Featured ID brass Cap Badge

Discussion in 'Militaria' started by daveydempsey, Jan 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM.

  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    This is either military or police cap badge and I believe India or around that area.

    I can't find it anywhere.

    No makers name.

    Maybe fresh eyes can name it.

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    daveydempsey, Jan 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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  2. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

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    Marote, Jan 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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  3. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Nepal Police
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    प्रहरी = Police
     
    Marote, Jan 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The crossed knives are Gurkha kukri, the symbol of Nepal.
     
    Any Jewelry, Jan 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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  5. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    That's how I ended up finding the police info :)
    (all thanks to watching Forged in Fire, where I learned that this is the name of that type of weapon :D)
     
    Marote, Jan 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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  6. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I knew they were Kukri, I actually have one or two.
    They are also used by the Indian Army and the Singapore Police too.

    I could not find an exact copy of this badge anywhere
     
    daveydempsey, Jan 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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  7. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Ditto
     
    Marote, Jan 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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  9. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    NICE FIND MR. MAROTE !!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    komokwa, Jan 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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  10. Marote

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    Marote, Jan 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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  11. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    & a best answer to boot !!!! :woot::woot::woot:
     
    komokwa, Jan 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    And well deserved. He has been working hard, our Marote.:happy:
     
    Any Jewelry, Jan 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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    Marote, Jan 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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  14. the blacksmith

    the blacksmith Well-Known Member

    Two puzzling things about this pece and the one posted by marote, the quality of both castings are extremely poor, and the original example has teh crossed kukri and truncheon in silver. Being interested in the amazing Gurkhas, I have looked all over , but have not found this perticular badge anywhere, and in addtion every type of police badge that I have found, seems to have the Nepali flag on it, not the star/ flower.
    Conclusions........??????????????
    Anybody got any pictures of Kukris in their possesion that they'd like to share, then we can start a new thead.:)
     
    the blacksmith, Jan 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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