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Forum: Foreign Badges and Insignia 26-02-24, 01:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 359
Posted By skyeman
"Financni Straz" (lit. Financial Guard) -...

"Financni Straz" (lit. Financial Guard) - interwar czechoslovakian border guards.
this cap badge was used from mid twenties till 1938.
I can send you a couple of link where this badge sold in 8 -...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 21-08-23, 08:00 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 385
Posted By skyeman
here's one in its natural habitat

here's one in its natural habitat
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 21-08-23, 07:57 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 385
Posted By skyeman
1920's - 1938 Czechoslovakian Police helmet badge

1920's - 1938 Czechoslovakian Police helmet badge
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 07-12-22, 12:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 785
Posted By skyeman
Free Czech Forces in Middle east, namely 11...

Free Czech Forces in Middle east, namely 11 (Czechoslovakian) Btn "East", later transfered into 200. (Czechoslovak) light AA Rgt.
Forum: Military Buttons 27-11-22, 05:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 643
Posted By skyeman
thanks all!

thanks all!
Forum: Military Buttons 27-11-22, 10:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 643
Posted By skyeman
curious winged "V.R." cypher with King's Crown badge, by Pitt & son of Maddox St

hey all,
I should very much like to use the collective hivemind here for identification of the following button.

my guesstimate is mess dress/bandsman sort of thing, but then, it may even not be...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 29-07-22, 08:08 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 716
Posted By skyeman
hi, I'll put my farthing on Luxembourg.

hi,

I'll put my farthing on Luxembourg.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 19-04-22, 07:49 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,795
Posted By skyeman
#3 is an inter-war/early post ww2 Czechoslovakian...

#3 is an inter-war/early post ww2 Czechoslovakian (V)ojenska (A)kademie - Military Academy badge.
However, I'd need a closeup to place it in time correctly.

#5 if an inter-war Czechoslovakian...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 21-02-22, 09:23 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,210
Posted By skyeman
hi, #16 and #24 shoulder tabs look quite like...

hi, #16 and #24 shoulder tabs look quite like Czechoslovakian inter-war.
If they're looking for a new home, drop me a line.
cheers,
s.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 19-12-21, 04:45 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 512
Posted By skyeman
unrelated to Czechoslovakian Army and Air Force,...

unrelated to Czechoslovakian Army and Air Force, any period of time, any theatre of war.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 25-11-19, 09:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 402
Posted By skyeman
well if you want to see one on a regular basis,...

well if you want to see one on a regular basis, drop me a line, there's one looking for a new home.
Forum: Foreign Badges and Insignia 23-10-19, 07:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 420
Posted By skyeman
no idea about the dutch stuff, but the free...

no idea about the dutch stuff, but the free czechs pieces are all genuine, the only (slight but present) doubt I'd have would concern the CIABG formation signs. I have 3 different printed types and...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 01-10-19, 08:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 311
Posted By skyeman
Nos 1 - 4 . Czech - Slovak Mechanized Inf. Task...

Nos 1 - 4 . Czech - Slovak Mechanized Inf. Task Force Btn. , Kosovo 2002/03
Forum: Foreign Badges and Insignia 06-05-19, 12:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 432
Posted By skyeman
Czech Army, (1994 - 2003) 26th Artillery...

Czech Army, (1994 - 2003)
26th Artillery Battalion, based in Janovice n/Uhlavou
Forum: Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc. 20-02-19, 07:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 459
Posted By skyeman
obtaining any further photos will a bit of a...

obtaining any further photos will a bit of a problem because the seller is rather unwilling to share any more with me. It all looks a bit of a shady business anyway so I'll give it a pas.
If I do...
Forum: Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc. 20-02-19, 07:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 459
Posted By skyeman
many thanks!

many thanks!
Forum: Civilian Services: Police, Prison Service, Fire Brigade, Merchant Navy, etc. 19-02-19, 02:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 459
Posted By skyeman
Durham County Constabulary Helmet+jacket

hi chaps,

this lot was offered to me as pre-ww2.
while Police is way out of my field, I assume the badge is QEII, but still: is there a chance the jacket and helmet are actually older than late...
Forum: Other Military Topics 02-10-18, 01:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 638
Posted By skyeman
aside from the Czechoslovakian Legions that were...

aside from the Czechoslovakian Legions that were indeed raised from the czech and slovak (KuK) POW's and ethnic czechs/slovaks living in Volhynia, there were also (small) units embodied directly in...
Forum: Other Military Topics 01-10-18, 07:29 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 638
Posted By skyeman
actually, it is Czech and the correct translation...

actually, it is Czech and the correct translation goes:

Become a Red soldier (lit. private), too!
Turn against your oppressor millionaires, generals and lazy gentry!

it is a rather old form of...
Forum: Foreign Badges and Insignia 19-06-18, 10:00 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 805
Posted By skyeman
http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/album.php?...

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/album.php?albumid=1258&pictureid=53180
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 08-02-18, 11:01 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 512
Posted By skyeman
definitely not Czech.

definitely not Czech.
Forum: Other Militaria 25-01-18, 12:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,502
Posted By skyeman
pm me, Czech is my 1st language.

pm me, Czech is my 1st language.
Forum: The Royal Australian Navy and Air Force (RAN & RAAF) 23-01-18, 12:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,527
Posted By skyeman
well you can always: - go ebay - describe...

well you can always:
- go ebay
- describe as "battle of britain, found during a house clearance, fresh to the market)
- add "i'm no expert and really don't know anything about anything" magick...
Forum: The Royal Australian Navy and Air Force (RAN & RAAF) 22-01-18, 04:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,527
Posted By skyeman
C type helmet, late-war type. used into the 50's ...

C type helmet, late-war type. used into the 50's
H type oxygen mask, introduced early 1945, generally post-war (some squadron's saw it in use before the war ended thoughm stamped 1945 are rather...
Forum: Headdress 29-08-17, 08:11 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,128
Posted By skyeman
(possibly ww2) fs cap identification/opinions please

Could anyone please shed some light into this (to me) unusually looking fs cap?
it can be argued it's an old film prop or perhaps a fantasy piece, I really do not know where to place this.
...
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