Bob Hunter

I recently learned that the display has been conserved. I look forward to visiting the boat in its new surroundings. http://www.msichicago.org/secret/

...ahhhhhhhhh, the legendary "jammie jumping" exercise. Very cool material, Rick! I would think that posting neat photos like this would be more fun than yard work but to each his own.

Thanks, Glenn. I guess my "Mongol hordes" theory wasn't far off. :food-smiley-004:

The second is on this Baden bar.

I only have two examples and both are mounted on bars.

Beautiful group! Congratulations.

...and #3 is The Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Own Yorkshire Yeomanry (Hussars) #48 looks like the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. Should be in white metal.

What numbers Ralph? I'll check 'em out this PM. Also, the painted figures. How tall are they?

OK. Ralph, here are some others... Unknown #7 is the Second Marching Regiment of Foot (Queen's Royal). This is a pre territorial glengarry badge. By 1914 they has become The Queen's (Royal West Surry Regiment). Unknown #9 is The Worcestershire Regiment Unknown #10 96th Foot (no nifty name) by 1914 they had become 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment. (also a pre territorial glengarry badge) Unknown #12 19th Foot (1st York, North Riding) by 1914 they were Alexandra, Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment). (another p-t glengarry) I can confirm that #11 is The Royal Scots Fusiliers. You are correct, the 40th Foot was known as the 2nd Somersetshire and by 1914 had become the 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales' Volunteers. (South Lancashire Regiment). Unknown #2 is exactly what it says it is The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales' Own) The backs of these badges can tell as much if not more than the front for authentication purposes. PS I will offer a different view of #85 than that of my distinguished and learned collegue, El Supremo Mangnifico Grande, Duke of Massachusetts and pretty good fella. I'll say it is a forage cap badge or box plate for The Dorsetshire Regiment what with the Castle and Key of Gibralter prominent. I could be frightfully wrong...

Wonderful, Sal! You have a copy of the famous Heinrich Westmark reproduction OZLw/Swords made by expatriate leprechauns in Sri Lanka.

Welcome, Scott, 'bout time you showed up.

A Baden choral society!

I can think of three people looking forward to not only the 'where' but also the ' how' of that...

The man understands the value of ANTICIPATION !

Congratulations, Christophe! I pondered that one for a long time so thanks for helping me make up my mind.

Apparently many others agree. No bids.

Thanks, Ralph, now I know what constitutes a top drawer tinnie.

An OZL w/Oaks&Swords is nice place to begin a love affair... The cross is, I believe, formed from green crystal. It's glass, it's fragile and it scratchs so handle it with care.

...I always wondered if there shouldn't be third alternative...

A bit "unreconstructed" are we, Ralph? Let me go dig out my copies of Kipling and King for some of these. The last one, #13, is the Royal Flying Corps circa WWI.

There is an old book out there titled If the South had Won the Civil War which I found to be a highly speculative but fun read. One of the early developments had the south won would have been a fairly empty US treasury and no 7 million dollars to purchase Alaska from Russia. That puts Russia in our backyard for the cold war. Would the south have been as isolationist as the the north? Imagine both countries enter WWI and WWII. or perhaps the north opts out of both, what then? What if? What if? What if? ad naseum.

Rick, there are two major submarine facilities. One on the east coast at Kings Bay, Georgia and the other at Silverdale, Washington (Seattle/Tacoma area).These facilities are primarily oriented toward the support of the fleet ballistic missle submarines. The fast attack boats can drop in lots of places.

My only Finnish award shows up on the end of this bar.

I have no idea what the origin of this item is or why it was and is carried in front of marching bands. It always reminded me of something that should precede hordes of Mongol horse archers... Who knows for sure?

Jody, I love your Schwerin destroyer! Beautiful badge, almost makes me seasick.