1st Edinburgh City Artillery Volunteers OR's busby grenade
 

Hi all,

A new one for me - 1st Edinburgh City Artillery Volunteers OR's busby grenade in WM (K&K 827, Bloomer 323) circa 1885.

It has a long slider on top of a hackle or plume holder fitting to the rear and measures 95x47mm and there is some high point wear to the front.

Regards Dean

Very nice badge. Any chance of fitting it with a plume/ or a "doctored" hackle - whatever it takes?

Interesting badge with the oldest slider yet known? Sliders otherwise didn't come into use until 1905.

Rgds, Thomas.

great looking badge, thanks for post.steve

Hi all,

Pleased you like this Victorian craftsmanship. I will see about a suitable plume but appreciate any guidance one can give but will do some research myself.

I guess the slider was developed as the most appropriate method of fixing to head dress but I had not appreciated how early this adaptation was.

Regards Dean.

Thanks for that extra info 41st, gives me a guide as to what I should look out for and just knowing what they would have worn is a great help to put the badge in context.

Regards Dean

Very nice Dean, here's the pouch badge in silver plate,
Wilf.

Now that is a nice badge Wilf, thanks for sharing.

Not common I would have thought.

Regards Dean

Nice one Wilf. Screw posts or lugs

Thanks Dean, this one is on screw posts David,
Wilf

(sort of) Good,
Hells, bells, you know I would have liked it to have had lugs............
Hope the weather is keeping you busy and all is well at home. Its 31 here during the day and 18/19 at night. Thunderstorms on Wednesday.
Rgds, David

There's one with plume attached in my Lowland album.

Would that be the same type of plume worn on the side of the bearskin??
David

Update: Just checked yours and it looks like a shorter version of a spare white one I have somewhere...