Anodised Aluminium Cap Badges By Dowler
 

Hi Guys,

This weeks company is William Dowler of Birmingham.

Can you post the names of all your unit badges by Dowler here in this thread and I will collate them all into this first post.

Images not required or the makers marks themselves at this stage but if you have something that may be by Dowler but is spelt something like 'DWR B'HAM' etc then do let me know.

The Dowler badges so far are:

4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
9th/12th Lancers
14th/20th Kings Hussars
14th /20th Kings Hussars (Gold Hawk)
15th/19th Hussars
16/5th Queens Royal Lancers
17th/21st Lancers
Army Catering Corps (added scroll)
Army Catering Corps (pre 1972 pattern - no scroll)
Army Department Fire Service (Scroll - Fire Service WD)
Army Depot Police Cyprus
Army PT Corps
Birmingham University OTC (Scroll Birmingham University OTC)
Bristol University
Devon & Dorset Regt
Durham Light Infantry
Duke of Lancasters Own Yeomanry
Duke of Wellingtons Regt (West Riding)
Duke of York Royal Military School
Edinburgh and Heriot Watt University Officer Training Corps - Version 'B'
Edinburgh University (Big X)
Essex Regiment
Essex Yeomanry QC beret size
Gloucestershire Regiment
Honourable Artillery Compnay (Infantry)
Intelligence Corps
Kings Own Royal Border Regt
Kings Regt
Leeds University OTC
Light Infantry
Liverpool University OTC - Small size
Military Provost Staff Corps
MOD Police
MoD Guard Force
North Irish Horse
North Staffordshire Regt
Northants Regiment
Nottingham University OTC (Inscribed 'East Midlands')
Oxford University OTC
Ox & Bucks L.I
Parachute Regiment
Q (Liverpool Irish) Battery 470 (3 West Lancashire) Regiment, Royal Artillery
Queen's Lancashire Regiment (with Red rose)
Queens Own Hussars
Queen's Own Yeomanry
Queens Regt
Queens Royal Irish Hussars (2nd Patt)
RA (large gun with second wheel)
RA (small gun)
RAC
RAMC
RAPC 35mm
RAVC
RCT
Robin Hood Rifles
Royal Army Dental Corps
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Two Piece Badge)
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Army Pay Corps, Cap Badge
Royal Army Pay Corps, (LARGE 43MM)
Royal Artillery Beret, Added Wheel
Royal Engineers
Royal Gibraltar Regt
Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
Royal Green Jackets
Royal Hampshire Regiment
Royal Hospital Chelsea
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Royal Military Police
Royal Military School Of Music
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
Royal Regiment of Gloucestshire and Hampshire
Royal Scots Greys
Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry
South Nottinghamshire Hussars
South Wales Borderers
The Buffs
Ulster Defence Regt
University of Glasgow and Strathclyde Officers Training Corps
Welsh Guards
Wessex Regt
Wiltshire Regiment PP cipher (Post 1954)
Wiltshire Yeomanry
Worcestershire Regt


Note that the badges above have not been classified as to status re: official issue item or unofficial commission.

Regards

Chris

Dowler
 

Unfortunetly I cannot confirm this mark. A few years back I had a collection of approx 20 Royal Engineer anodised badges but these went missing when a "friend" was flat sitting for me,(not seen the friend for years either)
I had listed the makers names and Dowler was one of them. So all I have is my list of makers and a picture of the front of the badges and that is that .
So sorry....
Jerry.

Dowler badges
 

Hi Chris,
4 more for the list, they are -
15th /19th Hussars Dowler Birmingham
Royal Gibraltar Regt Dowler Birmingham
Ulster Defence Regt Wm Dowler (B'ham)
MoD Guard Force Wm Dowler (B'ham)

Best Regards.
ukbrits

Chris,
Army Department Fire Service
DOWLER . BIRMINGHAM

Regards Alan

Hi Alan,

Taking this one step further.

See the attached 800 dpi scan of the obverse side of the badge.

At the bottom of the inner loop circle below and just to the left of where the bottom of the 'E' touches the 'R' there is a small dent about 1mm long.

This could be due to damage after manufacture or it could be a die flaw.

Does your badge have this mark?

I have also sent a 1200 dpi to show the mark in close up.

Regards

Chris

Do you mean the mark separating the E from the R, so that the letters do not run into each other?

Hi 54 Bty,

Nope - on the inner ring of the scroll below the ER and just to the left of centre. Have a look at the close up image and you will see it running from south west to north east.

Regards

Chris

Chris,
I does not appear to be on my badge
regards
Alan

Thanks Alan,

Looking at the larger photo of the obverse, are there any characteristics between my badge and yours that possibly show that they came from the same die.

Conversely and just as important are there characteristics that show differences that would imply that they came from totally different dies?

Are you able to post a scan of your badge? The problem with photos is that they probably will not show the detail that I'm looking for.

Regards

Chris

Sorry Chris, just noticed my badge has the WD on the bottom, mine without has lugs but no makers name please let me know if you still want a picture
Alan

Ah, different badge - I'll update the entry on post #1 later.

Still looking for the answer to those 'Dowler' lugs.

Regards

Chris

Robin Hood Rifles
SNH
Sherwood Rangers
All in my collection, a/a and from the stores
Matti

couple more

military Provost Staff Corps - Wm Dowler (B`HAM)
South Nottinghamshire Hussars

I have just acquired the following:

Essex Yeomanry QC beret size DOWLER BIRMINGHAM

Regards

Michael

DOWLER. BIRMINGHAM
 

CHRIS, Another one-(Duke of yorks) Royal Military School a/a badge.
Jerry.