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And more
The two at the end are on a RN/RM money belt which is why I haven't shown the backs. |
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Thanks Irv for showing an array of RM badges. I'll pull the badge out on the weekend and take a good look, but the detail on the tail does not look like a good sign.
Thanks Paul |
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See how awful they can get!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/British-Ar...MAAOSwAANY7-GJ |
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Thanks for the links Irv.
So to my eye the round compass is simply placed in the back of of standard issue RM badge and removed when needed? What I mean is there wasn't a manufactured badge specifically to house a compass. Is this an accurate statement? Thanks Paul |
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Sorry Paul I have no knowledge on escape compass use. I'm sure someone will let you know if they were ever put into the back of a real RM badge, for me I doubt it. But what do I know
Regards Irv |
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Battle Dress escape buttons
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Hi Mike, There were a new set of escape compasses for BD, including a specific Bakelite Button with a magnetic core and two dots to indicate North. These were used like Swinger compasses and suspended from cotton, to swing north. Also the fly buttons and a new invention, the BD Blouse buckle compass. A very ingenious invention... The transition to BD negated the use of Brass RAF escape buttons, certainly for ground troops, but although the RAF transitioned to Bakelite buttons, Fleet Air Arm retained their brass buttons and therefore, their original escape buttons... Regards TB. |
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Cribyn, Yes, that logic occurred to me too, but I have never seen or even heard of any other infantry escape button, unless you include RMs... Surprisingly, not even the Parachute Regiment (who Surely must have had one?)... Regards TB |
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There were no regimental buttons on Parachute Regiment battle dresses and Denison smocks, which is what they wore when going into combat.
Rgds, Thomas. |
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Escape button compass
Over the years l have had three or four of these buttons all to the RAF, all unscrewed anti clockwise and the last one l found was in a ladies sewing box. You immediately wonder why just one button is in a sewing box, so when l gave it a furtive turn and it moved, so l bought it for the exorbitant price of £2! To much for a button but very reasonable for an escape compass. Bear in mind these are being faked, so beware!
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WW11 Escapers button - General Service button
I found this one in my dad's WW11 buttons.It took many years before I discoved that it was not an ordinary button!
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It has to be said that the Royal Berkshire’s Escape Button is somewhat unusual, and does beg the question, what other Regimental escape buttons are out there?
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So by that time in the war, most brass escape buttons had gone, since most units were now wearing Battle Dress. However, Fleet Air Arm pilots wore their brass buttons on their BD... Still giving them access to a convenient compass if shot down - although the German authorities had by then discovered most of MI9’s hidden compasses. Those in BD would still have had access to Fly Button compasses and Bakelite BD Button compasses, Swingers, and possibly BD buckle compasses - if they were ever issued? All shown in Paul’s photos from his own collection above. Come on folks, dig out some more escape buttons and list them! One to add to my own list- The Royal Tank Regiment. Regards TB |
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They were actually used in this way by RM as recently as the Falklands war, so the concept is sound - but this must be the commonest of reproduced E&E fakes, so buyers beware... |
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