EY K&K 1493
Michael,
I have two versions of large OSD with the 'ESSEX YEOMANRY' TITLE: one has a split pin fitting and the other has a flat top crown. I have been told both are 'duds', and have never found any authentication for them.
I also have another of the same size that has had the bottom scroll removed. I'm told this was a modification done by recruits joining 1/1 EY in France who had been issued the post-1916 economy version, but wanted to look more like the old lags who wore the earlier version still. Mine appears to be bronze so was it worn by an Officer or SNCO wanting to blend in?
Stephen.
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