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Tyneside Scottish
Good morning
White metal Tyneside badge. What do you think? Many thanks Martyn |
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I think that it's from a modern die. The badge is still worn by TA Gunners but I don't know if they are bought or provided by the MOD.
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Many thanks Alan. Worth keeping then?
Regards Martyn |
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https://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/regiments/39449.aspx
Here is the badge in use today. It would be correct alongside other modern badges. Alan |
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Many thanks Alan
I will keep this one as it is a nice design although not as old as I hoped. Regards Martyn |
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Last edited by Alan O; 25-07-17 at 01:48 PM. |
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If you go to this link it shows the post WW2 sealed pattern card for the Tyneside Scottish RA Bty but with the '3rd pattern' design with the raised rear leg.
http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...2&d=1486423834 I don't know offhand when this stopped being issued but I suspect it was in 1967 when the TA were reduced. Clearly at some later date the lineage has been recreated which continues today. The badge worn by the current Bty and cadets is the 2nd pattern (first used in 1915) one with both hind paws on the ground. This does rather suggest that they are bought rather than issued. |
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Many thanks Alan. Interesting that they are still worn and even by cadet forces.
Regards Martyn |
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Hi Guys,
As I understand things the badge is authorised by the Army Dress Committee for current day used but is not provided by the public purse hence no NSN or pattern No. It has therefore been source by the unit itself and I believe it gets its badges from a dodgy die used to knock out fakes which are found all over eBay for between 5-10 GBP. I have seen images of a badge directly from a gunner and the die flaws on the rear of the badge reconcile with said fakes. However, the current 'official' badge is quite silver in colour when compared to the 'fake' although my example has bronze coloured lugs. They are not that common and it took me months to find an 'official' badge amongst all the iffy ones. I am away from home at the mo but will provide info from the ADC and images of my example on the weekend. Regards, Chris |
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Chris,
Thank you for confirming that. If the same die is being used as you say then you will get variance in colours depending on the metal used in the manufacture of any particular batch. Alan |
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Yes, quite agree. Regards, Chris |
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Martyn's badge does have voids under the thistles unlike the two images showing modern use of the badge. Regards, Paul.
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