John

I've no idea either. Its similar in the Medals book to several different ribbons.None are identical, though.

Military Escort Service ?

You do see them for sale in Antique shops in London, usually at quite high prices for tourists. I have seen alot on Ebay and Speedbid , happy hunting!

Happy Days. Have just bought a WWII Infantry helmet and a black leather tanky helmet, complete with its badge. In fact, both have worn and only dropped once....!

Good Evening. This one stumped me. Could it be Mediteranean Expeditionary Service?

I saw a lovely Scottish sword, with the massive handguard, wilkenson sword, for ?1050.00! Whats the incentive to buy a modern sword for that , when I can buy an antique?

I must admit, I cannot think of a decent Italian Tank or general equipment. Can't fault the bravery of the professional soldiers ,though. animal

Oh, very droll !

Nice poem, though.

Any one read ,in the last few days, about Nicky Campbell? My Dad was in the IRA? Oh :violent-smiley-017: Please!

If I may quote Detlev Niemann's 'Orders,Decorataions,Award Documents,Miniatures and Cases of Issue'.
7.0514 Tieffliegervernichtungs-Abzeichen
Special Badge for Shooting Down Low Flying Aircraft.

Gold - destruction of 5 aircraft.
Black - desruction of 1 aircraft.

Remarks; There is as yet no evidence that the badge was ever officially produced or awarded.

A great book by the way, I'm not really into Thirdy stuff, but the book is beautiful, and so I bought it.

Bloody Yuppies.... we won't be able to take our ducks anywhere now...

It would seem that this was not a battle as such. More of a recurring 'mopping up' operation. There were several large scale battles, of which the enemy faired extremely badly. There were uprisings periodically, which were put down. Many units were out there, with the Guards having more than their fair share. There is more, but I am waiting for the rest. :animal-smiley-025:

So where does 'Knacker's Yard' come from?

The Elephant was designed as a mobile artillary gun with a long barrelled 88 mounted. It should never have been used in the assualt mode. It should never have needed an MG if it was used in the correct role.

Yes, I know what you're saying , but the British Army was about the biggest it had ever been in history at this stage. I was wondering if all the Yeomanry Units were all mounted to counter the Boer Kommando groups who were very mobile, when most of the British Army was at that time on foot.

I must admit I know little about this campaign, but I know a man who does. Give me a week or so, and I will get back to you.

I must admit, you two, that I also like the odd police medal.... I have a nice group which is a City of London Police trio with bar, and he also has an Egypt medal with two bars and a khedive's star, as he was in the Gren Guards prior to joining the police.
I also have a great group to a Met superintendent, which is a trio with bar. He was Superintendent of Thames Division for his 1911. A very interesting group. wub.gif

I'll keep my eye open for you in central London. I'm sure on of the dealers will have one. I don't know what they re worth , so let me know how much you 're prepared to pay for one.

I am not a fan of Third Reich medals etc. I think that you need to have so much knowledge just to enjoy one type of medal/badge. I certainly don't touch it without an expert on hand for what I was intersted in buying.And the fact that they come unnamed makes them uninteresting to me. jumping

I've had a look on Ebay, and there are several. The price range is very different, and I can't make head nor tail of it.

I've seen a few around, but never bothered to ask. The main interest always seems to be German, but I don't touch it, as it's too heavily faked, and I'm no expert.
I've no idea what to pay for an Italian helmet. though.

I've just found out where the fighter crashed, so I will be stopping by on Monday.

Is Italian WWII stuff worth anything? I quite fancy an Italian Helmet, but I don't want to be 'lumbered' with it should I wish to move it on or trade it. Any takers? animal

Well, the medal he is wearing is a 1911 coronation. And it looks quite new. So that should help narrow the odds down a bit.

Is there a Cambs Regt museum?