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Old 15-05-17, 01:28 PM
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Default Household Cavalry perhaps not!
I wonder what the forum's thoughts are on this one? Looks to me like the centre has been snipped out of a Royal Engineers badge at some time, and is 'now' a Household Cavalry badge!
Just my opinion.
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Old 15-05-17, 01:43 PM
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I would agree Tony. Doesn't look like Household Cavalry to me either.
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Old 15-05-17, 01:52 PM
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Whatever it is, it looks like an original badge to me and certainly not of two part construction as suggested.

The pin also appears original to the badge.

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Old 15-05-17, 02:11 PM
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Simon GvR Royal Engineers ORs Badges were never two part construction (to the best of my knowledge) , I was suggesting it has been cut from an all GM cap badge.
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Old 15-05-17, 02:13 PM
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I wonder what the forum's thoughts are on this one? Looks to me like the centre has been snipped out of a Royal Engineers badge at some time, and is 'now' a Household Cavalry badge!
Just my opinion.
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352045236632
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I'd have to agree with you there, Tony. Looks to be a Royal Engineers chop-job!

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Old 15-05-17, 02:33 PM
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A "sweetheart" teimmed down from a RE cap badge presumably.
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Simon GvR Royal Engineers ORs Badges were never two part construction (to the best of my knowledge) , I was suggesting it has been cut from an all GM cap badge.
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Oh, I see what you mean I thought you meant a an added centre. Sorry
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Old 15-05-17, 02:58 PM
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Simon no worries
Leigh I like your suggestion of a 'cut down' sweetheart badge.
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I think if you look at image 3 ,gives the game away. Unless the owner had mice with a taste for metal !!!
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If you look at the back you'll see the garter/circle is uneven where the leaves should be and even at the top towards where it meets the crown.
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Old 15-05-17, 05:11 PM
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There has been a few of these floating about on ebay. As Tony said earlier,some look like the centre from an RE badge rather than the fatter garter of the Household Cavalry.
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Yes thats definitely wrong.
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Good spot. I had only noticed it lacked the downward end of the garter/strap. Regards, Paul.
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