Farkas

Hi Gents,

Hi Peter

of course you're right. I once went 'backstage' at my local museum and they were overwhelmed.

I admit I had hoped more than one of the many organisations I contacted would reply.... with someone saying 'yes please it's special' .

**i think we need more museums! **

Anyway....

There is good news.

Bugler Jacobs Busby has finally found its forever home. It will be part of a personal collection of similar headwear and will be cared for and enjoyed as it should....

A happy ending.

Many thanks for all your thoughts throughout Gents...

tony

Hi Gents

tony

Hi Gents

ive been looking for this for weeks on and off!

I think it is .... Part of a report relating to The Battle of Jutland. (Marked Diagram II)

It portrays a hyperthetical situation  if the fleet had deployed differently. A bit beyond my understanding but still interesting and I think worth sharing.....

I bought it at the same time and from the same place as the photo  so I thought I'd list it alongside....

size 11 x 13 inches

a lithograph image (?!)

hope its of interest Gents 

tony

Hi Flyingdutchman, Gents

Love it. 

A great thread....

thanks

tony

Hi Gents, The Prussian

i was looking up a few things today so kept an eye out for yours... I see yours as an X in a rectangle? The bottom half is obscured but I didn't find anything with a matching top half that wasn't a complete X.

having said that...

nothing quite matched your sign, if an X, either.

there are only a few close to matching. I wonder how strictly the designs were adhered to?

could it be this without the 'wheels'?

Doubt this one.

This one is trapezoid shaped and late war. Your pic looks earlier to me? 

Lastly. Crude version of this? Various motorbike units used varieties of an 'X' inside a circle.

tony

Hi Andreas

took a while but I've found it

tony

Hi Gents

A nice musician group photo dated 1922...

tony

Hi Gents

just spotted the date....

hope you like it

tony

ah that's cool

thank you GreyC

tony

Hi Gents

Quirky rppc.unwritten but annotated.Bit different to my usual....

On the roof

Pram lady

tony

Hi Gents

tony

Hi Gents

tony

Hi Gents

tony

Hi Chris

Spot on, that is a beauty! For some reason he looks really cool, doesn't he?  

Nice one.

tony

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ps Chris

I know Leiber but not Leib yet. If you don't mind, would you please teach me bout 'leib' designation if you see what I mean please?

 ive read before. One could google it but I'd rather ask you !

tony

1 hour ago, Arthur R said:

That I couldn't say.  It's certainly odd, using the obverse die for a plain badge with the reverse die for a detailed badge.

Yes odd isn't it.

When I first noticed the reverse detail I initially thought the front must have been rubbed plain but thought that surely the 'top' part detail would have more loss of detail too.

i hadn't thought about different die(s) until your replies so really appreciate your input Arthur 

tony

Indeed sir.....

On 27/11/2017 at 15:38, Arthur R said:

The wording reads 'South Africa' at the top and 'Suid- Afrika' at the bottom.  This is the SA Artillery collar badge.  Worn in chrome since the 1970s, and also used as a beret badge.  There are several variants, some with the wording on the obverse.

Thanks Arthur

thats good to know

May I ask, do you think then that these would have been issued as I have them? I.e. plain obverse yet detailed rear.   

Thanks again

tony

Hi Gents

tony

Hi Gents

surprised no one else iked this...

Mine now.

tony.

ps. I say why not?!

On 18/11/2017 at 03:58, 2dresq said:

There is a known fake for the Scharnhorst.   It is known as the "Belfast" fake as it was sold nearby where the HMS Belfast resides.  It has fooled many collectors.  The tip with Scharnhorst tallies is that they need to be not cut (100cm or longer) in any way or made with metallic thread.  The one you shown has the tell-tale sign of being a Belfast fake.  I am sorry. 

You can search around for Belfast Scharnhorst and learn more. 

 

Best Regards,

JustinG

Hi JustinG

im sorry I somehow missed your reply until now. Belated thanks...

since I posted this I found a thread on here somewhere that described the Belfast tallies....

The description matched mine in all detail it provided. 

So, I agree with you Sir, it's one of those.

It wasn't matching a genuine tally from the start so I'm happy that its more than just a modern rip off I think - so I'm not disappointed....

thanks again

tony

Hi Noor

Did you have any luck?

theres a Gent who might know...

tony

Hi Gents

a pair of collar badges. I've cleaned the one on the right a bit.

from the front.... no detail

From the reverse.....  detail !

in reverse it says South africa around the top but I can't suss the rest...

hope you like Gents

tony

Hi Gents, Jerry

On 21/11/2017 at 23:02, Farkas said:

Ive 'only' got two fusiliers badges.

The one is a dug up . The other, a bi-metal is well rubbed. I'll find them and post.

til then Jerry.....

 

my two Jerry....

hope you like 

tony

Edit

 amongst these....

On 23/11/2017 at 06:04, Tony said:

Mate, it isn't free so pm me your email and I'll send the papers over. There's nothing exciting there but it tells you a little about the man behind the medal.

Tony

Received safe and sound thanks again Tony

tony

On 19/11/2017 at 01:39, Bayern said:

Gentlemen : Probably the young man is member of a Freikorps air unit . and the badge on the ring ,to my view ,is the Zeppelin one 

On 19/11/2017 at 08:02, GreyC said:

Hi Bayern,

thank you for your suggestion. As I am not quite sure what badge you are referring to, can you give an example, please?

Thanks,

Deichkind

Please Sir...,

Thank you as always Bayern

tony