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Trubia26

22-11-20 12:23 AM

Guards strange fitting system

Hello! What do you think about this fitting system? It has not lugs neither slide...just two ears...
http://thumbs.subefotos.com/21207cee...27733faffo.jpg

http://thumbs.subefotos.com/6f0f7ce5...76f177610o.jpg

Alex Rice

22-11-20 08:45 AM

Looks like an OSD type cap badge with the blades cut short, though I am no aware if the GG used OSD badges? Maybe WWI if they did.
Cheers,
Alex

yorkstone

22-11-20 08:51 AM

Could it be off a duty (bed) plate

Regards

Stephen

Trubia26

22-11-20 10:07 AM

Sorry my ignorance...what is a "duty (bed) plate"?

mike_vee

22-11-20 10:32 AM

See this thread :

Grenadier Guards bedplate badge

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Trubia26

22-11-20 11:28 AM

Ok!...it is an identify plate...and when, what or where was used for?

grenadierguardsman

22-11-20 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkstone (Post 529675)

Could it be off a duty (bed) plate

Regards

Stephen

I think your probably right there Stephen.
Andy

Borderer

23-11-20 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trubia26 (Post 529690)

Ok!...it is an identify plate...and when, what or where was used for?

It identified the soldier occupying the Bed Space in a Barrack Room, use late Victorian era up to late 50's, some Depots retain the practice for longer than others :cool:

Best
Hiram

Trubia26

23-11-20 04:30 PM

Thank you! I found too this site talking about this question...thanks a lot for answer!

https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/...-buyer-beware/

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