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terry1956 · 20th September 2011, 08:44 PM

hi Jim, re the prince of wales feathers. years back when i was in the army I had the good luck to be able to see the back rooms of many regiment collections held at their HQ,s and also one of the smaller unknown army collections not seen by the public, the latter is in fact at a small RAF base just outside oxford. during these years i was able to view weapons and uniforms of the napoleonic period ( my main interest) and came across a few weapons of officers with the 3 feathers badge, in the main light cavalry sabres, one I remember had the feathers in gold on the blade and was a thing to behold. I no longer have excess to these places, but understand they are still there and still under lock and key. sorry can,t be anu more help on this. michael.

20th September 2011, 08:44 PM	#7
terry1956 Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: yeovil, somerset, uk Posts: 75	answer hi Jim, re the prince of wales feathers. years back when i was in the army I had the good luck to be able to see the back rooms of many regiment collections held at their HQ,s and also one of the smaller unknown army collections not seen by the public, the latter is in fact at a small RAF base just outside oxford. during these years i was able to view weapons and uniforms of the napoleonic period ( my main interest) and came across a few weapons of officers with the 3 feathers badge, in the main light cavalry sabres, one I remember had the feathers in gold on the blade and was a thing to behold. I no longer have excess to these places, but understand they are still there and still under lock and key. sorry can,t be anu more help on this. michael. Last edited by Jim McDougall; 21st September 2011 at 05:36 PM.