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Old 08-08-11, 09:56 PM
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Hi.this is a yorkshire regiment cap badge.this patern is supose to have only been made in 1940 with KG,and is rarer than the usual one.Can any tell me if this a repro?cheers



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Old 09-08-11, 05:58 AM
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Yes WW2 variant with a crown.
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Old 09-08-11, 06:20 AM
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Hi yes looks good WW2 one to me


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Old 09-08-11, 10:55 AM
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Nice taper and crimp there too. Alan/Peter, what make's it a WW2 one. The position where the slider connects or something else.

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Old 09-08-11, 10:59 AM
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Hi simon, its the design of the crown. The ww1 version has an open crown, the ww2 has a vertical bar in the centre.

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Old 09-08-11, 11:01 AM
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Your smack on Phil. I just checked my WW1, I didn't notice.



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Old 09-08-11, 11:04 AM
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Im lucky enough to have one of each, the ww1 has its original back plate. The example above looks better than my ww2 example, more ageing.

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Old 09-08-11, 11:07 AM
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Phil, the one with the back plate, is it lugged?

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Old 09-08-11, 11:14 AM
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No, it has a long slider. I think back plate is the right term, the slider weaves through it.
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Old 09-08-11, 11:18 AM
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Ah, Ok. I have one of those somewhere from a Lincolnshire WW2 I picked up. I sold the badge on, but kept the plate after Andy2447 said not rare, but you don't see them often.

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Old 09-08-11, 11:21 AM
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I have another one but I cant remember at the moment which badge its on. Occasionally they crop up on ebay individually or in lots.
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Hi simon, its the design of the crown. The ww1 version has an open crown, the ww2 has a vertical bar in the centre.

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Is there a technical name of the pattern of "open crown" on the pre-WW2 Green Howards' badge?
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Is it not an "Imperial Crown"?
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The correct term is 'Coronet' as they are the Princess of Alexandra's Regt and hence wear her coronet. The Kings Crown version was made in error but they are not that rare.
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Is it not an "Imperial Crown"?
Found it! It's the Princess of Wales's coronet.
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