Any experts on cap badges?

**ivor43** · 25-06-2015, 21:28

Hi All.
been looking at alphabets to see if anything similar cropped up. Nah. But, in Cyrillic Script , Russian. 'M' represents 40. is it possible this is the 40th airborne something.. looking

ivor

**Baconwallah** · 25-06-2015, 21:39

All Soviet badges had a red star in the centre, Ivor.

John

**ivor43** · 28-06-2015, 09:11

hi all.
i am not sure if this has worked. but these pics show the cap with the tassel to the front

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ivor

**Jerry B** · 28-06-2015, 10:37

Trying again to post this Spanish civil war cap with tassle and of a similar shape.

**Bricoates** · 05-07-2015, 15:12

Sorry, my friend's brother who had the cap has recently passed away, I did want to have a full photo and see if there is any clue on the inside as to it's origin, hopefully in the future I might be abe to do this, thanks again for your help
Brian

**Jerry B** · 08-07-2015, 21:41

Brian,

Sorry to hear about the death of your friend's brother.

The badge is Belgian motorcyclists badge from WWI up to WWII, probably an interwars example and quite rare if the owner ever wants to part with it.

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**si chez** · 09-07-2015, 09:36

Jerry
Good for you mate well done on the research on this, i searched high and low to try and get the bottom of it. I got as far as knowing it was transport intro war years but not the country
Good digging matey

Si

**Jerry B** · 09-07-2015, 11:17

Thanks Si, I asked around and a Belgian friend responded instantly. He supplied the info and he knows his Belgian items.

Originally Posted by si chez

Jerry
Good for you mate well done on the research on this, i searched high and low to try and get the bottom of it. I got as far as knowing it was transport intro war years but not the country
Good digging matey

Si

**Bricoates** · 09-07-2015, 13:51

Jerry
Thanks for the info, I will pass it on, is the cap in the same "Family"as the badge?, (here I go again) maybe my friend, knowing it not his Fathers, may want to sell, he has no interest in military memorabilia, I will have a word, Thanks again for the find.
Brian

**Jerry B** · 09-07-2015, 14:42

Originally Posted by Bricoates

Jerry
Thanks for the info, I will pass it on, is the cap in the same "Family"as the badge?, (here I go again) maybe my friend, knowing it not his Fathers, may want to sell, he has no interest in military memorabilia, I will have a word, Thanks again for the find.
Brian

Brian, the cap is correct for the badge, minor differences will allow it to be dated more securely.

It is the friend who ID'd it who is interested in it if it was ever available, but I think more pics of the whole cap would also be of interest to him if ever possible.

I was glad to pay a part in solving the mystery!