Parachute Regiment QC

[Frank Kelley]

Okay now I'm confused!
That appears to be a date letter "S" Birmingham ninth cycle hallmark, if so, it would be circa 1992!
Regards Frank

Originally Posted by Demonic

Hello Frank / Thomas
The Middle badge in the frame is hallmarked I have had this since 1989 got this off a Para who lived by me who served in the Falklands with 3 Para don't know were he got it from Just got talking one day and he said I have a badge you can have and that was it he then moved house's and I have not seen him since.
Dem

[Jack8]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

Hello,
I like your Dowler example, not one that you see every day of the week!
Regards Frank

Hi Frank,

I also have an example of the Dowler.Birmingham AA badge. Have you noticed how square the feathers are in appearance compared to the rounded ones?

There is also an identical pattern badge with square feathers in WM with an unmarked slider, found with both a voided and a non voided Queens Crown.

This could also have been made by Dowler as the Gaunt AA badges are the same pattern as the WM QC JR Gaunt London badges that you have mentioned.


Jack

Sorry Frank
My mistake should have been 1999 damn fingers.
Dem

[Frank Kelley]

Hello Jack,
No, I had not noticed, again, it is seeming to be an area in which more research is need, I like the Dowler made badges, I think they are really quite scarce.
Many thanks for your thoughts on this, kind regards, Frank Kelley

Originally Posted by Jack8

Hi Frank,

I also have an example of the Dowler.Birmingham AA badge. Have you noticed how square the feathers are in appearance compared to the rounded ones?

There is also an identical pattern badge with square feathers in WM with an unmarked slider, found with both a voided and a non voided Queens Crown.

This could also have been made by Dowler as the Gaunt AA badges are the same pattern as the WM QC JR Gaunt London badges that you have mentioned.


Jack

[Mike H]

Hi Frank I have 3 silver qc examples,and one blackened example

Voided crown
Non void crown both on sliders
Voided crown on lugs e-w

I also have a blackened example on lugs e-w.

I know im missing a blackened on a slider.

[Frank Kelley]

Hello Mike,
I don't think that I've bought a silver example for quite some time, the last, was, I think, one of these with those wretched long loops.
Kind regards Frank

Originally Posted by Mike H

Hi Frank I have 3 silver qc examples,and one blackened example

Voided crown
Non void crown both on sliders
Voided crown on lugs e-w

I also have a blackened example on lugs e-w.

I know im missing a blackened on a slider.

[Jack8]

Hi Frank,

If you don't like those wretched long loops I'll gladly take them off your hands (along with the nice badge that they are attached to of course)

This looks to be a Gaunt pattern badge, it is identical to the other ranks with slider marked JR Gaunt London badge in my opinion. If you study the crown and lion and the inner and outer curved feather shapes you may come to the same conclusion.

Jack

[Frank Kelley]

Hello Jack,
Yes, I bet that particular badge is rather more thicker and a little more heavy than the solid crown Gaunt badge, both are early badges, not common either, I really can't remember the last time I saw one like your badge.
Kind regards Frank

[Jack8]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

Hello Jack,
Yes, I bet that particular badge is rather more thicker and a little more heavy than the solid crown Gaunt badge, both are early badges, not common either, I really can't remember the last time I saw one like your badge.
Kind regards Frank

Hi Frank,

Yes it is a thicker, heavier badge than the solid crown badge, the only other one I have seen is still on the Buywyze site which was sold with a collar badge I believe.

Apparently the earlier badges had the Gaunt name running upwards on the slider towards the crown. I believe this is common to all Gaunt London badges.

Regards,
Jack

[Frank Kelley]

Hi Jack,
Well you have seen number three now!
Kind regards Frank

[JerryBB]

Perhaps this one is of interest to you Frank, blackened Dowler picked up today. I assume all is good with it.

[bess55]

Originally Posted by JBBOND

Perhaps this one is of interest to you Frank, blackened Dowler picked up today. I assume all is good with it.

Hi Gents,

The Parachute Regt black anodised cap badges with sliders tend to be the more scarcer of the group in my opinion. For interest, my AA Para Regt set comprises of the following:-

Made AA black:-

Lugs - blank
slider marked Dowler Birmingham
Slider marked JR Gaunt Bham

Silver AA with slider:-

Kings crown - blank (yeah right)
Smith & Wright (early font and slider)
JR Gaunt London
JR Gaunt Bham
LB&B
Grove MFG (metal slider)
Dowler Birmingham
HW Timings Ltd Bham
Blank slider

Silver AA with lugs:-

LB&B made in England
blank
blank - with odd flattened wings which appear short.

If anyone can add to this list, I'd be all ears!

All the best gents for the weekend

Bess

[Frank Kelley]

Very nice Jerry, I don't thing I've got one of those.

Originally Posted by JBBOND

Perhaps this one is of interest to you Frank, blackened Dowler picked up today. I assume all is good with it.

[Frank Kelley]

Hello Jerry,
No, I don't have one, I only have this example.
Regards Frank

[JerryBB]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

Hello Jerry,
No, I don't have one, I only have this example.
Regards Frank

I don't have that one Frank. That said there are quite a number I don't have.

Here is my small Queens crown Parachute regiment beret badges collection, with the one Kings crown that I own.