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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Vintage W. Britains Toy Soldiers – Netherlands Infantry, an interesting set from 1939

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In the year 1939, with the shadow of war descending on Great Britain and the Empire, W. Britains produced three set of toy soldiers ironica...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

1939 Musical Ride of the RCMP at the New York World's Fair

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To most Canadians the Musical Ride of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is considered a national institution, even a national treasure, a...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

WWI Royal Naval Division Cap Badges - Genuine or Counterfeit?

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In order to provide a quick source of trained manpower to augment the British Army desperately fighting on the European continent in the ear...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Parachuting for Dummies - 'Rupert' World War II Deception Device

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PARACHUTING In 1985 my good friend Maj Robert J. ‘Bob’ Bragg, Parachute Regiment (Rtd.) was extremely gracious in presenting a si...
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Saturday, June 25, 2011

19th Century Military Communications at the Speed of Light – The Heliograph

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The first recorded use of a crude type of heliograph in military communications is believed to have been by the Athenians, using highly pol...
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Friday, June 24, 2011

British Cap Badges – Additional Guidance in Identifying Restrikes and Counterfeits

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The following compilation of additional information is presented with acknowledgment to the membership of the British and Commonwealth Mi...
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