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Forum: General Topics 09-08-12, 07:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 15,487
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Hi Bill I have sent number of photos of...

Hi Bill

I have sent number of photos of 25th insignia to this project to add to the collection on three seperate occations. Since It took me a great deal of my time and effort to remove each...
Forum: Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery 06-08-12, 08:36 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,030
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Hi Bill I am no expert on these but I have a...

Hi Bill

I am no expert on these but I have a group to Samuel Watson Gray who joined the 1st CGA in Halifax in 1911 and during a competition he won one of these prizes for gun laying in 1913. These...
Forum: Infantry 11-04-12, 03:50 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,442
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Thanks again Bill These Tiptaft white metal...

Thanks again Bill

These Tiptaft white metal collars and badges are amoung the more scarce of the Battalion insignia and should fetch a good price. In 30 years I have only seen about 8 collars and...
Forum: Infantry 11-04-12, 02:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,442
Posted By N.S. Regt.
I am including a number of period photos of the...

I am including a number of period photos of the officers wearing their collars you will note that all have the maple leaf removed from the collar as shown in my above post and are not like the white...
Forum: Infantry 11-04-12, 02:10 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,442
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Thanks Bill for your comments. I have...

Thanks Bill for your comments.

I have recently seen another thing about 25th Battalion insignia that I thought I would bring to everyone's attention.

On eBay I see there is two little white...
Forum: Infantry 08-04-12, 04:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,442
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Part 4 Officers badges the real thing. These...

Part 4 Officers badges the real thing.

These badges I do not see very often and are rather scarce when compared to the other ranks two piece badge they were also worn by the RSM and possibly the...
Forum: Infantry 08-04-12, 04:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,442
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Part 3 Surviving caps and a attributed collection...

Part 3 Surviving caps and a attributed collection of badges

These caps have been in my collection for over 20 years and I know are good and not messed with first is undistributed but came from a...
Forum: Infantry 08-04-12, 04:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,442
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Part 2 Period photographic evidence. I have...

Part 2 Period photographic evidence.

I have only noted this badge in use in either in very late war or post war photos nothing prior to the fall of 1918. The first three photos are of men from...
Forum: Infantry 08-04-12, 04:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,442
Posted By N.S. Regt.
The following badges are odd variations as they...

The following badges are odd variations as they are two separate pieces the overlay being the lugged version described above and the maple leaf having holes cut for the lugs to pass through both are...
Forum: Infantry 08-04-12, 04:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,442
Posted By N.S. Regt.
NOT A 25th BATTALION OFFICER BADGE

Although I have mentioned about the differences in 25th battalion two piece other ranks badges and officers badges and have seen a number of other ranks badges being sold and bringing big money as...
Forum: General Topics 07-03-12, 08:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,238
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Hi Brian The Pattern 07 Bayonet the maker...

Hi Brian

The Pattern 07 Bayonet the maker should be Sanderson a number I have seen the "S" is hard to spot and the top sword bayonet might be a Pattern 1856 or 1860 but I am not 100% certain on...
Forum: General Topics 03-03-12, 08:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 805
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Sorry I had the wrong book ingnore this post

Sorry I had the wrong book ingnore this post
Forum: General Topics 21-02-12, 01:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 959
Posted By N.S. Regt.
My two cents, looks like the North Russia patch...

My two cents, looks like the North Russia patch to me blue background with a white star.

Stephen
Forum: Other Militaria 18-02-12, 09:27 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,901
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Hi Mark I feel it is important to keep...

Hi Mark

I feel it is important to keep these types of groups together some will buy the medals or the badges for example and sell the rest. But when you take any piece out of it you loose the...
Forum: Other Militaria 18-02-12, 12:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,901
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Hi Mark The cord was with the bugle when I...

Hi Mark

The cord was with the bugle when I bought it the grouping to MacKinnon was sold at a estate sale and bought by three different people. I was able to buy most of the material except a...
Forum: Other Militaria 17-02-12, 09:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,901
Posted By N.S. Regt.
I have attached a few photos of a WW1 period...

I have attached a few photos of a WW1 period bugle. This paticular one came home with 734266 Sgt. Harold Clinton MacKinnon who was a member of the 112th Battalion band. Harold served also with the...
Forum: General Topics 17-02-12, 08:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,239
Posted By N.S. Regt.
The wristlet strap looks very much like a strap...

The wristlet strap looks very much like a strap for the older wire lugged watches I have a couple of similar looking ones on my WW1 watches. You can see where the thin strap passes through the...
Forum: General Topics 13-02-12, 01:37 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,102
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Hi Bill It does look like some sort of...

Hi Bill

It does look like some sort of finish I have attached some closer photos of the 17th Badge. On the high points you can see wear and the white metal is coming through and the back does not...
Forum: General Topics 12-02-12, 05:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,102
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Thanks guys for your thoughts I been thinking...

Thanks guys for your thoughts I been thinking about this as well I did give both badges a good clean with a brush and soapy water when I got them so I do not think it is a build up of dirt from over...
Forum: General Topics 11-02-12, 06:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,102
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Subdued CEF white metal badges

A couple of days ago I won a 25th Badge on ebay which was a little different from others I have seen. Through a lucky quirk of fate when I called B.C. to make the payment a friend was in the shop at...
Forum: General Topics 08-02-12, 08:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 980
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Hi Brent I agree with Bill's comments in...

Hi Brent

I agree with Bill's comments in regards to crosses would not touch one if it did not have at least a faint "STERLING" or makers mark.

I am including a photo of a couple of WW1 Crosses...
Forum: General Topics 26-12-11, 11:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,004
Posted By N.S. Regt.
Most of the CEF Nova Scotia Highland Brigade...

Most of the CEF Nova Scotia Highland Brigade Officers collars are pin back other then those I think all other CEF Nova Scotia collars were originally lugged I have seen a number of them converted to...
Forum: Off topic 21-12-11, 10:51 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,438
Posted By N.S. Regt.
These are mine I got them all about the same time...

These are mine I got them all about the same time

The cap is nothing great but the badge was a fairly scarce MacDougall made 85th officers badge first I have seen. Took me over 20 years to find...
Forum: General Topics 19-12-11, 03:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,273
Posted By N.S. Regt.
The only problem with such bidding the dealers...

The only problem with such bidding the dealers catch wind of the prices and they go up to unrealistic values putting off a lot of new collectors with out the bankroll these bidders have. It is also...
Forum: General Topics 16-12-11, 10:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,822
Posted By N.S. Regt.
I remember when that paticular 25th badge used to...

I remember when that paticular 25th badge used to bring maybe $15 to $25 and to see the silly money being paid for that one is just stupid. I am sure if one took some time to check over a direct...
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