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Officers Black Watch badge
hi all
just picked this up today. am I right in thinking its an officers or is it senior NCOs Bonnet badge? is it possible to date it or is it just a post 1902-36 pattern? unusual construction from what im used to seeing on these badges. die struck rather than solid flat back. it may also be attributable to a James Moon?? am doing some further research on this anyway, thanks in advance bc btw so to not upset anyone, I will let you know that it is also my intention to sell or trade this badge on at some stage |
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In my opinion, officers. No idea on date other than the ones you've mentioned. Lovely badge. Member rmarsden may be able to shed more light with his incredible RW collection!
Cheers, Alex |
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thanks Alex
yes its a lovely item. funny how these types of things turn up in far off Australia bc |
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Yes not a pattern I have seen before, might be worth testing the star to see if it is silver or plate. They have used an ORs pattern star more likely to be SNCOs. I could always find a home for it.
Ron. |
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Hi Ron
I never realised there were OR & officer pattern stars, what is the difference? I thought officer because it looks silver. Cheers, Alex |
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Alex what I should have said is that an ORs die has been used to stamp the star.
Take a look at another example I have, this time from 42nd CEF. An ORs die has been used to stamp a star in silver the overlay area has then had a gilt wash, the St. Andrew figure had the gilt polished off revealing the silver. Over time the gilt has leached onto the star. The reverse of this badge is tarnished black as badgecollectors example. It would be interesting to see if his badge originated in Canada? Ron. |
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