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02-07-23, 02:02 PM
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Essex Regiment - Formation Sign Combination
Opinions please on this WW2 Essex Regiment Formation Sign Combination:
ESSEX printed shoulder title 49th Infantry Division Infantry Arm of Service Strip 'Pompadour' Arm of Service Strip (2nd Bn Essex Regiment) 56th Infantry Brigade Probably a 'too good to be true' made up fake! Tim
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#2
02-07-23, 07:53 PM
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An original WW2 made combinaison with original badges for me.
Normandie18
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03-07-23, 12:39 AM
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It looks good to me as well. These can be very tough to decern, but I am seeing no red flags. I very nice piece.
CB
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03-07-23, 07:51 AM
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Thanks Normandie18 and CB for your positive opinions. I have several hundred WW2 Formation Signs in my Album collected over the last 50 years but this is the first and only Combination.
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...hp?albumid=489 Tim
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#5
03-07-23, 11:04 AM
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As CB has said, a very nice piece ! Worn from autumn 1944 untill the end of 1945.
Normandie18
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#6
03-07-23, 03:22 PM
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Another example for the other arm.
Jon
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03-07-23, 03:24 PM
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Jon,
Thanks! A match. Tim
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"Manui dat cognitio vires - Knowledge gives strength to the arm" "Better to know it but not need it than to need it and not know it!" "Have more than thou showest, speak less than thou knowest."
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#8
03-07-23, 05:12 PM
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You can also give it the black light test after you get it and return it if it glows.
Terry
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#9
03-07-23, 07:58 PM
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Quote:
However, after reading so many posts on here about how Regiments and Corps adjusted or ignored official uniform regulations to suit their own idea of what was correct, I can understand how the Essex Regiment made the addition without any formal recognition.
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#10
03-07-23, 10:04 PM
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Printed title
The Essex printed title has been IMO cut to fit on this Formation Sign Combination, this has answered a question for me as to why I have a Buffs printed title which to my mind has been cut down to fit.
Third down on the right as opposed to fourth on the left. Rob
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#11
03-07-23, 10:06 PM
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I already own the ESSEX combination and it came among a large mixed lot of cloth items which I am sorting through but most of which seem genuine. I will post some items later for opinions.
Tim
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"Manui dat cognitio vires - Knowledge gives strength to the arm" "Better to know it but not need it than to need it and not know it!" "Have more than thou showest, speak less than thou knowest." Last edited by grey_green_acorn; 03-07-23 at 10:53 PM.
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