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Old 27-06-20, 07:55 AM
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see the badges attached belonging to Monty Selmon, LRDG 'A' (Rhodesia) Squadron, posted by his daughter Noelene. herewith is the proof that the bullion cap badge existed.
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Old 27-06-20, 08:06 AM
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Many thanks for sharing, lovely items indeed! - Regards Mark
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Old 27-06-20, 09:11 AM
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Love it !!
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Old 27-06-20, 09:37 AM
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see the badges attached belonging to Monty Selmon, LRDG 'A' (Rhodesia) Squadron, posted by his daughter Noelene. herewith is the proof that the bullion cap badge existed.
Outstanding contribution as ever Jonathan - its a little beauty - thanks for sharing! All the best - Mike
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Old 27-06-20, 03:43 PM
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Cracking items.......................even though I have minimal knowledge of these items, I do appreciate quality.

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Very clearly, something becomes extant at the particular point in time that it was actually manufactured, the issue here is that point in time.

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Very clearly, something becomes extant at the particular point in time that it was actually manufactured, the issue here is that point in time.
A bit of a confusing riddle. Are you saying that the badge is not actually wartime
manufactured. If this is the case do you have any clues as to when it was manufactured and why ? If it was made post WW2 then surely others would have appeared on the market by now as it is an extremely rare item. I am referring to the bullion cap badge not the two blazer badges.

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Old 07-07-20, 10:14 PM
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Interestingly no one seems able to 'nail their colours to the mast' on this, it would be nice to have some input from our resident doubters and experts .
It's one thing to make comments but clearly another to back them up.

We have an LRDG expert on the forum who often speaks out regarding LRDG badges. It would be good to hear his input and also input from Frank.

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Generalizations and statements are made on this forum regularly without the people making them supporting them with facts. It won't be the last time it happens.
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Old 15-07-20, 07:51 AM
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see the badges attached belonging to Monty Selmon, LRDG 'A' (Rhodesia) Squadron, posted by his daughter Noelene. herewith is the proof that the bullion cap badge existed.
Nice to see such a rare item that is still in family hands.
Do you know if Noelene has a photo of her father wearing the hat badge?
The Cecil Beaton wartime photo is also proof that the bullion cap badge existed.

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Nice to see such a rare item that is still in family hands.
Do you know if Noelene has a photo of her father wearing the hat badge?
The Cecil Beaton wartime photo is also proof that the bullion cap badge existed.
I have not seen the Cecil Beaton image and would much appreciate any guidance where to look please. Thanks for drawing it to our attention. All the best - Mike
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I have not seen the Cecil Beaton image and would much appreciate any guidance where to look please. Thanks for drawing it to our attention. All the best - Mike
Not sure if this is the image referred to , but one comment is :

" I've seen this image - Cecil Beaton's picture of Tpr "Bluey" Grimsey "

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=61699


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That's a cracking photo.

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Not sure if this is the image referred to , but one comment is :

" I've seen this image - Cecil Beaton's picture of Tpr "Bluey" Grimsey "

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=61699


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Many thanks for posting the image - much appreciated.
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