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Devonshire Regt query
I have had this badge for some time and I am not sure of when or how it was worn.
It has a low Victorian crown, loops and is made from Gilding metal (brass). Is it a cap badge or an OSD collar with the bronzing cleaned off, your thoughts welcome. Rob |
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Doesn't OSD date from after the Victorian Crown era?
Rgds, Thomas |
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Rob, it looks cast to me.
Andy
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Devon badge
Andy, it's a strange badge, it looks as though its been die-struck and the crown and top rays of the star have been ground down. Maybe this was a poor strike that was rectified by use of a grindstone.
As for the crown being the low Victorian type, I believe these were used long after the death of Queen Victoria as were the Regimental castles on badges such as the Suffolk Regt which should never have been made. Rob |
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Looks cast to me also.
regarsd
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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Cast Devonshire badge
OK chaps, it's cast, my mistake although my real question is when and where was it worn, cap or collar?
Rob |
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For me the problem with all such cast badges is that whilst they could well have been made contemporaneously in the field/bazaars on campaigns or postings in Africa/Asia, they could just have easily been made any time up to last week in India or Pakistan using the same techniques.
Granted this one looks like it has age to it but without provenance I feel there’s no empirical way to definitely say where it was made, by who, for what purpose (cap, collar, souvenir, repro), or when. Cheers, Luke |
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Cast badges
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Also I never pay much for them, so they are really curiosities, interesting to a point, as Luke says this one has some age to it. Thanks for your comments Rob |
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Many of these cast badges were made for the khitmatgar and staff of officers’ and sergeants’ messes and worn in their pagris.
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