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    Is this Boer?

    I bought this for 10p on the portabello Road, London in 1973. I thought it looked cool.
    Somebody later told me that it is a Boer (Republic of ?) horse brass used for their horse artillery. I doubt it given the Napoleonic eagle at the top, but who knows? Anybody?
    Its' brass and about 4 inches high.
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    Last edited by McCulloh; 03-07-2003, 10:08 PM.
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    Did they call themselves the Republik van Zuid Afrika back ca 1900?

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      #3
      No: there were 2 Boer republics back then: Orange free State and Transvaal. I think that Natal was autonomous too.

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        #4
        Oh come on...can anybody even translate the Dutch/Afrakaans (?) for me? Bitte schon?

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          #5
          It says "unity is strength" with ZAR in the middle (South African Republic)
          Can you show the back?
          It is a badge of the Transvaal police up until 1902.
          All the best
          Chris

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            Chris
            here is the back side of the badge.
            Was it worn on a pith helmet?
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              #7
              Indeed it was.
              All the best
              Chris

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