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Old 28-09-18, 10:17 AM
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Two of my BW hackles, one came in the tin with the label stating it's a Great War period item, the other was a seperate purchase.
Both hackles have a feathered section of about 2 1/2"
The hackle with the button - an officer's quality button which is wired on to the hackle and obviously not intended to be easily removed.
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Old 29-09-18, 10:39 AM
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Leigh.
On the left hackle from a foreign service helmet, feathers 2 inches high date unknown.
On the right hackle worn in the T-O-S feathers 2 1/2 inches high came from a 2nd Bn man who transfered to 1st Bn in 1948.
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Old 29-09-18, 12:57 PM
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Both of my hackles are small - l'll get the measure out.

Additional images and measurements added to post no. 21.

The feather section of this hackle is about 3 1/2" long.
The paper tube is fashioned from paper folded and glued and bearing in black print "Letter of Guarantee, Bank of Baroda, Ltd. Calcutta".
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Old 29-09-18, 03:48 PM
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Another hackle, feathered section about 3 1/2" long (bearing in mind it's stored in a narrow tube and so could lose some length when bushed out).
I'm assuming that the other three hackles I've posted have "age" to them as this one may. I could be wrong.
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Old 29-09-18, 05:59 PM
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An Army Air Corps beret "badged" to the Black Watch.
The beret is a "KANGOL" with Imperial size stamp and no other markings.
There is a semi circular badge stiffener behind the government pattern tartan patch, manufactured within the beret between the outer and the liner.
The tartan patch has an opening at the top, in the centre.
The rim is of black plastic.
When I got the beret it didn't have the hackle, which I've added for the photos (feathered section of the hackle is 3 1/2" long.).
Given the Imperial sizing and plastic rim I'm guessing that the beret dates from c 1970 - early 80's?
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Old 06-10-18, 11:16 AM
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4VBRH officers S/P dirk belt plate.
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Old 17-10-18, 11:19 AM
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Charcoal and ink cartoon by the Scottish stained glass artist Willie Wilson c.1921. Preparatory sketch for the Scottish Regiments memorial windows installed in St Mungo's Cathederal Glasgow in 1923. Below a photo of the window in situ.

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Old 02-11-18, 12:49 PM
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4VBRH OR's all white metal waist belt clasp.
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Old 28-11-18, 11:56 AM
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Territorial 2nd Lt OSD single collar & pips.
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Old 10-12-18, 12:09 PM
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Edwardian officers die-struck silver sporran badge with single nut and bolt fixing. Same size as collar badge.
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Old 13-01-19, 11:47 AM
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Scarce 4/5 BW titles worn 1921-39. Much harder to find than 6/7 version.
Both have hex lugs and no serifs on the Ts so I assume Tiptaft manufacture, shame about colour variation.
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Old 27-01-19, 11:25 AM
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Officers mess dress collars in S/P 32mm high, hands level on the cross.
Not recorded in Churchill.
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Old 27-01-19, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by leigh kitchen View Post
An Army Air Corps beret "badged" to the Black Watch.
The beret is a "KANGOL" with Imperial size stamp and no other markings.
There is a semi circular badge stiffener behind the government pattern tartan patch, manufactured within the beret between the outer and the liner.
The tartan patch has an opening at the top, in the centre.
The rim is of black plastic.
When I got the beret it didn't have the hackle, which I've added for the photos (feathered section of the hackle is 3 1/2" long.).
Given the Imperial sizing and plastic rim I'm guessing that the beret dates from c 1970 - early 80's?
Lieutenant D.V. Fortune, 1st Bn The Black Watch, was seconded to the Army Air Corps in 1968 as a helicopter pilot flying Sioux helicopters. He later served with the Royal Scots Greys and 14/20th Hussars and retired as Captain in 1972. He wore the Red Hackle in a blue AAC beret and was nicknamed the 'Whirly Jock' (Twenty years later he re-activated as a Reservist flying Gazelles but did not wear the Hackle).

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Old 27-01-19, 02:50 PM
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Thank you for that information, very interesting.
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Old 30-01-19, 05:49 PM
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Leigh, I should add that I dont believe Captain Fortune wore a tartan flash on his beret and the hackle would have been the traditional 'bloom' shape of the C20th rather than the narrower, vertical plume shape currently worn by the Black Watch.
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