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Scottish Borderers Badge
Gentlemen
I want to share this Badge I’ve had a while , I was very interested to see this unusual backing plate which appears to me to be a lid from a tin of food! Can this badge be identified as WW1? Happy new year everyone! Kind regards Chay Last edited by Tweed; 02-01-18 at 02:17 PM. |
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Is there any trace of red backing cloth between the badge and plate?
Rgds, Thomas |
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Thomas
There a red looking patch here but I see no fibres, The plate I dare not move! Kind regards Chay |
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The only reason I can imagine for the backing plate would be to hold a piece of backing cloth, red because they were a royal regiment.
Rgds, Thomas |
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Thomas,
Yes certainly to keep the cloth inplace ! Although the cloth is missing I'm glad the plate remains it makes it far more interesting, when I got the badge off eBay there was only the photo of the front so I was surprised when it arrived. Kind regards Chay |
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I believe that the black rosettes (glengarry) or tartan flashes (ToS) would have been the only likely cap badge backing. Might a KOSB piper perhaps have worn a flash of Royal Stuart tartan with his ToS during the Great War? . |
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A very good original badge, that has considerable age to it, but, unless you know the name of gentleman who originally wore it, you are going to struggle.
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