✅ SOLVED Great Britain looking military belt buckle?

[tamrock]

I believe I posted this once before, but it slowly slip to the bottom without resolve. I'm pretty sure it's British, but I'm finding no example of this very insignia of a flaming bomb. There is a Royal Marine Infantry insignia that is similar, but the flames aren't blown to the side as this one is. My best guess says it's maybe from the 1960s or 70s?. I base that on how it's constructed out of heavy stamped stainless steel. It's a thrift store find and I'd sure like to find out more about it. Hopefully one of you or members from GB will recognize what I have. It may or may not be official military either ?, but it's definitely built Ford tough... Thanks, to all replies.

 

[GaRebel1861]

Canadian?

 

[tamrock]

Canadian?

Huh! I don't know why I didn't think of that. I'll start looking in that direction.

 

[grasshopper]

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/italian-carabinieri-leather-belt-136066875

Some of what I'm seeing says Italian police.

 

[Organicseekers]

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/italian-carabinieri-leather-belt-136066875

Some of what I'm seeing says Italian police.

I have seen these used for Italian police when working on earthquake clean ups and other national disasters.

 

[Red James Cash]

could be a repo of a grenadier belt buckle for reenactors.

 

[tamrock]

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/italian-carabinieri-leather-belt-136066875

Some of what I'm seeing says Italian police.

If worthpoints correct, that looks like a positive I.D. Thanks! Now I know what to call it.

 

[tamrock]

I have seen these used for Italian police when working on earthquake clean ups and other national disasters.

When was that?

 

[grasshopper]

If worthpoints correct, that looks like a positive I.D. Thanks! Now I know what to call it.

I saw it on a few other sites too, I generally won't rely completely on what Worthpoint says.

This site has it for sale so I imagine it'll be tough to narrow down a date range: https://www.delfiero.net/en/belts_and_slings.asp

 

[A2coins]

Great Id and buckle

 

[Organicseekers]

If you look at their cap badges I think its the same emblem. They are the 1st Paratroopers Carabinieri Regiment "Tuscania" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Paratroopers_Carabinieri_Regiment_%22Tuscania%22

First active in 1940-1942 so I think that would date your find to then. They were not active again until the 1960s

 

[tamrock]

Well thank you very much OS. The thought of it being Italian just didn't come to mine as it looked like GB to me. When I think of something like an Italian badge I would have expected it to look more like this.