John F.

My Google skills most be lacking because I Googled "V.B.A. & S.H." and came up empty handed. Thank you again for you the help!

Hi Marcon, Thank you for your time and effort! May I ask where you found that information? Best, John

Hello, I picked this medal up over the weekend at a local antique shop. I assume that it is some sort of British shooting competition medal. What I can't figure out is the abbreviations on the backside that reads: 2nd V.B.A. & S.H. means. Is anyone familiar with it, and does anyone know when the rank/title "Colonel Seargeant" was used? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Dave, Thanks for the reply. The diplomatic corps didn't even cross my mind, thanks for giving me a start point. I was thinking it might have been some sort of Royal family regalia. Cheers!

Has anyone anyone ever seen these shoulder boards, are they even military?

I think you are spot-on. My cousin in the Canadian Royal Navy also confirmed. Thanks for the help!

I think I found a possibility. ARS is a hull classification for a rescue and salvage ships in the British Navy. Can anyone confirm?

Hello, I have a 1962 GSM with a South Arabia Class named to a person in the Royal Navy that has the abbreviation "A/ R.S.", but I can't seem to find the meaning. One source I found (The Long, Long Trail website) stated that "ARS" stands for; "Advanced Regulating Station", but I can't find anything that applies that abbreviation to the Royal Navy. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks! John

Hello, Thank you very much for the reply and for your time an effort. Have a good weekend, Best, John

Hello, Is any familiar with the abbreviation "S.R." on this British War Medal? I found one source that said it was for "Special Reserves." but it had question mark behind it. Can anyone confirm or correctly identify? Thanks, John

Hello, Does anyone know what time period this 519th Marine Transit Group NCO pocket hanger is from, also is “pocket hanger” the correct terminology for these? Thanks

Thank you for the confirmation.

Hello, Are these metal epaulettes Italian? Thanks, JF

Can anyone identify this badge? I believe it may be Canadian because it is marked Scully of Montreal. Any help would be appreciated. Thx

Gents, thanks for the replies. What made me think it was British is it came with a couple of other British proficiency badges that are similarly made.