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*WW1 CANADIAN CEF ARMY CAP BADGE IRISH FUSILIERS 11 BN*
Hi, A very nice Badge, Indeed.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/WW1-CANADIAN-CEF-...d=p3286.c0.m14 Or Item #290354316026 P.S. I have no clue who this seller is. |
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I'm not so sure that this is the 11th battalion CEF as the 11th was a Saskatchewan raised battalion with a totally different badge... I'm sure one of the CEF guys can straighten this out... Jim
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Hi, This is the CEF badge for 11th Regiment (Irish Fusiliers) Reinforcement Draft. A relatively scarce CEF badge. It was made for a draft recruited by the Irish Fusiliers during the First World War. Several other regiments similarly recruited reinforcement drafts for overseas service, and either used the militia badge or a specially produced badge. These are relatively scarce CEF era badges, and include 6th Duke of Connaughts, and 50th Gordons.
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Looks like a good honest badge to me, a very nice one at that. Judging by the broach pin mount and a size of 43mm I would think this to be a collar badge?
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Cliff http://www.irishregimentofcanada.ca |
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Hi Cliff, At 43 mm that is likely a cap badge.
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Hi what impressed me was the broach pine, used on valuable broaches.
In which I thought it was a broach badge. I know the Quality of the locking pine system, one of my X's collected broaches from the 18, 1900ends. Last edited by Recce; 07-10-09 at 03:37 PM. |
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The manufacturer's fastener on these badges were the "pointed tangs". Quite common on OB Allan badges. I have these on my 11th and 6th Drafts. I'm not sure if the 50th Gordon capbadge was made by Allan - no makers mark on mine, and it has a brooch pin fastener. I have seen the 50th Gordon Draft with "stamped lugs" - also common in Allan badges.
Phil |
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