Can Anybody Tell Me Anything About This?
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I've recently had this come into my posession. I intend to strip the paint off, and restore it, but I'm very intrigued by what it actually is. It is obviously from a gunship/warship/battleship, and as it's wooden (oak?), I'm guessing at WW2, but if anyone can tell me anything more, including what, if anything, the two 'empty' cupboards (right hand side, and top left) should hold, I would be much obliged.
I have Googled til I am blue in the face, but I don't know what I'm looking for.
This is the bottom left cupboard
I have Googled til I am blue in the face, but I don't know what I'm looking for.
This is the bottom left cupboard
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheron-class_destr...
Could fit the bill....I just googled the armament and that was the first match.
Could fit the bill....I just googled the armament and that was the first match.
That's interesting, thank you. I was going to ask if the weaponry gave an indication of the boat the cabinet came from.
From a possibly related source, For some time now, I have had cap ribbons for HMS Impregnable, HMS Greenwich and HMS Zealandia. I also have some cloth badges, which I believe are to do with torpedoes. Whether any of these are connected, I don't know, but as I say, they could be from the same source.
From a possibly related source, For some time now, I have had cap ribbons for HMS Impregnable, HMS Greenwich and HMS Zealandia. I also have some cloth badges, which I believe are to do with torpedoes. Whether any of these are connected, I don't know, but as I say, they could be from the same source.
Badges are of RN torpedosman, different colours go on different uniforms, No1, 2's and such.
No sure what happened to the branch
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Uniform/Torpedo_branch...
No sure what happened to the branch
http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Uniform/Torpedo_branch...
Edited by Phud on Tuesday 10th February 22:28
Doofus said:
Sorry to bump this guys, but I'm now more intrigued by the badges above. The only (vaguely) similar stuff I can find appears to be 'replica' stuff from China. But even they don't appear to know what they're replicating.
Do you?
Nearest I can find is the following (4th Item on the list):Do you?
http://www.gnmilitaria.co.uk/shop.php
Merchant Navy badge for being on a ship that was sunk by a mine or torpedo and returned to sea. WW1 and rare apparently! My guess is that the stars may symbolise either 1 or more times the ship has been hit.
ETA see the post above....he's right, I am mistaken!
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