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Old 23-03-15, 01:02 PM
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Trying to put together a list of Birks marked badges. Here are two to start the list:
Algonquin Regt
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
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Old 23-03-15, 01:42 PM
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Irish Regiment of Canada KC.
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Old 23-03-15, 01:47 PM
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WW1 Canadian Artillery, CANADA banner, silvered copper, flat wheel, cap badge with a slider. The slider is stamped 'BIRKS 073'

CFA shoulder titles, with dates 1915, 1916 and 1917.

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Old 23-03-15, 02:44 PM
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South Alberta Regiment

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Hi Bill,

Grand idea. I'm assuming any period?

If so here are my four:

Prince Rupert Machine Gun.
215th Infantry Battalion.
4h Divisional Ammunition Column.
McGill Overseas.

Pics attached for interest.

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Old 23-03-15, 03:14 PM
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Simon, That marking is quite unusual. Birks marks were usually on the actual body of the badge. Any chance of an image?
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Old 23-03-15, 03:16 PM
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Roy, The McGill badge, what are the dimensions?
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Old 23-03-15, 03:33 PM
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Hi Bill,

Re the McGill - I have a set of cap and collars. The cap (shown) is 60mm width and 41mm hight.

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Canadian Scottish Regiment - Cap badge and collar badges.
British Columbia Dragoons
Westminster Regiment
Royal 22e Regiment

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Canada Artillery photo of rear.
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Old 23-03-15, 03:45 PM
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Hi Simon, That is a very unusual marking. Sliders were attributed to British made badges, while Canadian makers used lugs.
Does anyone else have badges with the Birk's mark on the slider?
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Bill:
148th Btn collars, flat lugs "Birks"
225 Btn Sweethreart pin "Birks Sterling"
CE shoulder title "Birks 1917"
106th Btn Shoulder, "Birks 1915"
G/S cap badge "Birks 1915"
108th Btn Cap badge, gilt on silver, pin back, "Birks"
200th Btn Cap badge, gilt on silver, "Birks 1916"
4th DAC, "Birks 1916"
Signal shoulder, "Birks 1915"
203rd Btn Cap Badge, "Birks 1916"
148th Btn Cap badge, "Birks"
CFA Shoulder, "Birks 1917"
I know that there are other years of Birks G/S badges out there as well.
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Hi Simon, That is a very unusual marking. Sliders were attributed to British made badges, while Canadian makers used lugs.
Does anyone else have badges with the Birk's mark on the slider?
Just my opinion but I would hope not as its not been done by birks by hand and a set of punches but by a real berk, it would seem that the slider has been replaced from the look of it, again just my opinion.
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Slider has not been replaced, just discoloured around the join.
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Bill, don't forget the silver Operations badges (wings) won by the RCAF for the completion of a tour (30 ops) etc. Birks was one of three makers.

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