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Old 02-08-16, 04:50 PM
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Default 1953 dated Navy Blue Beret

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I picked up this Navy blue Beret over the weekend it is marked 6 7/8 Luton Knitting Company Limited and dated 1953 there is a second stamp of a capital L above a crows foot between W D with 958 under that I did not pay a lot for it and would like opimions
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Old 02-08-16, 08:05 PM
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Hi G,

'L' is correct for 1953. A good honest beret by the look of it.

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Old 03-08-16, 04:22 PM
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Hi Irv thanks for that it looks like I scored then as I paid £12.99 for it
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Well done G, looks like a nice find.

...My size too......

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Old 05-08-16, 02:31 PM
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Hi Roy
It is just my size and now has my suitably modified with clutch back pins Royal Hampshire badge mounted on it.
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