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Old 27-09-15, 03:33 AM
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Very nice Dudley,

good to see the QVC smasher hat badge complete with the hook.

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Old 27-09-15, 02:56 PM
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One of the joys at seeing any BMR plate, collar, title, badge or button, is simply, that they are all quite uncommon these days and have to be antiques proper.

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The odd BMR badge in the collection for comparison!
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Old 27-09-15, 06:56 PM
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Hi Dudley
What was the boot badge with the 'starred' green backing used for?
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Old 28-09-15, 06:23 AM
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Eh?

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Very nice Dudley,

good to see the QVC smasher hat badge complete with the hook.

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The triangular cut edged circles were apparently worn on the upturned brim of the slouch hat. Green for BMR and chocolate for NMR
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Old 28-09-15, 03:37 PM
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What's confusing you Frank?

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Old 28-09-15, 05:14 PM
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Was the small collar badge worn on the slouch hat? (It is facing the wrong way to be a cap badge,) or did the collars also have have a backing?


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Old 29-09-15, 08:27 AM
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Greetings Gents

The boot badge for the BMR was a collar badge and came in facing pairs. The one with the green facing is the same size as the other two. For some reason the image is resized. The one with green facing was given to me "as is" while still living in Pietermaritzburg. Unfortunately its mate was missing! The cap badge with the green facing is somewhat smaller that the helmet badge and was worn on the peaked cap. The font of the letters is a bit different.

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