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Old 19-04-21, 05:57 PM
mojob123 mojob123 is offline
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Default Torpedo Collars?

Hi. Can anyone ID these torpedo badges. Approx 32mm long. I'm only thinking collars as they came to me as a pair and have nice anti spin prongs on the back. If not Royal Navy I will almost certainly be selling. Mike
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Old 20-04-21, 05:55 AM
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My thought is that they are missiles rather than torpedoes. I have never seen pictures of torpedoes with those front 'wings' - they wouldn't fit in the tubes like that. Maybe some sore of air-to-air missile or something like that.
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Old 20-04-21, 02:31 PM
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They look American to me .
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Old 20-04-21, 03:57 PM
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Concur with Alex and Steve. As a retired semi-skilled professional intelligence officer, my inclination would be two separate manufacturer’s lapel pins or tie-tacks representative of an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), possibly the FGM-148 Javelin or other missile of similar design. See attached image.
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Old 21-04-21, 04:27 PM
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Default Torpedoes/Missiles??

Hi Alex, Steve and Jim. Thanks for your replies. Some further research required then, I think. I certainly agree, probably not British, so will most likely be moving them on 'unknown'. Mike
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