Originally Posted by ORAC
(Post 9734759)
GSM? I haven't even got one of them, or a Jubilee or anything else. Then again, only thing I ever had fired at me was a mess bazooka - so I'm not complaining.
It was almost unusual to see anyone except the Regiment and SH force walking around in RAF blue and wearing medals in the 1980s, I would imagine the opposite is now true. |
OBLIQUE ???
Now, UBIQUE I've heard of. (B gunners! ;)) |
Now, UBIQUE I've heard of. Some say it's the Gunners' motto, some Gunners say it's their Battle Honour (geddit).... ...... others say it is best translated as: "All over the place!" [Edited to add:] On reading the link there's a tie to match - oh joy! Although one doesn't often see "100% polyester" and "tasteful" in the same sentence ............ |
Why, why why? <shakes head> - I can understand a market for a lapel badge or even a tie, but surely no ex-Serviceman would wear a pretendy medal?
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Davef68
.. but surely no ex-Serviceman would wear a pretendy medal? Aaron. |
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Fascinated by the complimentary 'Mounting Service' though..
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RAF Regiment and Special Forces in the same sentence, brilliant!
S_D |
As an aside, I wonder just how many 'legitimate' Walt medals could be reasonably collected. I don't mean an indiscriminate collect everyone, but a set actually related to service where legitimate medals were never awarded.
I have in mind such as National Service, Cold War, and now this. To 'qualify' such a collection should not be mounted with genuine medals such as GSM, LSGM or MSM. I acknowledge this would be pure Walt territory but legitimate if not mixed with authorized medals and limited to real service. PS, discovered they do an RAF Squadron Medal. They missed a trick here as they could have marketed a bar for each squadron. http://www.awardmedals.com/raf-squad...l-p-17834.html They also do a Bomber Command one. |
This is priceless!
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PN ... I did consider a personal set of commemoratives as you suggested, to at least have some to pass on to my son (and for home display only, in the cabinet with 3 generations of my antecedents real medals). Having discovered the potential cost, I moved swiftly on :)
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Perhaps I should get one.
What's Latin for "To avoid getting a proper degree or working in a power station." Wait! Just done it on G00g: Ad vitare questus a propriis operantes gradus seu in potentia statione Have to be a big medal! :} |
Originally Posted by teeteringhead
(Post 9734950)
Ah - Ubique (everywhere)
Some say it's the Gunners' motto, some Gunners say it's their Battle Honour (geddit).... ...... others say it is best translated as: "All over the place!" gunners... Gunners...? Did someone say GUNNERS....! := Gentlemen, I humbly remind you of the Corp Of Royal Engineers... need I say anymore? :E |
Why, why why? <shakes head> - I can understand a market for a lapel badge or even a tie, but surely no ex-Serviceman would wear a pretendy medal? CG |
Originally Posted by salad-dodger
(Post 9735153)
RAF Regiment and Special Forces in the same sentence, brilliant!
S_D The 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment (1 PARA), a company strength group of Royal Marines, and a contingent of RAF Regiment personnel form the UK's Special Forces Support Group (SFSG). The SFSG may provide extra firepower from land or air to fulfill their mission. |
MPN, my thoughts too.
CG, open market replacements come in two flavours. The genuine one will someone else's name and number. The replica certainly will look go but probably cast in pewter. I had a replica set of my grandfather's medals. The cost was around £300 for 6 replica and 4 genuine which I will have mounted in a frame. They look every bit as good as the real ones but are apparently too soft for swing mounting. |
Two's in, don't feed the troll.
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
(Post 9735158)
PS, discovered they do an RAF Squadron Medal. They missed a trick here as they could have marketed a bar for each squadron. RAF Squadron Medal | Shop for Squadrons, Stations Medals They also do a Bomber Command one. A pity that they all seem to have the same plain blue ribbon. A row of 12 or so would be boring. I wonder if they do a Tech Training Command one? |
Ian, that is why I said they missed a trick with bars.
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
(Post 9735281)
Ian, that is why I said they missed a trick with bars.
I could get; Yatesbury, Cosford and Locking with Tech Training Command. Lindholme, Coningsby and Marham with Bomber Command Uphaven and Dishforth with Transport Command then top it all off with Akrotiri and MEAF. Maybe a compromise is a medal per Command with clasps for Stations/Sqdns But the Command Medals would need different coloured ribbons, to look pretty.:rolleyes: |
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