OSD Badges
 

Hi All,

Am I right in thinking all OSD badges have blades rather than sliders or lugs?

Thanks,

Michael

No, collar badges have loops.

Sliders - no.

regards

Thanks a lot Simon, that answers my question.

Michael

Michael.

Agree with Simon re sliders but there is the rare occasion that some OSD do come with a slider, RE Royal Monmouthshire Engineers being one.

Ta

Jonathan

Ok, thanks a lot Jonathan.

Michael

I have an OSD RE with slider which has provenance - acquired by an uncle from a unit on Hilly Fields, Brockley, during WWII.

OSD's also come with loops - both 1st and 2nd WWs. I have to admit, I haven't seen sliders on OSDs but they do appear on S or S&G badges !

Northumberland Fusiliers officers with slider
 

Many years ago I bought a Northumberland Fusiliers officers silver and gilt cap badge with a slider, albeit a very short slider.

Some time later we were on our way to Devon and saw a car boot sale, we stopped and I bought a slightly battered officers cap for the Northumberland Fusiliers, there was a strange device fitted to the front of the cap where the badge should have been, it was a slot and when I got it home my badge fitted exactly, hence the short slider . . !

Never say never with badge collecting, most of the hard and fast rules are great to go by, but never say never . . !

Rob

Great find(s) Rob. The slider and 'device' are described in Dennis Wood's new edition of his NF book.

Officers with a slider
 

This is the badge in question, the slider fits neatly into the slot on the front of the hat, the hat is in storage at present and cannot be easily located, but this is the badge.

As to whether this idea of fixing badges to headdress is unique to the Northumberland Fusiliers I am not sure, perhaps forum members have similar badges.

Rob

Nice, Tigerlily's got a death grip on her RNF cap - I need this NF one.

Hi Rob,

Norfolk Regiment Officers "gilt" cap badge. A strange one that I think could have been an OSD originally. Alternatively it could have been gilt, losing the original finish when the shank was added.

As I will never know the history of this badge, I am happy to let it sit with my collection as a curio.

Andy

Is there wording stamped across the slider just above the crimp or am I just imagining it?

No, just marks.

Ta - I can "see" letters including "AHJW". Strange.