i have a quantity of green felt, ideal for capbadge backing and epulette slide, send me a stamped addressed envelope and i will send you enough to make badge backing and two slides FREE . i only have enough for about 8-10 sets so first come first served, put your name on this thread and i will send them out till i run out.
Thanks for this offer. You are very kind to do this. Please can I request a set. PM to follow with my address.
send SAE to:-
nigel cheetham
12 aldam close
totley
sheffield
s17 4ge
i have a quantity of green felt, ideal for capbadge backing and epulette slide, send me a stamped addressed envelope and i will send you enough to make badge backing and two slides FREE . i only have enough for about 8-10 sets so first come first served, put your name on this thread and i will send them out till i run out.
The correct colour and weave can be found by obtaining a 'Rifle' beret and cutting it up. The green is not just green, its 'Rifle Green' which is a specific shade. Most green felt that is found in the shops tends to be the wrong shade/weave. It is very easy and inexpensive to get a beret (an old RGJ or LI beret is exactly the same).
2nd (Ab) Oxf & Bucks LI did NOT wear epillette slides!!! do not believe the Histoure et Collections books (it says blue!?!) or effing Sof (they say green!?!), I am in constant contact with surviving members of the Oxf & Bucks LI association and have been running the only UK based living history group that portrays the Oxf & Bucks, epilette slides are ficticious!!!
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WOII Ansell A.J.
2nd (Ab) Bn. Oxf & Bucks L.I.
(52nd of Foot)
All good stuff chap, we really appreciate this BTW as we do like to get it right if we can.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
this isnt rifle green as a LI rifle green beret was 12 quid and this was free, but it will do till we can sort out thr proper stuff i suppose.
