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Good evening Gentlemen, I recently bought this pair of shoulder boards. General-Lieutenant of a Siberian unit ? Cheers Bill

Hello Gordon, Thank you for your response and opinion. The mystery continues. Cheers Bill

Hello Gentlemen, A friend of mine owns this unidentified badge, it is unknown to french collectors. Could it be a british badge (patriotic ?) ? Cheers Bill

Good evening Tony, Many thanks to you for having taken of your time to do this research. Wonderfull sabretache on the photography and very close to the design of the button. Thanks again. Cheers Bill

Good evening Gentlemen, I need your help to identify this button which I believe to be military (not necessarly for the 17th Lancers ?). Maker : FIRMINS, STRAND. LONDON. Cheers Bill

Hello Gentlemen, I would like to have your opinions regarding this Silesian Eagle 2nd Class. Is it good or a copy, and if good the possible Maker ? Yours Sincerely Bill

Hello Gentlemen, I am planning on going to Serbia and especially Beograd in July this summer. Of course I will visit the Military Museum, but I would like to know if there is any good militaria or numismatic dealers in Beogad ? And what about the flea markets ? Thanks for your advice Bill (from Paris)

Hello Gentlemen, I am trying to identify this cloth badge which I believe to be British. Not sure if it is military or civilian. Thanks for helping me. Cheers Bill

Hello Bayern, Yes, sure. Height is 30 mm and width is 28 mm. Cheers Bill

Hello again, I hope these photos will be alright. Cheers Bill

Hello Linas, The badge below the print by Carl Vernet is neither a French medal nor a French military badge, in fact I am not even sure it is French. Could you please make a close up photo of the coat of arms. Cheers Bill

Hello Gentlemen, Thanks for your comments, I will try to make some better pictures. Cheers Bill

Good evening gentlemen, Sorry for this late reply. Many thanks to you Paul for this identification. Cheers Bill

Hello Bayern, Thanks for replying. Do you know of any other "British made" badges of the Brazilian or Mexican armies ? Cheers Bill

Good evening gentlemen, I need your help identifying a skull badge (the bright one). Is it a fake of the german skull (I have put one in comparison, sorry for the vert-de-gris) or is it a re-use in some foreign country (maybe South-america) of the german pattern of this skull badge ? Eyes and nose are not hollowed out. Cheers Bill

Good evening gentlemen, I was lucky to be able to add this few badges to my collection : Cheers Bill

Good evening gentlemen, I need your help to identify this Russian badge I have just found in a flea market. I think the back plate and the bolt (both in silver) come from another badge. It is possible that this badge is not military, maybe some kind of school or technological institute ? Anyway it is not in werlich's book "Badges of Imperial Russia" nor in Patrikeev's volumes 1 and 2 "the badges of Russia" (unfortunately I don't own volume 3). Sory for the poor quality of the Photos. Cheers. Bill

Hello Gentlemen, Thanks to both of you for your research. I think this silver badge is quite old (1930-50 ?).There is also the possibility that the badge do not refere to Africa but perhaps Asia as there are panthers in Asia as well. Cheers Bill

Hello Bayern, Thanks for this first comment. I thought that the Kudu was the emblem of British Somaliland ? Cheers. Bill

Hello Gentlemen, I need help identifying this badge (made by Firmin - London) which I suspect to be an Officer's badge for some Regiment. Cheers Bill

Good evening JapanX, Many thanks for your response and the identification of the japanese character. Cheers. Bill

Hello Eric, I have no idea why FIA (which stands for Fabrique d'Insignes Artistiques, formerly Augis a Lyon based maker of badges and medals) got the contract to produce those badges. The badge is for the Sport Commitee of the USSR. I believe X, XV, XX stands for 10, 15 or 20 years membership ? Cheers Bill

Hello gabatgh, These medals are definitely not French. As Tony said these are Swiss Shooting Contest Medals. There are 4 languages spoken in Switzerland : French, German, Italian and Romanche (plus Yeniche but only in the Grisons Canton). Only the first three are official languages. Cheers Bill

Good evening Gentlemen, I need your help to identify this decoration which I believe to be British, but so far I have only seen "For Life Saving" or "For Gallantry" Crosses but no "For Merit" Cross. Cheers Bill Reverse of the medal is completely blank and there is absolutely no maker's mark.

Good evening, I need your help to identify this medal which I believe to be Japanese. I have found nothing similar so far. The crown puzzles me. Cheers. Bill Reverse of the medal is completely blank and there is absolutely no maker's mark.