2 badges need help to ID time period
 

Hi all
I have 2 badges I need to ID and to what time period . One is VDC but I have never seen this type before the other ???

Thanks Rob

Hi Rob

The chevrons are US Marine Corps sergeants collar rank, still worn as far as I know. The VDG is 5th (Royal Inniskilling) Dragoon Guards, worn from 1922 until c. 1953 when the QC version would have come out.

The 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons amalgamated in 1922 forming the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, which in turn amalgamated with the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards to form the Royal Dragoon Guards in 1992.


Graham

Thanks Graham any idea of value ?? Also is the badge correct not a restrike ??

Rob

Not quite correct I believe.
The 1922 amalgamation resulted in the 5th/6th Dragoons. In 1927 redesignated as 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.

And when I am correct, the badge above was in use since that 1927 redesignation. Until then the badge of the former 5th Dragoon Guards was still worn.

hi Rob
so you bought the supposed VDC lot.
i emailed the seller advising it was 5 Dragoon Guards not australian VDC
no reply.
the badges are good. not rare. and not worth what the lot sold for
bc

Yep I did not look at it with very clear eyes and i had a sniper on it ... so lesson learnt check things out properly . I hope the pug is ok ??

Do you want to buy a nice badge :p

LOL nah, not for me.
but it happens to us all
bc

So what it the VDG badge and the pug worth ?