Dating the JR Gaunt B'Ham maker mark

[GriffMJ]

Just to add into the mix.....

The large Gaunt London mark appears to change position according to date..... before 1960 the mark goes up the slider. I think the "up" mark starts around 1946 and ends around 1960....... but that's just an observation from the two regiments I am looking at below.



After 1960 the mark goes down the slider...


Production date :- 1961
Card: Inspectorate of Stores and Clothing Pattern No. 18437 Pattern No. 18437 Spec. No. UK/CIC/2124D Cat. No. (CB 7936 deleted) 8455-99 -973-9507 Standard; inscribed, Badges (Organization inserted) Cap Leicestershire & Derbyshire Yeomanry (TA) Anodised Aluminium; approved by ORD 17B 17-1-1961; authority given as 54/RAC/231 NV/82/081; signed A Harrison 4.5.62.

>>*<< We see the same thing in the Gaunt marked Royal Artillery of the same period (see attached below)... the KC that precedes these two "probably" just has the small Gaunt London mark?

and then in the late 1960s we see the B'HAM mark ..... for this regiment shown (also going up & down the slider).



The 17th/21st Lancers ORs Wm Motto has an "Up" Gaunt London mark and start their Other Ranks AA production off, from 1964, with a looped Motto marked JRGAUNT over LONDON and then have a B'HAM marked slider.




The Military Police have an interesting set of marks around the same period, see attached. I would guess that they squeezed in an order for brass along with the new AA at the time?