Brian Wolfe

A very nice sword Mervyn, thanks for posting it. Regards Brian

The rest of the naming on the 1908 bronze. Regards Brian

Here is the naming on the 1908 bronze above.

This is an IGS Medal 1908 in bronze, It was awarded to: GRASS CUTTER AMAR, 19th LANCERS Regards Brian

Sorry I mess up. See the write up on the second photo.

There's something that always draws me to groups or pairs of medals that bridge a historical event. In this case the soldier served under the reigns of King George V and King George VI. This pair is named to: 6431 SEPOY GHULAM MUDDIN, 4-16 PUNJAB R. Brian

and the rest of the naming. Regards Brian

The naming, as good as my camera will allow.

Here's my only offering of a Victorian IGS Medal with the Hazara clasp. This was awarded to: 1922 PTE. J. DOYLE, 2nd Bn. R.Ir.R. (Royal Irish Rifles) The medal has taken quite a "hit" at the 2 o'clock but its been in my collection for a long while and have always liked it. Regards Brian

An excellent post complete with a great history, one could not expect more. Nice pistol too. Any chance of posting the medals shown that are pictured with the pistol? Regards Brian

Here is a nice pair with the BWM and the Special Constabulary Long Service Medal. The BWM is named to S-16522 PTE. W.M.HUME, GORDONS and the SCLSM is named, WILLIAM M. HUME. The SCLSM has the bars, LONG SERVICE 1945 and LONG SERVICE 1954. It is interesting to see that this fellow served his country and his community under the reigns of three monarchs. The two bars are original to the medal as shown by the small corrosion spots shared by the medal and its bars. I posted this a few weeks ago under another section, perhaps some may have seen it. The "S" indicates war time enlistment in the Scottish Highland Regiments. The medal roll states that he was intitled to the BWM and the VM, unfortunately the Victory Medal was not offered with the pair. Thanks to fellow members, Chris, Leigh and Dan for the above information you were all a great help in this research. Regards Brian

Hello Herman, Welcome to the forum. When you post a medal or other artifact here it may take a while before someone with knowledge of that particular item responds. I have posted items and received no reply for months and then, perhaps it was a new member, someone with the knowledge I was seeking responded. Sometimes it is a good idea to do what you have done and revive the post but many times it just requires time. I was one who looked and could add nothing so I left no response and I would think others had done the same. Regards Brian

My TR collection is small and I am very cautious about purchasing anything new for fear it will be a fake. Finaly here is something that not even someone with my limited knowledge would bid on. Regards Brian

As usual the seller had little information to offer. It's a shame that the municipality or agency didn't stamp that information on the back, there's not even the government broad arrow. Regards Brian

It's a start Ulsterman. Thanks for posting it, hope to see more in the future. Regards Brian

Here is a view of the whole arm band. Regards Brian

Here is an armband from the Second World War era that just arrived. It is made of canvas and measures 45cm from buckle to the tip of the strap, the widest point is 7.2cm. There are no markings on the back as there are on the one I posted earlier. The construction has been of good quality with the arm band consisting of two layers of canvas. These canvas types from WW II are not as nice nor as expensive to make as the aluminum ones from the WW I period but I think they are an important artifact in their own right. Not much else to say that the photos won't show. I hope you like this newest addition to my collection. Regards Brian

Thanks fellows, this has been a great help. I'm sure I have read this before somewhere so I have made a hard copy of this post for future reference, I know I'll need it. It's probably a sign of age but I need to make more hard copies all of the time to back up my memory. My wife says my brain is truly becoming "software"; funny woman! Thanks again. Brian

Hello Everyone, For the past three evenings I have been searching the GMIC posts for information on the prefix "S" before the regimental number without any luck. I am sure I have seen this before but darned if I can find it. The medal is the WW I British War Medal named as follows: S-16522 PTE. W.M. HUME, GORDONS Does anyone know what the prefix "S" stands for? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Regards Brian

One of my secret dreams, one of these "puppies" on my front lawn to signal mid-day. I can imagine I would wake up more than a few teenagers at noon! A very interesting post. Regards Brian

Very nice indeed, it looks like the day it was made! You're quick lucky to have such a neighbour. Regards Brian

Very impressive, thanks for sharing your collection with us. The German soldier looking as they did when they entered Norway is especially nice. Regards Brian

A very interesting article. I recall speaking with a gentleman who joined the British Army at 12 to march off to Egypt. He was reported as being under age by his mother and returned to her under guard similar to the fellow in your story. He did finally join the army and fought in the Boer War as well as in the Great War. At the tme we spoke I was a young man and saw no need to record the details or his name, now that important information is lost forever. Too late smart, too soon old! Thanks for posting this interesting story, I hope others can add to it. Regards Brian

Amazing artifact. British and Indian what more could anyone want. Many thanks for sharing this treasure with us. Regards Brian

WOW! Thanks for all of this information, it was much more than I could have hoped for. Regards Brian