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Old 01-06-21, 05:39 PM
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Default Mystery Highland Light Infantry Patches for Identification

If there are any HLI cloth specialists out there, these went on Ebay recently (not to me)for a big price and I'm really not sure what they are.

Look to be definitely locally made which raises the possibility of the 2nd Battalion which served in Italy . Anyone recognise them or know what they are?

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Old 01-06-21, 06:50 PM
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Whilst I have never seen anything like them, they don't look foreign made to me with that type of embroidery. The bobbin thread looks more like British make.

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Old 01-06-21, 07:17 PM
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Interesting - thanks CB. I just thought the relative roughness of the letters indicated a local manufacture. You're probably right though - they've had a tough life and it may be simply wear and tear...
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Default HLI "slip-on" titles

I bought one from Geoff Newman which had been printed on the reverse of a REME slip-on title.

Quite why this was done I can only think there was a shortage of blank "slip-on" titles, maybe these were produced as a stop-gap.

As you can see the title looks quite normal from the front.

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I have always felt very good about items I get from Geoff. He's a first class gentleman in my book.

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Rob your centrepiece H.L.I. cap badge with the Brass ring with Honours within, has this fitting? and ought it not to be Silver plated? as a Bandsmans badge?

I have similar and can see the badge will pull against it to hold in place on a board but would think some fittings for everyday use? Otherwise it would sliide down and rotate!

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Old 02-06-21, 07:51 AM
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Billy, it's a pipers cloak badge I think, it has a very stout pin and clasp for fixing.

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