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billy4294
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10-11-20, 07:46 PM
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unknown warrior
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unknown warrior
For anyone who's interested,and doesn't already know, there is a service on bbc1 tomorrow for the unknown warrior. BBC2 is showing edited high light's of the service in the evening.
Billyh
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
20-10-20, 02:43 PM
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Silver L'pool pals
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
20-10-20, 02:36 PM
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Silver L'pool pals
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Thank you. I think I got confused with the cap...
Thank you. I think I got confused with the cap badge. But it's still a badly made brooch. Can't think why a jeweller would admit to it being a piece they made. But it is what it is, and up to the...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
20-10-20, 12:54 PM
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Silver L'pool pals
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Silver L'pool pals
Is it just me? or does this badge look like it's a badly pressed copy?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/thegeneralschest?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
It's described as original, but I've never seen a solid...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
19-10-20, 02:04 PM
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Liverpool Pals Title
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I wonder if 2012 is the year the title was...
I wonder if 2012 is the year the title was reproduced?
Billyh
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
15-10-20, 05:26 PM
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Liverpool Pals Title
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Good evening, Same seller...
Good evening,
Same seller as before on ebay, has another 4th City Batttalion L'Pool Pals shoulder title, with separate number and DIFFERENT style lugs, to the last offering....
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Indian Badges
30-09-20, 05:36 PM
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17th Dogra cast badge
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billy4294
Thanks for the info gents billyh
Thanks for the info gents
billyh
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Sweetheart, Veteran and other Lapel Badges.
20-09-20, 03:26 PM
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R N D Collingwood Btn sweetheart
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Nice badges. I wouldn't have thought there would...
Nice badges. I wouldn't have thought there would be too many of these about. The RND formed in September 1914 and by October 1914 Collingwood Btn was bound for France and then Belgium. They had 700...
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
17-09-20, 08:41 PM
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Liverpool Pals Title
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I haven't seen an L'pool pals with those style...
I haven't seen an L'pool pals with those style lugs before. Could they be replacements? KLR will probably know.
Billyh
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Indian Badges
17-09-20, 06:03 PM
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17th Dogra cast badge
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17th Dogra cast badge
Good Evening,
Can anyone tell me if this badge is a cap or a collar? please. I'ts about just over one inch by just over one inch (sorry don't have a ruler handy)
Thanks
Billyh
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Indian Badges
08-09-20, 09:29 AM
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Gurkha opinions please
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Thank you Henk. You didn't explain that quite so...
Thank you Henk. You didn't explain that quite so clearly in your first post. I'm grateful for th information.
Billyh
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Indian Badges
07-09-20, 07:32 PM
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Gurkha opinions please
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1950 is definitely post 1947, I think. Perhaps I...
1950 is definitely post 1947, I think. Perhaps I should have said post independence.
Billyh
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Indian Badges
07-09-20, 06:50 PM
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Gurkha opinions please
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billy4294
Thanks Tim
Thanks Tim
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Indian Badges
07-09-20, 03:43 PM
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Gurkha opinions please
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Gurkha opinions please
As I mentioned in my Gurkha info post, here are some Gurkha badges I have for opinions please. I'm not sure of the of the 4th. It's got some weight and isn't to shinny, I'm quite confident the pre...
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Indian Badges
06-09-20, 10:31 AM
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4th Gurkhas Info please
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Thanks for the detailed information Tim. I'll try...
Thanks for the detailed information Tim. I'll try to post the badges I have tomorrow for opinions.
Billyh
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Indian Badges
06-09-20, 10:09 AM
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4th Gurkhas Info please
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Re the above. I forgot to add chrome badges...
Re the above. I forgot to add chrome badges before 1947
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Indian Badges
05-09-20, 04:02 PM
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4th Gurkhas Info please
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Thanks Steve. I take it they did wear a plain...
Thanks Steve. I take it they did wear a plain white metal badge with POW feathers then.
What about chromed badges? Did they ever wear them? blackened handles or otherwise?
Cheers
Billyh
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Indian Badges
05-09-20, 12:28 PM
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4th Gurkhas Info please
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4th Gurkhas Info please
Hello,
Does anyone know if the fourth Gurkha's ever issued a badge as a variant, without blackened handles? Or if they ever issued a chromed badge with blackened handles? I have some Gurkha...
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General Topics.
14-06-20, 05:49 PM
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Some medals
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2409 KHAN may well have been 10th Bengal Lancers,...
2409 KHAN may well have been 10th Bengal Lancers, as you suggest, though I cant find a medal card for him. What's interesting with this medal is that it has two ranks (sowar) and two surnames...
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General Topics.
08-06-20, 05:33 PM
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Some medals
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Sidney Dymond was wounded (GSW) in the face arm...
Sidney Dymond was wounded (GSW) in the face arm and hip. He is listed as a SJT in the admission and discharge book (under second reg no 20043) which gives his company Letter etc. There is some more...
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General Topics.
22-05-20, 05:50 PM
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ATS Movie - The Gentle Sex
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you can get this film on Amazon prime as well. ...
you can get this film on Amazon prime as well.
billyh
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Infantry
19-05-20, 07:53 PM
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10th Canadians badge
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billy4294
Glad you like the badge. It's by Hicks and sons....
Glad you like the badge. It's by Hicks and sons. I did come across information about Canadian badges being made in England, and some other interesting facts about Canadian regiments etc. I'm not...
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Infantry
19-05-20, 01:45 PM
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10th Canadians badge
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Thanks for turning the photos the right way up....
Thanks for turning the photos the right way up. That's how they look on my phone. Don't know how they ended up the way they did
Billyh
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Infantry
18-05-20, 03:09 PM
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10th Canadians badge
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10th Canadians badge
I don't collect Canadian badges but I bought this one to go with a kia 14-15 star to an mm I recently purchased.
Comments welcome. I have to say while I was looking around for Canadian badges I did...
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General Topics.
14-05-20, 07:24 PM
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Regimental reputations, efficiency etc.
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didn't use to be warm round and cuddly. But i...
didn't use to be warm round and cuddly. But i can't say what it was here. Had a mate who was a maureen. He had a green hat, courtesy of the army in ww2.
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