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POST YOUR BEST FINDS of 2018
Just for fun I thought it would be nice if members posted their best finds of the year !!
Merry Xmas to you all !! Steve |
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First of all, a nice Original Polish 309Squadron badge , rescued from scrap silver !!
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Probably my best but also my favorite find of the year just came in the other week.
A very rare and beautiful Georgian button to the 1st Demerara Militia. Cheerio, Roy
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com |
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The button my Dad, the button collector, could never find and never used the internet (he passed away in early 1996). The pre-WW1 pattern DCLI button. I paid far too much for it, but that wasn't the point.
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Cheerio, Roy
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com |
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Stunning Roy , lovely find !!
Cheers Steve |
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Being a REME collector, the opportunity to acquire the 'QUETTA' badge was and is a must. Being a very scarce and somewhat mysterious badge, I'm not totally convinced that either of these is genuine, but given that there are so few 'on the market' (I've only ever seen four, one from a dealer, one from a member on this site and the two I now have). The 'bronzed' badge is on lugs but the 'brass' badge has a slider. Both obviously of theatre manufacture as expected, but genuine or not??
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Best find of 2018
Nice finds guys
Had a couple of excellent finds this year so hard to decide, but my favourite find of 2018 would have to be this chrome button from the Fujairah Police, probably used during the latter days of the Trucial States/early days of the United Arab Emirates. Only two more Emirates to go! Good hunting in 2019 Graham
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I am looking to purchase items from the British Administration Police & Prison Services in Cyrenaica & Tripolitania; Eritrea & Ethiopia; Somalia (f. Italian Somaliland) & British Somaliland; & the Dodecanese: insignia, documents, photographs etc. |
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I also have 1, but like you not sure if it is genuine or not. Still is in pride and place in my REME collection. Regards Ian |
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A lovely example of the 8th Company of Kent Sydenham Rifle Volunteers NCO Cross Belt Badge (1860 - 1871).Absolutely beautiful condition and a beautiful and elegant badge.
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Post Your Best Find of 2018
Regret to say that I didn't actually "find it". Someone else did the hard work - I simply benefitted. - AEC Plastic with both blades intact.
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The RASC Fleet badge. Waited for ages for one to come along and then two did, both with the die flaw under HONI on the scroll.
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JERRY ROYAL ENGINEERS/BRITISH ARMY CORPS & SERVICES/BRITISH LEGION/ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (see albums) |
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My fave badge of the year is this welsh dragon osd as worn by the Glamorgan Yeomanry and also probably by the Monmouthshire Regiment
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Regards, Jerry |
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These are mine, but once again I didn't do the hard work, these were spotted by Slick Mick, thanks again Mick.
Regards to all, Phil. |
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For me its all the WW1 Cavalry badges I picked up this year. Looking to finish that set in 2019. Mick
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