Thread: Arabic Artillery Cap Badge - Firmin London
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Old 19-04-21, 02:22 PM
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I would be interested in knowing if that badge is still in use. As per my earlier collecting years, I was lead to believe this was an “Artillery” badge. Then found another! After seeing the maker’s mark on one of them, I checked to see why Firmin shared the maker’s mark. Quite an eyeful! Bin Hamoodah. Also, if Eddie Parks is still following this thread, can he give me any ideas on the collar badges shown below? Regards, David J.
Hi David

The Umm Al Quwain Police was founded in 1967 wearing the badges you show, becoming part of the Federal Police and adopting their insignia c.1973-74 ('The Military And Police Forces Of The Gulf States Vol. 1: Trucial States And United Arab Emirates' by Athol Yates and Cliff Lord, pp. 45-47).

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Graham
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