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Trying to identify a badge/logo
Cyvros
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So I have this badge that my mother gave me years ago and I cannot for the life of me remember what it is. Can anyone help me identify it?
It kind of looks like it's from the 21st anniversary celebrations of some authoritarian regime or totally-not-suss society. I can make out gold wings, a red knot and a red horn, but searching for combinations of those or doing a reverse image search haven't turned up anything.
It kind of looks like it's from the 21st anniversary celebrations of some authoritarian regime or totally-not-suss society. I can make out gold wings, a red knot and a red horn, but searching for combinations of those or doing a reverse image search haven't turned up anything.
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Edit: Some examples of the kind of thing I'm talking about:
http://www.wartimecollectables.com/hallmarks-of-us-badges---insignia.html
@Iruka Unfortunately not that I know of. Around the time she gave this to me, she was also giving me assorted pins from the US and a handful of really old badges from Malaysia (but they're a different style).
The wings suggest Air Force of some sort, but 21 is no help because it mostly just brings up drinking age stuff.
-Indiana Solo, runner of blades
Without knowing the country of origin, that's the best I can come up with.
EDIT:
The wings suggest a relation to an airborne unit.
Do not engage the Watermelons.
they can probably figure it out for you!
See if that turns up any leads, Cyvros
Agreed, but interestingly all the examples I found of light infantry badges use a 3-looped knot, like in Bowen's example, or a crown in lieu of the knot which makes me think this is a non-official piece, either a commemorative or souvenir item.
What country and/or state are you and your mother from? Could help narrow down where to look?
@Enc Looks like Durham 21st is actually what @bowen found. It's definitely the closest thing that's turned up so far.
@Decomposey She's from Perak state in Malaysia, but it doesn't match any Malaysian crests/insignia I've found.
@Xaquin Good thinking, thanks for the tip.
normally I can find these things. All the bugles I can find (and yes, that's what it is supposed to be) have three loops and the only ones with wings are not of that variety.
at this point I'd call it a fashion item except normally, fashion items don't call out a specific division (in this case, the 21st).
also, the fact that it's a metal disc with a back fastener makes me think that this is a collar disc which isn't really a fashion item either.
I'm willing to bet that it's a collar disc from a British territory circa the 50s to the 80s
but I'm not willing to bet much
It was nice of them to hit the "Post Reply" button after they silenced Azith.
They really didn't need to, since that's obviously the insignia of CandleJack, you know, the boogeyma
- The All Seeing Eye.
I look forward to serving you well, O Great Eye.
The general colour scheme and design of the wings suggests a Middle Eastern origin. The bugle looks to appear in mostly British light infantry badges. So, I'm thinking that this is from a local unit in a current or former Commonwealth nation. One that was likely disbanded after WWII. Possibly from Egypt or perhaps the wings are indeed connected to an airborne unit.
If it's a 'local' unit that no longer exists, that could explain why it is so hard to find any matches. I would suggest showing that image on message boards related to UK military history or potentially WWII discussions.
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http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=14
(In my searching I found a post on there indicating that a particular bugle-bearing badge [which I'd have to log in to see] was actually the one the regiment in question's band wore.)
Edit: Example:
21st regiment. 21 at the top, tall wings (vs wide narrow wings you often see), sword in the middle. Have some guy in the unit redraw it and replace the sword with a bugle, and that might be what you get.
Edit2: If you do post on that site, use the words "strung bugle" in your topic title. There's a dude on there who collects them and seems to have some pretty specific knowledge.