4/7 Dragoon Guards AA SNCO'S badge

[bess55]

Gents, does anyone have any information on the 4/7th Dragoon Guards senior NCO's AA cap badge for the side cap?

This badge is as the 4/7 arm badge (i.e. the large expanded star) which usually has lugs on, however this badge has a slider. So in effect the arm badge with a slider instead of lugs and worn as a cap badge.

I have an example of this badge with the slider marked W M Dowler Birmingham.

Can anyone give me any info about this badge and when it may have been worn. I am guessing for short period in the mid 80's?

Regards to all

Bess

[yorkstone]

Anodised badges like these were worn on our cross belts of the Patten worn by sgts and above in white metal.

Mine is on two lugs worn on a black plastic pouch worn with Blues photo attached was taken of me at St James Palace 1984

Sorry no shot of the back pouch

Hope this helps

Stephen

[Mike H]

Cor blimey Steve ,you look about 10 there.

[yorkstone]

Thanks Mike I was 19.

Stephen

[Mike H]

I may go for slightly earlier than mid 80`s Bess. Do we have a timescale of dates for the WM Dowler Bham mark. its certainly narrower than the plain Dowler Birmingham mark.
Steve ,do you recall the thread regarding shaped backings rather than the maroon diamond ? Billy picked up a silver/gilt/enamel Officers collar last weekend, with the star shaped backing. SNCO`s beret or cap ?

[Alan O]

I have seen these before. I suspect a maker's error putting a slider on an arm badge. To my knowledge the regt never wore such a badge in the cap.