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grey_green_acorn 23-06-22 01:46 PM
Royal Artillery or yrellitrA layoR
 
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What to make of this? Appears white metal with slider!

Tim

Luke H 23-06-22 01:47 PM
And fires backwards!!!! :eek:

3dg 23-06-22 01:56 PM
Well that's a first for me! Someone's got that really wrong!!

manchesters 23-06-22 01:59 PM
Very odd indeed, never seen one facing the wrong way.

Its plated though, nickel or chrome.

Also appears to have once been on loops with the remnants visible.

regards

grey_green_acorn 23-06-22 02:13 PM
Looking closely it is possibly made from an NCOs gun right arm badge (hence the stubs of loops E-W) with the upper scroll and crown and the lower scroll from a 'normal' gm badge very carefully brazed on. It is probably nickel plated with a hairpin slider.

Possibly unique rather than UBIQUE - but why was it made?

Tim

grenadierguardsman 23-06-22 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by grey_green_acorn (Post 582092)
Looking closely it is possibly made from an NCOs gun right arm badge (hence the stubs of loops E-W) with the upper scroll and crown and the lower scroll from a 'normal' gm badge very carefully brazed on. It is probably nickel plated with a hairpin slider.

Possibly unique rather than UBIQUE - but why was it made?

Tim
Yes Tim, I reckon its been nickel plated to hide the braze ?
Andy

grey_green_acorn 24-06-22 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by grenadierguardsman (Post 582096)
Yes Tim, I reckon its been nickel plated to hide the braze ?
Andy
Andy,
Yes I agree that the plating covers the brazing making it difficult to see the join (to misquote the late Eric Morecambe).

Tim

54Bty 24-06-22 09:08 AM
You can always send it to me, Tim.

Marc

grey_green_acorn 24-06-22 09:36 AM
Marc,
Sorry I am keeping it! But have you ever seen another one like it?

Tim

54Bty 24-06-22 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by grey_green_acorn (Post 582135)
Marc,
Sorry I am keeping it! But have you ever seen another one like it?

Tim
No, the closest is a sleeve gun with crown added.

Marc


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