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    Quote Originally Posted by #1oilman View Post
    The Beret truly belongs in the regimental museum
    Then you have a sad occurrence such as the fire in Quebec city along side the plains of Abraham that took the armory of "Les Voltigeurs de Québec". The firemen on scene agreed the big wooden structure was going so they carried out the most valuable museum pieces and left the old girl go... http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/e...bec/index.page
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    It's probably worth speaking to the auction house before the auction and explaining the situation to them. A worst case scenario is that they can do nothing to help. Unless one ask it will never be known if they could have done anything to help.

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    I spent a lot of time under a beret, the one pictured doesn’t look very “worn”. It doesn’t take long to acquire dirt, sweat, creases, fold and imprints from flashes, crests and wings.

    This beret doesn’t have any character!

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    Quote Originally Posted by frenchkat View Post
    I spent a lot of time under a beret
    So did I, and I can't say I agree with your assessment of the headress. It does look worn, but a piece of clothing doesn't carry character, the man wearing it has the character.
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    There must be thousands of pieces of kit and clothing etc in collections that the owner is unaware of the fact that the object once took part in a famous battle or was once worn by a famous person because the object is unable to speak. If objects suddenly gained the ability to speak, people's collections could suddenly become very valuable indeed.

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    I have a few bits and pieces like that, but with confirmed provenance.
    One of which is a telescope owned by a high ranking officer in the Boar War which I put on this site some years ago.
    Its only as good as what people will pay for it I suppose.

    I am still waiting to find out what Richards Beret finally sold for but can't find any reference to it, assuming the auction still went ahead on the 17th February!!!
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gil Boyd View Post
    13 Bids.................£7,000
    It would be somewhat amusing if the original owner turned out to be another "Richard Todd" and not the actor, but not for the successful bidder.

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    Theirs money in my beret, especially if I say Monte wore it
    This hangs on the wall at 4 PARA Officers Mess and shows he was a keen supporter of The Parachute Regiment and the early days of L Detachment SAS.
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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