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Old 24-04-13, 09:43 AM
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I recently purchased an identical Kilmarnock, I was confident that it was Gurkha related thanks to sites like this (scroll down a bit), this and Jerry's example here.
It is good to hear that the 8th GR badge is wrong, so now I have to find a proper badge for it.
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Old 25-08-14, 04:22 PM
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Thought this may be of interest, picked op this morning.
8th Gurkhas cap badge, looks theatre made and has the void under the "8".
Has anyone come across this type before?
Cheers Tony.
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Old 28-08-14, 01:32 PM
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Certainly theatre made if good and nothing obviously wrong about it to me, but I'll leave any real conclusions to the Gurkha mavins. I don't see enough of the stuff 'in the flesh' anymore to have worthwhile opinions on it.

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Thanks Peter, anymore opinions are welcome.
Cheers Tony.
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Hi Tony, I'm pretty sure it's genuine - although it may well be post 1947 - (i.e Indian Army ) - they're quite difficult to date . The fact that it's got the kukris left over right means it's more likely to be after 1935 - ( but that's by no means definitive ) - there's an example illustrated in the museums book on the insignia of the regt - (8GR D20) - that looks very close to your badge - it measures 37mm high and 42mm wide. Hope this helps. Tim
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The "Sonkok" is the Malay form of headdress, and is also worn by the Royal Brunei Armed Forces in dark green; there is also a "civilian" version in that part of the world, which is softer: a bit like a "Nehru" type hat.
Another example with its issue box has been shown on another forum, as Gurkha but the box has Songkok written on the lid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songkok
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