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MERCHANT NAVY HAT BADGES
Hi,
A recent find at my local market. I was told by the vendor that these bullion badges were owned by an Australian Merchant Navy man and are ww2 vintage. Any info on both these badges would be most welcome. Jim |
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P & O - a nice, original bullion badge
http://www.pandosnco.co.uk/deck_officers.html The other one is a generic merchant navy badge Note: cheap chinese reproductions are all over e-bay. |
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Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Would you know the rank of the Officers who would be entitled to wear either of these badges? Also, could these have been worn during WW2? The cap was made by S W Silver & Co LONDON.
Jim |
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I cant say if theses particular examples are WW2 vintage but the design of badge was certainly worn in thet era. The Generic Merchant Navy badge is of the design generally known as the Bombay style and has broader more open laurel leaves (or are they feathers, I've never really been sure?) than the more common and traditional style of MN cap badge. I'm not sure when the "Bombay " style was introduced and whether it was pre or post WW2? Maybe someone else knows the answer to that. Regards Tony Last edited by sailorbear; 31-03-17 at 09:51 AM. Reason: Attrocious spelling! |
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MERCHANT NAVY HAT BADGES
Below, the more traditional generic MN officers cap badge.
Regards Tony |
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Thank you Tony. you have been most helpful.
regards Jim |
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Does anyone know when the 'Bombay' term and description was introduced.
Is there any evidenced based reference material to support the theory? Thanks Barry |
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