Andy, I have always found such matters of great interest just like you. Time has taught me to be more sanguine and one thing I have learned is to not underestimate the dynamic preferred by the (clothing) authorities, who were essentially what we would call 'bean counters', to make maximum use of identical dies for different units. As an example of this the more generic (i.e. not officer pattern) grenade devices for flank companies in infantry battalions, seem to have been used for many other units using the grenade device, such as fusilier regiments, artillery (including HAC) and Grenadier Guards. I am not saying that this is definitely the case here, but I would caution everyone to keep this fundamental fact in mind.
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