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Head-dress section
Hi all
Nice idea perhaps, but I have my doubts about this, not because I have no interest in the subject but I think it may complicate threads on the forum in general. Headdress is a subject that is often raised in various sections already, Cavalry, infantry etc. when the relevant cap badges are under discussion, and it works well as far as I can see. Also if you are intent on going ahead with a specific section for headdress, why stop there? do the whole thing, lets have a uniform section as there is far more insignia on a uniform, but again the same applies, the subject of uniforms is raised in the relevant sections, as and when, and works well. Just my opinion sorry to 'rain on your parade'. Cheers Rob
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Headdress
Evening All
Well I like the idea of a Headress section and would certainty like to rise my helmet for all to see being a proud Bonehead. However I think Robs suggestion of a full uniform is a better one as this is something less common but would appeal to everyone who collects at some point and it would be nice to see the items displayed properly and not on a bit of card I have a few Lancer uniforms to display. I don't think you rained on the Parade rob just gave us a foul weather option. Rgs Mac |
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I am not unique in often wanting to date a photograph. The broad brush of uniform below the neck is fairly well documented and understood.
The "properly dressed" soldier wore/ wears a hat out of doors, and the headdress changes are often not synchronous with clothing changes. Thus a combination of hat/coat [and weapon] can pin down a range of dates much better than a single item. I have never seen an idiots' guide to the lineage of head wear for full dress from the earliest days to now, let alone the parallel series of hats for undress. Even a LIST with dates [or periods] would help, although illustrations would be needed for the less well-known items. |
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Thanks for your input , You may be right the forum could do with a uniform section as well at the end of the day its about making the forum a better , easier place to navigate through the forums enaberling the members to find out about what they have in there collections and the history behind the items that they own , with this in mind there is not that many of us that can look at a picture from 1910-1950 and know when the picture was taken placing it with in a 2 year time span as it boils down to knowledge the more knowledge that is made avalible in this hobby / passion that we have is crucial for the future genorations yet to come the amount of information that has been lost regarding badges from WWII is quite sad and yet we are still losing this information on a daily basis as that generation sadly leaves our presence with out us raising the questions when was this worn? be it badge, cap , tunic etc Steve
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Would it be possible to have a Girlfriends section ?
Andy
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I have photographed quite a lot of my headdress collection which I would be willing to share. Samples attached.
Look forward to the new section's launch. Jon |
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Each to their own opinion and of course I respect yours and your concerns in this instance. My own feelings are that putting head dress or uniforms for that matter in their own separate areas would be a positive step, whilst this might not necessarily make items to a specific unit easier to find would actually make things more logical and ordered as head dress is to some a separate area of collecting whilst I'm sure many badge collectors draw the line at badges others do specialise in collecting head dress items, personally I'm a mixture of both, achieving this by only collecting badges and headdress to a reasonably small number of specific Regiments I'm interested in. I'm personally much more keen on a headdress section (initially in any case) than a uniform one (not that I have any objections to such a section coming on line if members express an interest in such) as I feel that their is likely to be more input in the former rather than the later due to the probable likelihood of their being more items of headdress in members collections than full or part uniforms as if the majority of members are like me I simply don't have the storage space let alone the display space for uniforms and limit myself to a few choice items in my limited collecting sphere stored away in boxes so that they wont be lost to history, but am able to maintain a reasonable collection of head dress in the space I have available. Just my thoughts of course. FMT600 |
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Some from my collection that can be called upon if needed.
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Regards, Jerry Last edited by JerryBB; 10-10-15 at 04:59 PM. |
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Gents,
As others members have uploaded some head dress images I suppose I had better be a man of my word after my previous posts in this thread so please find attached a picture of 3 Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire coloured side caps, the first two being other ranks, a 1960 ish example, an early/mid 1970's example and an officers example from around 1980. FMT600 |
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Your WWII RE and WWII REME both have post war badges.
What makes the 'Other Militaria' section under 'Everything Else' unsuitable for a head dress sticky? Rgds, Thomas. |
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Thanks Thomas, the caps are circa wartime, though with the early post war badges it seems and I'll amend the image for any future use.
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