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Manufacturer marked by both S.S. Ltd and also Marsh & Co. Birmingham. Very rare and never seen another. Both the stripe and the back plate are designated No. 3 regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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Nice find Simon. Russia braid in its original (braid) form came in different widths, known as russia braid No 3, etc. I have presumed the references to numbers on the metal examples refer to the width of the strip corresponding to its braid counterpart, No 4 certainly does. You might be able to confirm that having three numbers now!
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Keith,
The widths of all the examples have no noticeable differences. I believe the numbering is sequential in date of Patents Applied For/Pending. The absence of any Wounded Stripe marked No. 1 is understandable as often is the case with the "first" example of a product. People dont immediately anticipate a "second". The first 3 examples were unsuited to purpose and no doubt prone to breakages. The only Patent I can find that was Accepted was for the No. 4 Wounded Stripe on 22.5.1918, albeit submitted on 22.5.1917 and no doubt worn well before acceptance. regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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