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And here is the true Brodrick Cap, official nomenclature 'cap, forage, universal' (less Horse and Foot Guards).
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And the Foot Guards pattern Battalion Staff Cap that was lost when the current pattern was introduced around 1905. Notice the thickly braided peak in officer pattern. SNCOs had the additional gold lace band seen on the colour image of the RQMS. In lieu of this the Scots Guards had thin gold piping around the top of the cap so as not to infringe upon their chequered band. It was this exact cap that was the first to have the semi-vertical (so-called 'slashed') peak that was resurrected by Foot Guards SNCOs after WW2. Photos before that date do not show it.
Last edited by Toby Purcell; 25-03-15 at 10:22 AM. |
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And just a small idea of what the Line Regiment Battalion Staff lost with no replacement of equal status.
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Brilliant caps.
Can't say any more than that. |
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This is a most interesting thread! I would also like to thank Toby for his useful comments and pictures.
All the Best, Tinto |
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Just wondering if you own the Albert Cap shown, if you do could i have some images of it please. Andy
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Leave to carry on Sir please. |
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If they were mine then the answer would be yes Andy, but they are not. All is far from lost though as they are publicly accessible after a bit of fiddling. They come from the wonderful American resource - the ' Anne S K Brown' military library/collection, an online resource. The wonderful glass plate images come from a set organised by a foot guards philanthropist who organised the sittings of wounded guardsmen with members of their family. These were then sold publicly as photos of heroes and the proceeds all went to a fund for orphans and the maimed. Let me know how you get on searching and if you get stuck I will try and help. One time I was successful in getting an image but for an even better one I was not. They are really wonderful photos.
Last edited by Toby Purcell; 26-07-15 at 11:57 AM. |
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Broderick equivalent cap star
Hi all,
A recent addition to my Scottish collection. The badge as the subject of this illuminating thread - Scots Guards OR's Broderick equivalent GM lugged cap star, worn 1902-05, 50x50mm (K&K 905). Bloomer at badge 10 shows a Victorian pugaree badge which although large than a standard a cap star I would image in was on a longer slider or would it have been lugged or with a broach pin. Cheers Dean. |
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Dean,
it was lugged N-S and also brooched! Shown here next to a standards OR's Cap Star. Andy |
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I thought that forum members might like to see the Foot Guards pattern forage cap for Coldstream Guards a few years before WW1. It is rare to get such a close-up of the cap.
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