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Old 11-12-15, 06:08 PM
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Default Fake LRDG Beret on eBay
A brief note of warning to any prospective bidders. A beret with fake LRDG cloth badge on eBay, item number 231779834339.

This beret has been doing the rounds, I was shown it at the Chelmsford Military Fair earlier this year. The cloth badge is of recent manufacture.

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Old 11-12-15, 06:56 PM
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What about his SAS flash?
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Well spoted keith
Whats worth noting is the fake WD stamp as well with this come and say hellow at the next chelsford meeting if you go i in front of the stage cheers steve
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Old 11-12-15, 07:32 PM
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The 3rd SAS title is one of those Pakistan made fakes.

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Old 11-12-15, 07:43 PM
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Was there ever a cloth LRDG Beret Badge??
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Old 11-12-15, 08:15 PM
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Yes there were cloth LRDG badges. One is illustrated in Jonathan Pittaways book on the LRDG.

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Default Fake LRDG Beret on ebay
The badge in question is now in my collection.
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The fake beret on eBay was sold for £753.47

If only the buyer had been on this forum and read the post...

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Wow....

We all make mistakes from time to time and occasionally pay over the odds for something special but this is beyond belief....

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Yikes! And a 2nd bidder not far behind. In the photos he had the beret turned every which way from Sunday but never what I would call a close up shot of the badge.
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281889459022 on ebay. Is this really an officially licenced item for veterans?
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An early Christmas present for the seller...

As I said in my first post, the embroidered LRDG badge attached to the beret is of recent manufacture. I was offered the beret at the Chelmsford Military Fair earlier this year, the asking price was £45.00.

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At the Chelmsford fair I used my phone to take a photo of the badge on the beret...
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Shocking - nothing like Arnhem's badge in Jonathan's book which is a cracker! I hope it is OK with both of them to share an image ...

Seasons greetings to all and good hunting in 2016

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