last badge is well documented :
it is for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) ship's officers ;
this organisation was named Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) before 1962.
...
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Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
05-05-16, 05:23 PM
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SO MANY NAMES RINGING AS NAMES OF VICTORIES
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alco
SO MANY NAMES RINGING AS NAMES OF VICTORIES
Hello all,
This time, I am sailing out of my field !
I had the opportunity to scan an old RAF propaganda booklet
edited by the 'Allied Information Office'
the booklet has no date but may be...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
03-05-16, 12:19 PM
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6
Unknown Naval & UN Badges
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Posted By
alco
Hello, do you have an idea of the origin of...
Hello,
do you have an idea of the origin of the embroidered badge ?
to note that in the french navy, AMF stands for 'Atelier Militaire de la Flotte'
Established in 1945, this speciality is for...
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
01-05-16, 07:02 PM
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3
EIIR Cypher
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1,026
Posted By
alco
Hello, very similar to the Army -...
Hello,
very similar to the Army - Aide-de-Camp (ADC) ERII Epaulette Badge
or Navy Flag Lieutenant ...
Suggest to look in this direction ?
Forum:
It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
29-04-16, 04:09 PM
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7
Middle Eastern badge?
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1,140
Posted By
alco
'llo after consultation of a siamese...
'llo
after consultation of a siamese correspondant, the traduction of the motto is ( would be ? ) :
<< TO DIE FOR THE COUNTRY >>
to whom it may concern ....
Forum:
It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
29-04-16, 09:41 AM
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7
Middle Eastern badge?
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1,140
Posted By
alco
Hello 100 % from THAILAND the badge is in...
Hello
100 % from THAILAND
the badge is in correct position ;
the central device is a wheel or chakkra ;
in the middle is the number '9' in thai standing for RAMA IX
= King Bhumibol , 9th...
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The Royal Australian Navy and Air Force (RAN & RAAF)
26-04-16, 09:24 AM
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6
Cocorico !
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2,562
Posted By
alco
Yo' I would not want to add to the ambient...
Yo'
I would not want to add to the ambient pessimism ;
If the Shortfin Barracuda project is beyond the capacities of the Aussies, don't be scared :
In France, the present government do have a...
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The Royal Australian Navy and Air Force (RAN & RAAF)
26-04-16, 07:17 AM
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6
Cocorico !
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2,562
Posted By
alco
Cocorico !
Hello,
News of the day about the RAN :
French shipbuilder DCNS has won a $50 billion contract to build Australia’s next fleet of 12 submarines ....
see :...
Forum:
Sweetheart, Veteran and other Lapel Badges.
20-04-16, 08:29 AM
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24
Two badges for Alli
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3,793
Posted By
alco
Hiagn Following the discuss about...
Hiagn
Following the discuss about horseshoes, another toast could be :
' to our wives, our horses and to those who are riding them '
(Special dedication for the sailors presently at sea...
Forum:
Sweetheart, Veteran and other Lapel Badges.
20-04-16, 08:22 AM
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24
Two badges for Alli
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3,793
Posted By
alco
Hi Don't be superstitious because it brings...
Hi
Don't be superstitious because it brings bad luck ...
:cool:
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