Can Anybody Tell Me Anything About This?

Can Anybody Tell Me Anything About This?

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Doofus

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Wednesday 28th January 2015
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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


Doofus

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Thursday 29th January 2015
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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.


Doofus

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Tuesday 10th February 2015
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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?

Doofus

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Wednesday 11th February 2015
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Thanks both, much appreciated thumbup