Unidentified boss badge - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

gurkharifles · #1 26-03-18, 08:27 AM

Any ideas on this ? It came with a number of Indian badges and I know there a couple of Regiments that use a scarlet boss with the silver bugle on it, but the boss is a salmon colour (it's definitely not a faded scarlet ) -

Alex Rice · #2 26-03-18, 08:49 AM

Odd one, the mouth of the bugle is facing the opposite way to the KRRC boss badge, might be able to track the id from badges which face that way?
Cheers,
Alex

leigh kitchen · #3 26-03-18, 11:21 AM

Any connection to this item, described as to the 5th Maharatta Light Infantry?

202265149969

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indian-Army...69?_mwBanner=1

peter monahan · #4 26-03-18, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by leigh kitchen

Any connection to this item, described as to the 5th Maharatta Light Infantry?

202265149969

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Indian-Army...69?_mwBanner=1

I'd say that's a good bet! Still a proud unit of the Indian Army, the 5th MLI led a parade in Paris in 2009 in the presence of the French and Indian PMs. Hven't been able to find a photo of an officer in field cap with boss, however.

gurkharifles · #5 26-03-18, 02:27 PM

Peter, the badge on e bay was described as "faded scarlet boss" - and the bugle faces the other way. ( I must admit hadn't even clocked the bugle's position until it was pointed out to me! )

peter monahan · #6 27-03-18, 11:54 AM

No idea about colour, as I was unable to find another 5th MLI boss badge to compare, but here is the current badge of the MLI, with the bugle mouth facing right, as yours does. For what it's worth, which may not be much.

manchesters · #7 31-03-18, 12:38 PM

Heres one just like yours on ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unknown-o...AAAOSwrl5av0rW

peter monahan · #8 31-03-18, 01:48 PM

Yes, that example is posted above.

manchesters · #9 31-03-18, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by peter monahan

Yes, that example is posted above.

No its Not, thats a totally different badge

54Bty · #10 31-03-18, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by manchesters

No its Not, thats a totally different badge

Your link shows the same badge that starts this thread, unless there are two identical badges and images.

Marc

manchesters · #11 31-03-18, 06:23 PM

I think we are at cross purposes, what I meant was the ebay badge is the same as the badge about which this thread was started. (not the one in the previous ebay link)

Perhaps the originator could confirm if it is indeed the same badge and he is selling it or its a similar badge being sold by someone else who has identified it as the 5th MLI.

regards