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Old 16-04-22, 03:50 AM
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is this Military or Railways?
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Old 16-04-22, 07:17 AM
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I have seen these sold as Victorian Vols and perhaps they are. They were certainly worn in WM by the Victorian Railways.
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If they are brass (it’s difficult to tell from the photograph) they could be RAF Volunteer Reserve

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Old 16-04-22, 12:54 PM
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hi paul
nope, whitemetal
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nope, whitemetal
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Thank you for clarifying -there goes my RAF VR theory then !

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Thank you for clarifying -there goes my RAF VR theory then !

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And they are far to BIG to be RAF VR
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