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Old 16-11-21, 07:45 AM
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Default Royal marines red backing
Hello! I know that blue RM berets wear the red tombstone...I know (thanks to Irv who is the owner of the beautiful FS cap I show in this thread) that FS caps in kakhi (not blue) wore too...but I was wondering if the GS cap in Royal marines wore too the red backing (in case they used the Gs cap) Thank you!

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Old 16-11-21, 08:36 AM
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As far as I know, the Royal Marines never wore the GS cap. They went straight to berets after the FS cap - green for Commandos and blue for all other marines.
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Old 16-11-21, 08:48 AM
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So that is the reason of can't find any picture of a RM wearing It! I searched for days and nothing! Thanks for the info...now I can stop my mission impossible!
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Old 16-11-21, 04:23 PM
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blue for all other marines.
Here's an OR's example, note the half moon shaped cap stiffener only found on RM berets.
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Old 16-11-21, 06:37 PM
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So lovely example!!! I still crying because I lost a chance to buy one just like this one! Kangool brand and 1945 dated...
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Old 16-11-21, 08:42 PM
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Here's one for sale right now:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154304168828?
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Old 16-11-21, 08:47 PM
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Ouch - £57.09 postage......
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Old 16-11-21, 09:03 PM
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Plus VAT and import duties...

Still a nice beret though.
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Old 16-11-21, 10:18 PM
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Thanks a lot for the info, but I am afraid my wonderful days buying in UK are finished...last month I bought three badges in here to a great member of the forum...he sent me marked as a gift in a little envelope, and thanks to the brexit, customs take It and asked me for 37€ just for giving me that little envelope . Even marked as a gift! (now the badges must be travelling back to UK) I don't want to know how much would ask me customs for a cap! (In fact a week before I bought a headset in eBay UK, taxes included, and customs ask me for 27€ more just because came from UK... HORRIBLE)
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Old 17-11-21, 12:11 PM
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Hi,

Interesting topic. Here is my RM cap, for illustration.

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Old 17-11-21, 12:33 PM
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A nice cap - are the buttons "dog in a basket", or a different design please?
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Old 17-11-21, 02:55 PM
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It is just beautiful!!!!
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Old 17-11-21, 03:28 PM
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Dear all,

Here is the front, including the two brass buttons:



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Old 17-11-21, 03:34 PM
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Thanks, I wondered what the design would be, if the buttons would be as per the forage cap.
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Old 08-01-23, 11:26 AM
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Morning chaps,

What Steve Britton told me is that the Royal Marines red tombstone cloth patch is not put on it during manufacturing but given separately to be sewn on the beret later.The blue berets were admirality issue which were rugby ball shaped and no leather patch behind grommets. Obviously no WD stamp.

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