1st Pattern Palestine Police ?

[Lampwick]

Is this a 1st Pattern Palestine Police badge?

[Phil2M]

Hi mate, no its a reproduction badge thats often described as Jewish Brigade. I forget now which police or customs unit it was for. Caribbean somewhere, i think. Definitely not Palestine.

[leigh kitchen]

It appears in some threads on some sites as Trinidad Police, Trinidad Customs..........

[altcar73]

No connection whatsoever with Trinidad or Palestine. It is a Nigerian badge of some sort. Possibly Customs or similar. They are being reproed. in large numbers. Often described as Jewish Brigade. Whatever that is. Presumably Fire brigade???!!!

Dave.

[Frank Kelley]

Awful, it looks brand new!

Originally Posted by Lampwick

Is this a 1st Pattern Palestine Police badge?

[Lampwick]

Thanks all.

[zob]

Nigerian Customs.

Zob.

[magpie]

This badge was on a swagger stick top today, under the badge read Trinidad and Tobago police.

May have read Trinidad police department.

[leigh kitchen]

A couple of links:

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=33806

http://gmic.co.uk/topic/30751-jewish...comment-289930

[altcar73]

Originally Posted by magpie

This badge was on a swagger stick top today, under the badge read Trinidad and Tobago police.

May have read Trinidad police department.

Whilst the stick may have had the Star of David (or whatever its called) on it, the Trinidad Police badge is quite different. The centre of the star had in it (during Colonial days), the Crown and a Lion. Or post Colonial days, a bird of some kind.


Dave.

[zob]

There are a few countries that use and have used the Star of David as their choice of emblem particularly in Africa, however this particular badge I believe is that of the Nigerian Customs before its title change to the - Nigerian Customs Preventive Service. You’ll know doubt note from the attached scan that the two badges are almost identical.

Zob.

[Lampwick]

Not really Zob. Yours has the crown at the bottom

[zob]

Originally Posted by Lampwick

Not really Zob. Yours has the crown at the bottom

Lampwick,

Sometimes it’s a good idea to take a fresh approach and stand these things on their head.

Zob.

[davidcushworth]

According to the book "British Army Cap Badges of the Twentieth" Century by Arthur Ward, at page 92 he show the badge and identified it has a pre-1947 {Palestine Police Force Cap Badge, often mistaken as a Jewish Brigade badge (but it does not have the Menorah on it) or Jewish Chaplains Badge, which would otherwise have a voided background.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/7474581...active_4&frs=1

[Eddie Parks]

Well he may well have, but he's wrong. It's Nigerian.
Nothing at all to do with Palestine.
Here are another couple of related badges.