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Originally Posted by Frank Kelley
Hello Chris,
That is even more of a surprise, do they just have very slight differences, or, do you find more radical designs that are completely different?
Regards Frank
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Hi Frank,
The pattern cards are made from the badges supplied as samples to the War Office/Army Dress Committee post regimental Colonel initial design, portrait (signed by Soverign) etc. etc, etc. If the ADC approved them they were used on the Standard/Master Pattern cards/tags.
Those left over were usually dumped in the bin.
Pattern cards/tags are only a guide for badge makers to follow nothing else hence so many genuine variations of the same badge.
Regards,
Chris