More Mystery British Patches - Any Ideas?

[sabertasche]

Hi all, I picked these up over the week - no idea what they are. British? Any idea as to age? The Crossed rifles look to me to be a marksmanship badge, the others maybe sniper and the other - no idea.

Greg

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[Tony Farrell]

For a start they are Royal Navy - and the fish heads have loads of these silly trade badges that mean absolutely nothing to anyone else in the armed forces apart from them. Crossed rifles 'might' be marksman - but I'm using logic there, and that's dangerous.

These things - in fact RN trades in total - are an exact science. They might even be RCN, RAN, RNZN - who use the British pattern but have totally unique ratings - and appropriate badges. LC 'might' be Landing Craft Cox'n, but that's pure guesswork.

[Marc Sherriff]

They are Gold (wire) Green as worn by members of the Royal Marines on their Lovat Green Uniform. I have a chart some place will let you know when I find it. These are all being replaced with a cheap and nasty looking synthetic material.

[paul w]

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Hello Greg,as Marc has stated these badges are Royal Marines specialist qualification badges worn on the lower left sleeve of the lovat jacket (no2 dress).The crossed rifles is for a marksman,the LC is for landing craftsman 1st or 2nd class (I can never remember what the stars signify) and the crossed rifles I believe are Platoon weapons instructor 1st or 2nd class.The snipers badge is a small 's' sitting above crossed rifles at a steeper angle then the marksman badge.The sniper rates as a PW3.Cheers,

Paul

[sabertasche]

Thanks guys . Well these are way too obscure for me so off to the misc. box for them.

Greg

[Tony Farrell]

Oh, I can see the green felt now. Gold thread is also worn by the RN on their dress rig isn't it - albeit on a blue field?