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If it's not expensive I would buy it as it is different, unless someone with more knowledge of it offers advice to the contrary. Jack |
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Maybe it's Indian, see the one posted by Silverwash in the current thread "Indian Para cap badge" The chute canopy looks something similar.
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Thank you for the replies Jack.
I am going to go with this one because I've had so few replies and considering the number of interested parties on the forum I take that to be a good gauge of rarity. Please allow me a few days to take delivery and also time to think how I am going to clean the badge. I promise I'll put up some good photographs in a few days time. It could be an Indian piece there are some similarities. If however I were to resell it I do not think I could sell it as the rarer Indian variety as there is no 'India' tablet......unless of course your going to tell me in your next post that the early Indian badges were with out tablet?
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Good luck, I hope it turns out to be a good one. Jack |
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Badge needed a professional to clean it, so what remains of the silver plate is retained. So, sorry it has taken me such a long to post back.
Can anyone hazard a guess who made this type with the embossed canopy?
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Hello Jibba Jabba, Valid question indeed, I tend to agree with Frank who mentioned that officer’s paid for everything, therefore, would wear what they have. I can’t speak for officers of the Parachute Regiment directly, however, I do have several officer groups to members of 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. One fellow initially wore a Bakelite cap badge overseas while other members wore their actual officer cap badge. My guess would be personal preference as opposed to following some ‘protocol’ at the time. Cheers
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Rgds, Thomas. |
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Thank you Thomas. Is this a good find? Chatur Bihari & Bros. Aligarh?
Also, how long would it of been worn before the India tablet badges were introduced?
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Gents,
Please look at these PR cap badges. I assume that these would all classify as ‘officer quality’ cap badges?... These are a few that are on berets in my collection. I can tell you that the one with the string tag belonged to a very well known Brigadier. (nothing too fancy) Cheers
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Going clockwise starting with the top left no 1 is marked P and is a silver plated example by JR Gaunt who marked their badges in this manner. numbers 2 and 3 are an identical pattern to 1 although I cannot see the letter P, they are probably silver or silver plated again by Gaunt. Number 4 looks to be an unmarked Firmin one of unknown silver content. Numbers 5 and 6 looked to be marked Ludlow London who mainly made officers badges, they are also of an unknown silver content. Quite a valuable lot when you add them up, the last P marked Gaunt one I saw for sale went for £180. Regards, Jack. |
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A nice badge that I would be happy to own. Jack |
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Excellent information you provided Jack! Greatly appreciated. Cheers
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The Indian tablet was only worn by Indian personnel, the British never wore the Indian Parachute Regiment badge, as far as I know. Indian Parachute Regiment formed December 1944 disbanded October 1946. Rgds, Thomas. Last edited by fougasse1940; 15-09-13 at 11:53 PM. |
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I am happy that I appear to of inadvertently discovered something that not everyone has in their collections. I have a few bazaar made badge to other units but the quality of this one had me fooled. The example shown on the other thread appears to have wings of an unequal length. I guess the tell tale sign is the file marks on the tip of one of the wings, as a result of casting. What also surprise me is that the Indians bothered to silver plate. I have only seen solid unmarked silver or white metal badges before. The reverse impression also seems to have a remarkable similarity with officer badges. Now it is just a waiting game to see if anyone out there has an example identical to my own.
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