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[Stuart Bates]

Does anyone recognise this flash? It is described as black/red/black but having checked all of my references I have not been able to identify it. Many units had black and red but I have not seen a flash with two black and one red vertical stripes.

Thanks,

Stuart

[The Saint]

If dark blue and red, the flash could be that of the Guards.

Eric

Edited February 21, 2009 by The Saint

[Stuart Bates]

Eric,

if it were dark blue that would have made it easy but it is described as black. If I buy it i will be able to tell but the seller insists on its being black.

Stuart

[Stuart Bates]

Well the seller now says it may be dark blue but is that simply to engender my interest? If dark blue that could mean the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

Stuart

[leigh kitchen]

The Warwicks would be dark blue with an orange ("old gold") stripe I think, rather than red.

The Army School of Physical Training had black & red, but I think red, black, red ed, black.

King Edward's Ghurkas?

[Stuart Bates]

According to my references, The King Edward's Gurkhas had a black and scarlet flash made from a piece of the diced border of the Kilmarnock cap. It comprised 6 squares of dicing where the 1st Battalion had the scarlet square facing to the front and the 2nd Battalion the black.

The arrangement was -

black/scarlet or scarlet/black

scarlet/black or black/scarlet

black/scarlet or scarlet/black

and the "to the front" referred to either of the top squares.

Stuart

PS. I didn't buy it.