John F.

Bend_W, Thank you for your time and the detailed answer! Best, John

Hello, I'm assuming that this is an imperial German cypher/monogram and was hoping somebody could identify it. Thanks & Happy New Year!

My Google skills most be lacking because I Googled "V.B.A. & S.H." and came up empty handed. Thank you again for you the help!

Hi Marcon, Thank you for your time and effort! May I ask where you found that information? Best, John

Hello, I picked this medal up over the weekend at a local antique shop. I assume that it is some sort of British shooting competition medal. What I can't figure out is the abbreviations on the backside that reads: 2nd V.B.A. & S.H. means. Is anyone familiar with it, and does anyone know when the rank/title "Colonel Seargeant" was used? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Dave, Thanks for the reply. The diplomatic corps didn't even cross my mind, thanks for giving me a start point. I was thinking it might have been some sort of Royal family regalia. Cheers!

Has anyone anyone ever seen these shoulder boards, are they even military?

I think you are spot-on. My cousin in the Canadian Royal Navy also confirmed. Thanks for the help!

I think I found a possibility. ARS is a hull classification for a rescue and salvage ships in the British Navy. Can anyone confirm?

Hello, I have a 1962 GSM with a South Arabia Class named to a person in the Royal Navy that has the abbreviation "A/ R.S.", but I can't seem to find the meaning. One source I found (The Long, Long Trail website) stated that "ARS" stands for; "Advanced Regulating Station", but I can't find anything that applies that abbreviation to the Royal Navy. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks! John

Hello, Thank you very much for the reply and for your time an effort. Have a good weekend, Best, John

Hello, Is any familiar with the abbreviation "S.R." on this British War Medal? I found one source that said it was for "Special Reserves." but it had question mark behind it. Can anyone confirm or correctly identify? Thanks, John

Hello, Does anyone know what time period this 519th Marine Transit Group NCO pocket hanger is from, also is “pocket hanger” the correct terminology for these? Thanks

Thank you for the confirmation.

Hello, Are these metal epaulettes Italian? Thanks, JF

Can anyone identify this badge? I believe it may be Canadian because it is marked Scully of Montreal. Any help would be appreciated. Thx

Gents, thanks for the replies. What made me think it was British is it came with a couple of other British proficiency badges that are similarly made.

Hello, can anyone identify this British proficiency badge? I believe it is a driver badge from WWI. Thanks!

Hello, can anyone please help me identify what I believe to be a Polish Regimental Badge? Thx

Nick, sorry for the delay, I didn't get a notification that there was a reply. I don't think that it is an Order of Service to the Homeland 3cl due to its order of precedence on the ribbon bar, but I do like the possibility that its a Czech medal. Thank you for your time and effort!

Hello, Can anyone identify the fourth ribbon on this Soviet ribbon bar? At first I thought it might be a Medal of Nakhimov, but then realized that its position (order of precedence) on the bar isn't correct. This is what I am reading: - Order of the Red Star - Soviet Armed Forces 70 yr Jubilee Medal - 10 yr Service Medal - Unknown Ribbon - Grateful Afghan People Medal Thanks

Simi, Thank you for your time and the detailed answer!

Hello, I'm pretty sure that the is a regimental medal for the 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment No. 88. There is a date on the on the reverse in the center of the medal that reads: “24. 1. 99” . I'm not sure if the two digit year "99" is referencing 1799 or 1899. I checked the date against the regiment history and could not find anything specific to that date. Also on the reverse is inscribed around the medal is “LA BELLA ALLIANCE MESSA DE MEDELLIN” which I believe is some sort of reference to the regiments involvement at the Battle of Waterloo (1815) and the 1809 Battle of Medellín in Spain. Does anyone know the significance of the "24 Jan 99" date or what this medal commemorates? Stay well, John Here is a larger image of the reverse.

I've been going through and rediscovering pieces in my collection. I have also been helping my kids put together Legos. This is the latest set.

Hola, Gracias por tu tiempo y esfuerzo . Matenerse bien, John PS: El color de la raya es morado