Post WW2 SAS Jungle Hat

[leigh kitchen]

I believe it's a toy museum, I don't know if it's still open. It used to have a web page.

[Alan O]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-orig...oAAOSwBqpdmeAP

In all my years I have never ever seen a Gurkha wearing one of these!

[manchesters]

Originally Posted by Alan O

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-orig...oAAOSwBqpdmeAP

In all my years I have never ever seen a Gurkha wearing one of these!

Maybe its out of his toy museum!

[leigh kitchen]

Can you prove that? Not that I'm a doubter, just asking cos it looks like somebody else will.

[manchesters]

Prove what?

[Frank Kelley]

This seller certainly appears to have no shortage of customers, I am quite surprised really.

[leigh kitchen]

That it comes from the toy museum (see post 14).
We seem to have had a mini-rash of persons joining the forum and immediately setting up a spirited defence of dealers who have a particularly bad rep.

[manchesters]

Originally Posted by leigh kitchen

That it comes from the toy museum (see post 14).
We seem to have had a mini-rash of persons joining the forum and immediately setting up a spirited defence of dealers who have a particularly bad rep.

No, it was a joke! I thought that would be clear?

regards

[Frank Kelley]

Perhaps merely coincidental or perhaps an existing customer or even the dealer concerned?

Originally Posted by leigh kitchen

We seem to have had a mini-rash of persons joining the forum and immediately setting up a spirited defence of dealers who have a particularly bad rep.

[leigh kitchen]

One can only wonder.

[Luke H]

Originally Posted by Trog22

Hello,

I am new to this forum and have read the threads about this Father and son. I would like to point out that they own a museum. I am not saying everything they sell is 100% pukka, but the way they have been described on here is as if they are a couple of crooks, and everything they sell is fake, which is untrue and I think unfair. I agree that the jungle hat and SAS badge don’t look right together, but I would be interested to hear from someone who can prove to me that the badge isn’t genuine, that was sewn on to the hat at a much later date.

The gentleman doth protest too much. A ‘couple of crooks’ as you put it is exactly how I would describe them and their selling activities.

Oddly enough the last time I read ‘I’m new to this forum but...’ in defence of a fake item being sold it was in fact the dealer selling it posting in support of himself under a pseudonym.

[loupie1961]

Well, as a forger he should try and learn some basic facts: the supposed RSI, Italian Social Republic 1944 dated flag he's got for sale is supposed to hang from the pole the other way round, the green side next to the staff, not the red one! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-1944...cAAOSwE9xdn4D9

[Gurkha]

The Gurkha hat mentioned earlier is a complete fantasy item. Not even a serious attempt. anyone bidding on that deserves to lose their money.

Steve

[akiko]

Originally Posted by loupie1961

Well, as a forger he should try and learn some basic facts: the supposed RSI, Italian Social Republic 1944 dated flag he's got for sale is supposed to hang from the pole the other way round, the green side next to the staff, not the red one! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-1944...cAAOSwE9xdn4D9

The description is like it was written by a six year old.

[Trog22]

Hello Forum

If you had given me a chance to answer Simon Butterworth's question, I would have.

Instead, I now find somebody else has answered it for me (missing one very important point) and six other people have dived in and commented, including one who is more or less accusing me of being the dealer.

I told you I was new to this forum, so I have no idea what has been discussed about them before and believe me I have nothing to gain by sticking up for them and was merely going to share the positive things that I do know about them. But it seems a number of you have already made your minds up, and I do not wish to get into an argument, so I will leave this particular thread.

I hope next time I post something it gets a more positive response. Thank you.

Trog22