British made Majors Bullion Rank

[Billyh]

Just had this ww2 Majors Bullion Rank delivered (I presume I have the rank right. Gold for Major,Silver for lieu Colonel?)

A R Fabb started life in Victorian times. I think they only made things like this rank insignia for a short period during ww2.

They still exist as a company though no longer family owned, making bullion masonic regalia.

Billyh

[KurtA]

That is great.  The label answers all the other questions we would have had.  

[patches]

Must of been difficult and a real pain to sew on a collar or a pair of them on the shoulder loops.

[Billyh]

Imagine how difficult it was to make Patches.

Billyh 

[patches]

11 hours ago, Billyh said:

Imagine how difficult it was to make Patches.

Billyh 

Indeed, no denying, it is exquisite.

 

Fabb Brothers is still around, around since 1887.

 

https://www.fabb.co.uk/

[Billyh]

That's right mate. They moved to Maidenhead in the forties. They did close for a brief period but we're bought by a couple of free masons to continue making masonic regalia.

Fabb used to supply a lot of braided items to the Japanese, Turks and India.

I know at one point they made mess dress para wings for the UK etc etc

Billyh