I am consistently amazed by people who repeatedly buy from sellers who have a seemingly unending supply of 'rare' cap badges from supposedly old collections. If a seller has sold the same rare 21st Lancers...
WW1 British Campaign Medal Guide A wide veriaty of campaign medals were issued to British servicemen including interesting foreign awards. This guide deals with the standard issue medals awarded to...
When listing Campaign War Medals on e Bay,always list all Medals any related ephemera{Documentation/Badges/Photographs/Etc;}together,on so many ocassions one sees Medal "Groups";ie;More than one medal to the...
A guide to help you spot the blatant fakes. However there remain a huge number of fakes made which are indistinguisable from the originals but hopefully this guide will help to identify the obvious copies: ...
As the price of pre 1922 Irish infantry badges is going up and up the following are useful tips on spotting which sellers are flogging the fakes: Munster regiment - The most common copy has a really fat and...
Unfortunately Yeomanry badges have been widely faked - in fact nearly every version and type has been faked. Many are indistinguishablefrom the originals especially the single metal types. There are some...
FURTHER SMITHS INFORMATION AND SALES A BRIEF GUIDE TO POST WAR SMITHS ENGLISH WATCHES COMPILED IN AN IDLE MOMENT.If you are buying Smiths watches, firstly decide whether you are a collector or...
This is a guide to what I believe to be the best war / action films of all time. Obviously it's a matter of personal taste but there may be one of two hidden gems amongst these selections that you have not yet...
This is a brief beginners guide to the 1/72 scale plastic toy soldier sets that are currently in production. It details the leading manufacturers, the figures they produce and the historical periods they...
This is a brief beginners guide to some of the 1/32 scale (54mm) plastic toy soldier sets currently in production. It details the leading manufacturers, the figures they produce and the historical periods...