Ralph A

Hello Marco, welcome to the forum. There is a "Wanted" area in the Classifieds section. Look at the top of the home page.

There are also plenty of reputable dealers with good stocks. My favorite is Helmut Weitze. But first try the members by way of the Wanted section.

By the way, you mention an EK first class, then later on you mention Ritterkreuz. Two widely different things!

Impressive Don. Gents, I've had the honor of seeing some of this collection in person. A treat I'll not soon forget.

That last one was definitely Back to basics:

How about a Frenchie, too? Marine Colonial Infantry helmet badge:

In answer to Laurence's question above (Post 26) , why not? Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) R.C.A.C:

And another York and Lancaster, for comparison:

Akin in theme to Laurence's, above:

Forgot I had this, a West Yorkshire, for comparison:

Wow! I am being outclassed. Return fire:

Nelson Btn, RND

Nice badge, Chris! Another "Flyer":

Peter, what about this one? My notes say "Jewish Battalion Royal Fusiliers."

The Hebrew means "Forward."

A "St. George" to chase it, Scottish Fife and Forfar Yeomanry:

West Kent pouch badge:

All comments and arguments welcome. I'll change my notes on the "chaplain" badge, add a "?"

This thread is just for fun gents, like The Great Tinnie War thread I began eleven years ago in another forum. As far as I can tell, it is the all-time great-granddaddy oldest, largest, still-continuing thread in any forum. Google it.

British Tank corps:

Anyone on this side of the pond recognize the statue? Europeans probably do...

These ashtrays are fairly common, but I'll wager not many in the forum have come across them.

Final peek, thanks for looking.

Case details.

I love the crisp, coin-struck details. Those lions are exceptional!

Reverse.

It's cased.

This has to be one of my favorite medals!

You are certainly welcome. I remember it came from Weitze. I have dashed him off a letter, hoping to jog his memory on some of the specifics surrounding it. I'm not being careless, its just that my COA's, along with some other documentation, are temporarily stored in a place I cannot readily access. It is easier for me to have him look through his records, and send me the original write-up. I'm hoping it has the provenance and some maker's info!

Royal Naval Air Service Armoured Car Division. That's a mouthful, covers all the bases... reminds me of the old joke "East Westchester North Stars, Champions of the Southern Conference."

South Irish Horse.

And here are some South African Army hat and collar tabs: