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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
24-12-23, 11:44 AM
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1950's SAS Titles Justifying my mistake
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1950's SAS Titles
Attached are front and back images of a bunch of post war SAS titles I have had for about thirty years. They came together from a military tailors that was closing down. Sadly they didn't have...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
10-12-23, 03:13 PM
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Very rare SAS and LRDG badges up for auction
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Very rare SAS and LRDG badges up for auction
There is a collection of LRDG , ILRS, and PPA slip ons that have appeared on an auction website today which I have had a look at. Has anyone else seen them and if so does anyone have any thoughts on...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
13-10-23, 01:38 PM
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Sharing a it of History - WWII GPR WS/Staff Sgt Desmond Ryans
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WW11 GPR WS/Staff Sgt Desmond Ryans
If it helps with family research S/Sgt Ryans definitely took part in D Day, Arnhem and Op Varsity whilst serving with the GPR. Reading his citation he must have also taken part in the landing in...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
28-09-22, 04:24 PM
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Printed SAS wings
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Printed SAS wings
I have been told that they sold for nearly £5,000 which suprised me. Would it be possible to post an image of your printed para wing as it would be interesting to see if it is the same material as...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
28-09-22, 03:22 PM
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Printed SAS wings
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Printed SAS wings
Out of interest did anyone see how much the printed pair of WW2 SAS wings sold for in the badge auction last week ? While I do know that there is some correspondence in the National Archives to say...
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
20-05-22, 04:31 PM
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Congo era 1st Para Battalion badge
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Congo era 1st Para Battalion badge
Hi,
As this does not fall in my sphere of collecting which is WW2 Airborne and Special Forces can anyone give me a clue as to its scarcity and value at all ?
Cheers
Arnhem
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
18-05-22, 03:30 PM
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Congo era 1st Para Battalion badge
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Congo era 1st Para Battalion badge
Lots of good information on these badges. Out of interest where does the one I have shown fit into the grand scheme of things. I can see it is an OR's badge but no one has illustrated fixings like...
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
17-05-22, 04:27 PM
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Congo era 1st Para Battalion badge
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Congo era 1st Para Battalion badge
Attached the badge I have. I have had it for about 30 years I think but have never been sure what it is. Let me know if is similar to yours apart from the lug positions on the rear.
Cheers
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Foreign Badges and Insignia
13-05-22, 09:52 PM
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Congo era 1st Para Battalion badge
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Congo era 1st Para Battalion Badge
Hi,
I have one somewhere I will dig it out and post some images.
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General Topics.
20-02-22, 10:39 PM
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Unusual RWK cap badge
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arnhem2280
Thanks for the info on the badge. Cheers ...
Thanks for the info on the badge.
Cheers
Arnhem
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General Topics.
20-02-22, 05:37 PM
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Unusual RWK cap badge
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Unusual RWK cap badge
Hi,
I have just bought severa original items of insignia for the A/B Forces during the WW2 period. With them came what I initially thought was a RWK cap badge which I didn't take much notice of...
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The Home Front
23-01-22, 10:45 PM
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Home Guard Auxilliaries
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Home Guard Auxillaries
One of the members of Operation Titanic which was the first SAS operation that took place in France on the night of 5th and 6th June 1944 was Pte 'Chippy' Saunders. He had previously served with the...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-10-21, 12:31 PM
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Wallis & Wallis auction
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Wallis & Wallis auction
Strangely no one made any comment on these pieces before the auction which is quite unusual. Normally at least one collector/dealer in SF badges comes along with words of warning to potential buyers,...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
11-03-21, 11:01 PM
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WW2 Polish Paratroop Badge
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WW2 Polish Paratroop Badge
Hi,
Does anyone have access to a book that was published about 2003 that gives the list of names and numbers for the Polish WW2 parachute badge ? I am looking to identify the person a set was...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
20-02-21, 11:20 PM
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RUR airborne Fifty Second shoulder title, opinions wanted
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arnhem2280
Hi Billy If you want to let me have the...
Hi Billy
If you want to let me have the details of the officer who the cap badge belonged to I will check and see if he was present at both D Day and Op Market Garden. Personally I doubt this . As...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
20-02-21, 05:23 PM
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RUR airborne Fifty Second shoulder title, opinions wanted
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RUR airborne Fifty-second shoulder title opinions wanted
Two more fifty second shoulder titles. As has been said before these titles only existed for a very short time, when the Fifty Second were first formed as a part of the 1st Airborne Division in...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
19-02-21, 06:31 PM
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RUR airborne Fifty Second shoulder title, opinions wanted
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RUR airborne Fifty Second shoulder title opinions wanted
Attached a front and rear of a Fifty Second Shoulder Title as well as some others I had in my collection. Other Fifty SEcond titles I have photocopied have identical backs. These appear to be the...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
18-02-21, 10:53 PM
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RUR airborne Fifty Second shoulder title, opinions wanted
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RUR airborne Fifty SEcond shoulder title opinions wanted
Hi,
I have had two of these in the past at a time when I didn't make images of them. What I did do was colour copy them on a photocopier.
I did both the front and rear of the two titles and...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
19-01-21, 11:37 PM
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Silver officers Parachute Regt cap badge
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silver officers parachute cap badge
Hi Frank
As one is currently available what would you think the significantly lower value of it is then? It would be nice to at least have a rough idea as you obviously have an price guide in...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
17-01-21, 10:58 PM
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Silver officers Parachute Regt cap badge
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arnhem2280
Silver officers Parachute Regt cap badge
There was another one similar to this discussed on the forum sometime in November which had a P on the reverse. How does this one compare with that one in value and rarety ?
Cheers
Arnhem
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
17-01-21, 04:37 PM
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RASC SAS photo
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RASC SAS Photo
To be wearing wings on his chest as opposed to his arm he would have had to be awarded them during WW2 which would indicate WW2 service with the Regiment. So far I have not been able to come up with...
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Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
02-10-20, 04:12 PM
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Unusual gilt wing RNAS?
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Unusual gilt wing RNAS?
Hi,
Just wondered if anyone can help. I have just been going through some items that were in a box I have and found the attached image of some possibly RNAS wings. Can anyone give me a heads up as...
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Military Buttons
02-10-20, 04:07 PM
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Pontefract Volunteer button
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arnhem2280
Pontefract Volunteer button
Not in my line of collecting but in a box of my odd badges and other bits and pieces I recently went through I found this Pontefract Volunteers Button.
I have been on line but couldn't find...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
02-10-20, 03:58 PM
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ME Commando cap badge
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arnhem2280
ME Commando cap badge
Just recently I have been going through some items that were in a box which I hadn't opened for some time and found the attached ME Commando cap badges. I am definitely not an expert on these but...
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Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia
29-09-20, 10:24 PM
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Battle Dress, Beret & Ribbons ID Please
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arnhem2280
The Polish beret with the badge on it looks very...
The Polish beret with the badge on it looks very nice. The other items not so.
Cheers
Arnhem
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