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Formation and Tasking Signs
29-03-24, 12:56 PM
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Proper colours for RCEME sign
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cefguy
40th Tech Sqn RCEME
A long time ago (1966 - 1968) I was a young Craftsman (Private) in 30th Tech Sqn RCEME in St Catharines Ontario under the student soldier programme. I never saw one of these plaques at the time but...
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General Topics
16-12-22, 09:34 PM
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1st Tank Battalion badge question
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802
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cefguy
Just to help me understand. Is this an original...
Just to help me understand. Is this an original collar that was changed to a slider? Or is it a newly stamped piece that was intended to have a slider by design? In the photo from the marsh...
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General Topics
20-02-22, 02:22 AM
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Tartan identification
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cefguy
Looks like the Lewis tailor's shop is located in...
Looks like the Lewis tailor's shop is located in Truro Nova Scotia.
Don
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Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery
22-11-21, 04:30 AM
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Neat 7th Anti Tank Regt. RCA Battledress
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cefguy
Hello: It is a great example of a proud...
Hello:
It is a great example of a proud uniform. Would ribbons not have been sewn on the jacket? Hard to tell if maybe they were removed for a display or something. A very nice piece.
Don
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Corps, Branches and the Royal Canadian Artillery
13-11-21, 03:08 AM
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4th MGC collars
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cefguy
They are a nice set for sure. Looking down the...
They are a nice set for sure. Looking down the barrel of the MG.
Don
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Infantry
06-11-21, 06:20 AM
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Unusual 10th battalion cap.
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cefguy
Looks like the REICH cap badge issued without the...
Looks like the REICH cap badge issued without the overlay. Wonder if it was aimed at the NCO market or an early version of a "low contrast" badge. Either way, it is an interesting badge.
Don
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Officer Training and Cadets
28-10-21, 03:18 AM
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Time For A Refresh?
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cefguy
Ian: You are very lucky to have that much...
Ian:
You are very lucky to have that much family history available to you. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Don
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Cavalry and Armoured Units
23-06-21, 06:24 PM
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16th CLH & General Order 41/1928
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cefguy
All: Interesting topic, and one that I have...
All:
Interesting topic, and one that I have also wondered about. I am currently on the road and unable to measure any badges, but from the photo it appears that the fat moose badge is slightly...
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Infantry
25-05-21, 01:42 AM
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170th Bn CEF Officers Cap badge
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911
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cefguy
BCONLEY: Anyone would be proud to have that...
BCONLEY:
Anyone would be proud to have that badge in their collection.
Nice find.
Don
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Cavalry and Armoured Units
13-02-21, 07:50 PM
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Thoughts on Strats badge
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cefguy
Mike: Thanks for the points. Another question...
Mike:
Thanks for the points. Another question is about the line at the top of the shield. In the early (CEF or earlier) the flat line at the top of the shield does not extend beyond the edges of...
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Cavalry and Armoured Units
11-02-21, 03:06 PM
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Thoughts on Strats badge
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cefguy
Mark and Mike: Thank you for your insight into...
Mark and Mike:
Thank you for your insight into this being a SWW badge. I was wondering what characteristics of the badge place it into that era. If the motto around the badge "Lord Strathconas...
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Sweetheart, Veteran, Lapel Badges and Challenge Coins
22-01-21, 02:21 AM
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Cdn Armoured Corps and Seaforth
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cefguy
TM: I really like the tanker sweetheart. If...
TM:
I really like the tanker sweetheart. If only it could tell us when and where.
Don
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Airborne and Special Forces
03-11-20, 04:46 PM
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Canadian Airborne Regiment
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cefguy
I believe that the officer wearing the Air...
I believe that the officer wearing the Air Operations cap badge is Capt Dave Brown. He was not a helicopter pilot when I last worked with him in 1975, but things do change. His original roots were...
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General Topics
18-09-20, 10:35 PM
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Pilot Officer John G. Magee RCAF
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cefguy
Bill: If he was doing "operational training",...
Bill:
If he was doing "operational training", then it was training done to maintain skills of an operational pilot. I have had the opportunity to look through a couple of WW2 bomber pilot's log...
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Infantry
19-08-20, 06:57 PM
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PARRY SOUND 162
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cefguy
Maybe just me, but I am not seeing the pictures. ...
Maybe just me, but I am not seeing the pictures. Perhaps I didn't pay my membership last time around.
Don
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Infantry
11-08-20, 05:02 AM
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17th Bn Cap Badge With Overlay
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cefguy
17th Bn Cap Badge With Overlay
I have recently acquired a 17th Bn CEF badge with an overlay on it. The badge itself is marked "STER" on the back and is a heavy badge, but it also has an overlay over the central design of the...
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Air Force (RCAF and CAF)
08-08-20, 02:33 PM
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#6 EFTS Prince Albert
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cefguy
Jack: That is a great find from an important...
Jack:
That is a great find from an important part of Canada's wartime history that is often ignored. Thank you for posting.
Don
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General Topics
08-08-20, 01:27 PM
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Die Struck or Cast?
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cefguy
dumdum: Thank you again for some thought...
dumdum:
Thank you again for some thought provoking information. I can at least now, to a degree, picture the process. To have used my piece in the course of making the female die must have...
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General Topics
13-07-20, 06:17 AM
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Die Struck or Cast?
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cefguy
dumdum: That is really interesting information....
dumdum:
That is really interesting information. So if this "hub" created the die to be actually used, then the hammer or force coming down would have had a flat surface and just forced the brass...
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General Topics
12-07-20, 08:36 PM
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Die Struck or Cast?
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cefguy
Die Struck or Cast?
I obtained this die a while back and assumed it was part of the die striking process to make a shoulder title much like the one in picture #1. As I sat and thought about it I realized that it was...
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General Topics
21-05-20, 02:54 AM
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Todays Finds
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1,184
Posted By
cefguy
Mike: Two really nice pieces. Thank you for...
Mike:
Two really nice pieces. Thank you for sharing.
Don
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General Topics
28-01-20, 06:02 PM
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3 CGC Shoulder
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484
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cefguy
3 CGC Shoulder
Hello:
Can anyone help me determine what unit this might have been and what era?
Thank you
Don
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Infantry
26-01-20, 10:17 PM
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2
PPCLI Officers' Collars Maker Mark
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545
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cefguy
Walt: Thank you. Don
Walt:
Thank you.
Don
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Infantry
26-01-20, 06:03 PM
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PPCLI Officers' Collars Maker Mark
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545
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cefguy
PPCLI Officers' Collars Maker Mark
I have managed to acquire a nice set of Officer collars to the PPCLI. I was hoping that someone could confirm that the maker mark of "F&S" on the back of the crown is a mark for Firmin & Sons....
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General Topics
23-01-20, 01:51 PM
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Identification Needed
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594
Posted By
cefguy
Hello: The collar might be the Officers' collar...
Hello:
The collar might be the Officers' collar to the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the PPCLI.
Don
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