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Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 20-10-22, 09:34 AM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell Julian is in the process of aiding me with this. ... Julian is in the process of aiding me with this. His latest update to me is as follows: 1170A/1897 The Grenadier Guards loops 1174A/1897 The Coldstream Guards loops 1172A/1897 The Scots Guards...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 20-10-22, 09:30 AM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell Julian is in the process of aiding me with this. ... Julian is in the process of aiding me with this. His latest update to me is as follows: 1170A/1897 The Grenadier Guards loops 1174A/1897 The Coldstream Guards loops 1172A/1897 The Scots Guards...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 19-10-22, 04:58 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell Not sure, I’m looking into it now and will report... Not sure, I’m looking into it now and will report back either way.

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 18-10-22, 11:59 AM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell Thank you. I understand and am in contact with... Thank you. I understand and am in contact with him.

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 18-10-22, 07:33 AM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell I have the pages 1 to 70 of anodised aluminium... I have the pages 1 to 70 of anodised aluminium badges list of changes and can see that the Welsh Guards alone changed to slider in 1951 with alteration in 1953, Alan, but I can’t find the Pattern...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 17-10-22, 08:01 AM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell Just to be clear that date and reference refers... Just to be clear that date and reference refers to sliders in general Andy.

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 16-10-22, 06:30 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell Hello Julian, good to link up here again, given... Hello Julian, good to link up here again, given our concurrent chat by email. That 1906 date would coincide with the introduction of peaked forage caps, or not long afterwards. I’m aware of it as...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 16-10-22, 03:03 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell You mustn’t conflate ‘original’ with ‘issue’. As... You mustn’t conflate ‘original’ with ‘issue’. As I’ve tried to explain there’s a huge difference between the two. Badges were sold through unit sources for many decades. They provided a profit and...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 16-10-22, 02:56 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell Thank you Andy, that’s a really useful indication... Thank you Andy, that’s a really useful indication that for a brief period the slider was used and found unsatisfactory. The use of the word not a success and float or swing is exactly what I mean...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 16-10-22, 02:43 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell I was referring to the flame shape aspect Andy. ... I was referring to the flame shape aspect Andy. That type went back a long way and I’m fairly sure we discussed it as almost certainly originating as a cartouche pouch badge towards the end of the...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 16-10-22, 10:27 AM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell The original issue Welsh Guards badge from 1915,... The original issue Welsh Guards badge from 1915, when the regiment was first formed, had loops (and a solid back), following the same fixing method of all the Foot Guards at the time. There are...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 15-10-22, 08:07 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell My understanding is that slidered badges were not... My understanding is that slidered badges were not specified by the War Office for the Foot Guards. I don’t doubt that there were other badges provided (sold) via canteens, etc. I wasn’t suggesting...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 15-10-22, 06:11 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell That style of Grenade fired proper is the most... That style of Grenade fired proper is the most common version, but not the original shape used. Here is the original pattern. Note - no sliders.

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 15-10-22, 06:02 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell To be honest I can’t remember all of the full... To be honest I can’t remember all of the full details Andy. I do recall very clearly that the first current style (size, etc.) badges for the Line were on Field Service Caps and for Foot Guards were...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 15-10-22, 02:11 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell Yes definitely. The War Office/MOD issue... Yes definitely. The War Office/MOD issue followed the strict specifications, which were for loops, not sliders. The likes of Julian Bowsher and Peter Brydon (plus others) have done a lot of...

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 15-10-22, 02:09 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell Yes I agree Alan. I tend to think of that as... Yes I agree Alan. I tend to think of that as largely post National Service (1960).

Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-10-22, 02:04 PM

Replies: 46 Irish Guards date? Views: 3,789 Posted By Toby Purcell Yes, I thank that most slidered gilding metal... Yes, I thank that most slidered gilding metal Guards badges were made for the collector’s market, and aren’t original issue.

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