True or Tosh! WW2 Marines?

[Belly]

The old favourite is back...

£15 + £25 = £500

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...E:B:SS:GB:1123

[CftD]

I do believe that I have expressed this view before - I suspect in a similar thread - that the cap badge was one of the first items to be confiscated by captors, particularly in PoW camps, as trophies. It makes little sense, especially for special forces - including the RM - to conceal a valuable bit of kit in something that they will probably have taken from them shortly after capture. Doesn't wash with me, I'm afraid - now what else could I buy for £500 ? David

[cossack]

£500

Someone's got a sense of humour!!

[Belly]

On the contrary I think they've taken leave of all senses!

[Charlie585]

I've added this to my watch list wishing to raise the seller's hopes, I just hope that no one is gullible enough to part with that amount of money for this item.

Ry

[Truebrit]

I think everyone has had a go at answering this, but I’d like to just clip in with this. The badges on eBay are most likely faked (real badge, real compass - real superglue...). Especially from the seller who seems to have Huge success in finding them at militaria fairs...

But when I was researching E&E gadgets for a magazine article, I spoke to a veteran Marine, who confirmed to me that his Troop (X-Ray Troop if I remember) Did conceal escape compasses in their cap badges...

Happy hunting
TB

[leigh kitchen]

Would that be a small compass just glued or otherwise lodged in the globe of a RM cap badge as a convenience if required rather than a "proper" disguised job designed to avoid examination though?