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Originally Posted by Alan O
1. Following on from Chris' thread about restrike a/a badges I have the following list of anodised badges in existance which I believe were never issued to the regt (or their TA or Cadet bns) before they disbanded. These badges are die struck (mirror imaged in Chris' parlace) and the sliders are unmarked. All I believe to have been made to order by an unknown badge making company for the collectors market:
Royal Warwickshire Regt
Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
3rd Kings Own Hussars
South Staffordshire Regt
Northumberland Fusiliers
Royal Ulster Rifles (Kings Crown)
2. In addition I do not own but have seen the following:
East Surrey Regt
Suffolk Regt
4th Hussars
Rifle Brigade k/c pattern
Hampshire Carbineers
9th Lancers
3. There remain a third list of badges that have been reproduced by this company with the 'wrong' construction but the design was worn by the units. Examples would include the Essex Regt and possibly the Glosters/Hants 1969 badge.
4. In addition due to the quantity on the market, I am pretty sure that the following badges were heavily reproduced by JR Gaunt Bham in the 1970s-80s. They are die cast and indistinguishable from a contempory badge except for the Gaunt Bham mark. I believe that a true Gaunt's 1950s badge should be JR Gaunt London marked:
City of London yeomanry q/c (never worn by the regt)
23rd London Regt (1958-60)
East Midlands Brigade
Not forgetting the ever so easily obtained SAS
5. There were lots more designs that were made for the collectors market but it is impossible to set them apart from the genuine article.
Thoughts?
Alan
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Hi Alan,
This is what I have - the numbers are the designation I use to ID the slider:
Royal Warwickshire Regt - No mark but a Gaunt (7.8)
Fife and Forfar Yeomanry - No mark but possibly a Gaunt 7.4
3rd Kings Own Hussars - No mark but a Gaunt (7.8)
South Staffordshire Regt - Marked FIRMIN LONDON (3.1)
Northumberland Fusiliers - Marked J.R.GAUNT LONDON (7.3)
Royal Ulster Rifles (Kings Crown) - No mark but a Gaunt (7.8)
East Surrey Regt - Not owned
Suffolk Regt - Not Owned
4th Hussars - Not Owned
Rifle Brigade k/c pattern - Not marked but possibly a Gaunt 7.4
Hampshire Carbineers - Not owned but usually tin fakes - one sold this week for 28 quid on eBay - scary...
9th Lancers - Not owned
Essex Regt - Marked DOWLER.BIRMINGHAM (2.4)
Glous/Hants - Marked DOWLER.BIRMINGHAM (2.4)
City of London yeomanry q/c - Marked J.R.GAUNT B'HAM (7.6)
23rd London Regt (1958-60) - Marked J.R.GAUNT B'HAM (7.6)
East Midlands Brigade - Never heard of this...
SAS - Marked LONDON BADGE & BUTTON CO LTD (8.2)
From MY badges ONLY I would say with what I currently know AT THIS POINT IN TIME that the following are good:
South Staffordshire Regt - Marked FIRMIN LONDON (3.1)
Northumberland Fusiliers - Marked J.R.GAUNT LONDON (7.3)
The following are probably good:
Essex Regt - Marked DOWLER.BIRMINGHAM (2.4)
Glous/Hants - Marked DOWLER.BIRMINGHAM (2.4)
The rest of the badges I OWN are unofficial commissions which is a better term than 'restrike' as if they were never made in the first place they could never have been re-struck.
I have been through some CCN's this week and some of the above badges were in these publications with instructions on how to order and obtain the badges.
e.g. SAS and 23rd London Regt (1958-60). However, MY badges were made past the active service date of these units. Note SAS was for 21st Artists Forge cap ONLY and not any other piece of head gear.
Hope this helps.
Regards
Chris