Dave B

Gold cut out, non magnetic with unusual diagonal pin.

Can't remember if I've posted this before

Hi guys,

Just in case anybody missed this http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=1359...mp;#entry132545

Anyone recognise the badge?

Cheers

Dave

Absolutely fantastic groups, I am extremely envious! Thanks so much for showing and kudos to you for returning F/L Trotmans awards

Dave

Whatever the precise subject, it's a nice piece, and knowing Dave he picked it up for a song! Incidentally, I think it may be older than 1928, pre-WW1 in fact. Could you post a detailed pic of the hallmark and I can confirm this at the weekend?

Cheers

Gilbert

Yeah it was 8 quid. No it's definitely 1928 Gilbert, plus the way the name and address is written also confirms the date. I've been Googling

Just heard back from Fattorinis and they said it's nothing they recognise, they also said the person who might know is away till the New Year.

Going on what Gilbert and Peter have suggested I think I'll have a deeper search into masonic symbols, weird rituals and funny handshakes coming up

Dave

Nothing from Fattorini yet and I don't hold much hope. I will definitely check out Salisbury etc that you mentioned Jef, if I find anything I will report back.

Thanks for the info

Dave

Apparently there were two Fattorinis in Birmingham, Thomas Fattorini and Fattorini & Sons....relatives so I've been told but completely seperate businesses.

Thomas took over Fattorini and Sons in 1983 and dissolved that company and destroyed the dies. A very nice lady at Thomas Fattorini told me to email the pics of the badge to her and she will show them to the big man himself(Thomas Fattorini) to see if he recognises it...plus she said there are a couple of old employees from Fattorini and Sons working for them so they might know the badge.

Dave

Hi Dave,

Just my opinion, but this strikes me as being more masonic than military. I did a quick search and the double-headed eagle came up as an emblem of Scottish freemasonry - some of these images are a reasonably close match: http://altreligion.about.com/library/graph...doubleeagle.htm

Hope this helps, let me know what more you discover, as my curiosity has been aroused now!

Cheers

Gilbert

Thanks Gilbert!

All are similar but nothing exact.

Fattorini is still in existence so I might give them a bell.

Dave

Nice piece of silver, C S G = Cold Stream Guards ????

Kevin in Deva

No it's not the Coldstream http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/guards/f-2CG.htm

Dave

Hi all,

Got this badge from EvilBay, it was listed as an unknown sweetheart brooch. It is fully marked to the reverse and was made by Fattorini and Sons Birmingham in I think 1928.

I was wondering if the badge was something to do with the British Army??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Dave

Thanks for posting more 122's, great crosses chaps

Hello Danny...welome to GMIC and the Iron Cross forum

Also thanks for posting the great photo, nothing I like better than a big pile of crosses!

Check this badboy out!!! http://hsfeatures.com/features04/spitfiremkidg_1.htm

Dave

Interesting converted EK2's but with no history that's all they can be, converted EK2's.

Dave,

Can't tell from your pictures but is the loop an original?

Rich

Don't know mate, it's an 800 marked bit of silver wire...I've no idea when it was made, looks ok though.

Converted ubergrosse

Picked up today and a first for me, a 2/3 size Kings badge.

I need some new glasses lol

I can see the eagle and M now!

Very interesting!...what actually is it,a crest or is it a bird of somekind?

Dave

Nice set ..can we see the back of the mount please.

Hi all,

I was wondering if the Pilot or other aircrew wings of the USAAF,USN etc were ever cased? Were they presented at a ceremony or just handed over on completion of training.

I've only just started collecting WW2 US wings and I realise I don't know much about them

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Dave

I must say I don't like it either.

The earlier badges have a horizontal pin like the one shown above and the later types have a vertical pin.Also the earlier ones only have a number while the later badges will be prefixed by a letter..B for Army,RN for Royal Navy,RAF for airforce,SA for South Africa,C for Canada..there are a few more but those are the only ones I've seen,if anyone has seen any different letter prefixes then please post.

Here is the later type with vertical pin and letter prefix,this one C for Canada.

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WW2 version of the Silver War Badge.

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WW1 No.4 Wounded Stripe.

For wounds received.

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