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mm1	05-01-19 01:16 PM

Glengarry backing plates

Hi All,

have just purchased a Glengarry backing plate with crown. The crown is in white metal. Can anyone tell me if there are a lot of white metal HPC's to go with the crown or just a few ? I wrongly assumed that the crown would be gilt..

Cheers in advance and please excuse my ignorance..

All the best and good badge hunting for 2019 !

manchesters

05-01-19 01:27 PM

Rare to find two piece VB glengarry badges.

Is it a QVC or KC.

regards

mm1	05-01-19 01:31 PM

badges

Hi Simon,

QVC...so white metal is for Vol. Battalions ? Another question - are the backing plates being reproduced ? Must be very easy and cheap to make...

Mark

KLR	05-01-19 01:31 PM

That's a very interesting question - because a WM crown would suggest a Vol Bn badge. All the Glengarry VB badges I have come with crowns soldered / brazed on the HPC bit BUT why didn't they have detachable parts as the regulars did - who only needed to have one HPC badge - whereas the VBs apparently needed two !?

manchesters

05-01-19 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mm1 (Post 464410)

Hi Simon,

QVC...so white metal is for Vol. Battalions ? Another question - are the backing plates being reproduced ? Must be very easy and cheap to make...

Mark

The plates are not being commercially produced, no

Mercian

05-01-19 09:12 PM

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I bought this badge about 25 years ago in Australia, a brass hpc with a white metal crown soldered to it. I think it is all genuine.

manchesters

05-01-19 11:09 PM

The only reason I can possibly think off for that very wrong combination is that it was once blackened for one of your VB's.

regards

Mercian

06-01-19 08:26 AM

Yes it is a strange combination that's the reason I bought it. I had thought of separating them, but decided not to.

Frank Kelley

06-01-19 01:03 PM

What a lovely piece that is, I think that I'd have bought that too if I had seen it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercian (Post 464430)

I bought this badge about 25 years ago in Australia, a brass hpc with a white metal crown soldered to it. I think it is all genuine.

Jeff Mc William

06-01-19 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercian (Post 464445)

Yes it is a strange combination that's the reason I bought it. I had thought of separating them, but decided not to.

Wise decision. The lugs on both pieces (as opposed to loops) indicate a "purpose-made" item.

mm1	11-01-19 12:09 PM

backing plate

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After purchasing a backing plate and crown, I only had a couple of HPC's to put with them. Would this HPC(purchased a while ago on the forum) have been used as a glengarry badge ? It was the best match colour wise...

Please forgive my ignorance - still learning ! If they could be used together, what colour backing would be used behind harp - some shade of green ?

Cheers, Mark

Jeff Mc William

11-01-19 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mm1 (Post 464998)

Hi Mark
Nice combination. The backing cloth would be Red (as for all Royal regiments). Regards Jeff

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