FOR VALOUR Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Hello, Could anyone help identify these please, thank you for all your continued help they are silver. David (H) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjin Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Hi David I think they are for a Fleet Admiral, or maybe a Field Marshall probably about 1900. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur R Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Aren't they the rank badges of senior UK police officers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppsh33 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Aren't they the rank badges of senior UK police officers? hi , think Arthur R may have hit the nail on the head . the crossed emblems on the wreath do look like police tipstaffs .the crown was designed to unscrew and contained in the hollow shaft was a warrant of arrest. regards paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 They are UK Police Chief Constables rank insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsap10535 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Agreed, they are British Police rank badges for ranks above C/Supt. Used elsewhere in the Commonwealth as well. The Met calls the rank wearing only the "Crossed Tipped-staves" device "Commander, and the provincial forces use a different title, but then I'm a "Colonial" and not overly knowledgeable on the issue. I think the "Chief Constable" of most UK forces wear the Tipped-staves with a Crown above......as did the Commissioner of Police in Rhodesia, before the "Republic" was declared in 1970. After "Republic" the BSAP adopted gilt rank badges for officers, the crown on top of the tipped-staves became a "Zimbabwe Bird" and the Crown worn by Superintendents and C/Supt was replaced by the Rhodesian Lion-and-Tusk atop a slightly larger diameter laurel-wreath. Until 1975, "the Inspectorate" retained the white-metal "pip" until they too were "commissioned" and their "pips" too became gilt. A pity the photo is upside down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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