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Thank you for your help. Your the first person who had given me an answer out of the post I have made on other forums. I want to say this badge was issued in 1972 when the leader of the CSSR at the time, redid the education system across the board.

Here is the back of it.

Hello everyone, I am just starting out collecting items from the Napoleonic Wars as well from the Second French Empire. I pick up this piece from Spain and it was found out in a field. I was wondering if anyone would happen to know if it was Spanish or French ( like I have been told it was.) and does it date from that period or sometime later? I was also told that it was for an ammo pouch.

Hello everyone, I pick up this badge for $1.00 and I was wondering if anyone happen to know what this is? and how old is it? 1960s? 1970s? 1980s?

I am still looking into your naval badge but so far the only thing that I found out was that it isn't one for the naval infantry or naval gendarmerie.

Ok, the second badge is worn by the personnel of the Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie hanging from their right pocket of their everyday/ service and parade dress uniforms. It's just a basic badge worn by them. They still wear it today but yours could be from the 1980s - 2000s. As you can see from the photo, the Gendarmerie members in it are the lowest rank there is and are still wearing the badge.

Thank you everyone for your help.

no clue? surely some have seem this before

I want to say those badges are from the 1960s -1970s. They were wore on the left pocket, I believe. I have only seem photos of officers wearing them. It's been so long since I seem. If I find anymore information on them. I will let you know. Give me a few days

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Hello everyone, I pick up this badge from a friend and I was wondering if anyone could tell me what it is? And what does it say on it? I can't read kanji too well. Also does anyone know how old it is? I am guessing it from at least World War 2.

I am sorry, I should had said the Mountain Commando Insignia and the Commando insignia?

Well, that could be it. Ok, here is a dumb question? I hear these insignia being called the Mountain Commando insignia? What is the different between the just the Commando insignia and the Commando insignia? Is it just the wording?

So each division have an honor guard? I am guessing? The medallion did it have the same scorpion as on the patch?

Thank you for what you all have posted so far but does anyone have anymore information on the insignia or the Turkish Armed Forces over all?

Thank you for the photos. Would you happen to know where that second photo came from? Is that an honor guard division or something? Because it's seem like the insignia on the flag matches the one on my patch.

Hello Thank you for the extra information. You would think that something like this would be posted on the Turkish Armed Forces website but I guess not. I was told that scorpion for those soldiers who were both in the gendarme commando and army mountain commando brigade. However if this badge is for the Mountain commando then what does the commando qualification badge look like or do they not have one?

Hello, Thank you for those photos. It is amazing how little resources exist on the Turkish Armed Forces during that period. The helmet does have a M1 shape liner but I have to look at it to see if it does have a leather liner but I think it is a cloth liner.

Hello, What would be the cost of one of those 1946 uniforms? I also would not mind seeing some photos of the equipment that were being worn by the Turkish soldiers. The helmet is neither the British Tommy or M1. It was originally a west german helmet. I notice that the photo said KIA at the bottom. Was Durmus killed when he was fighting the Kurdish Rebels? KW?

Hello Demirhan, Well, I paid $5 for the patches., I know in the states that a lot of Turkish items get push off to the side. It is amazing for some of things go for. Unless they are orders, medals, or swords. You can get a lot of Post Ottoman items for next to nothing. I am most likely going to hand on to them. Maybe make a small display, I do have a Turkish Helmet from the 1980s. I know one seller who have an 1980s turkish uniform for $7.00 for sale with all it's insignia still on it. Thank you for the information on the market, I did not know the market was like that in Turkey. Here I was thinking that the market for such items were cheaper in Turkey. Do you have anymore information about the commando patches? They are different sizes because different makers? or is it something else? Sorry, I know that I am like a little kid asking so many questions but this is a new field for me which have no references as well. P.S. How easy is it to find any WW2 Turkish items because in the States, I have yet to seem any? Thank you for all the information so far. Mark

Hello, Thank you for I.D. that patch. I am guessing from the 1960s? Here is the photo of the Commando patches like you requested. What do you think? I am from the usa, and it is so hard to find anything on Turkish Militaria here. Mark

Hello, I was told that the one with the two stars belong to the Bosphorous District? Is that Army Division? or Maybe the Gendarmerie? The Patch is 3 inches long and 2 1/2. Which screams arm patch to me. Do you know what other patch is? Because I also have one with the words " Jandarama Komando" on it but I seem others with no words on it at all, what are the differences? Also the Komando patch is 1 1/2 inches wide and 1 1/4 inches long but I have another Komando patch that is almost 2 inches long and 2 1/3 inches wide.

Hello, I hope that I am posting in the right area but I was given these insignia and I was told that they are from the 1960s and 1970s. I know that they are Turkish but would anyone happen to know what they are for? Also, I have the patch to right in two sizes, but why would they come in two different sizes?

Hello, I just pick up this patch a few days ago from Libya and I wondering if anyone happen to know what it say? I know it is for the Air force but that is about it.

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