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Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 16-05-15, 01:14 PM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Keith, apparently it was a small set of... Keith, apparently it was a small set of Household Division related badges produced for the Silver Jubilee, they are nice and cost a small fortune at the time (1977)! Best Regards Andy

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 16-05-15, 12:36 PM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Keith, pretty sure it is a B'Ham Mint... Keith, pretty sure it is a B'Ham Mint example, see post #8 in this link http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34171&highlight=birmingham+mint Best Regards Andy

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 31-03-11, 09:32 AM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Griff, that's a rubbish theory, it's... Griff, that's a rubbish theory, it's lugged with a KC so a c.1903 badge! ORs would not of had different fittings for different OODs. :eek: Andy

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 31-03-11, 09:23 AM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Griff, your lugged badge is almost... Griff, your lugged badge is almost certainly c.1903 which blows 1920 right out of the water! Andy

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 31-03-11, 09:20 AM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Griff, although you have gone to a great... Griff, although you have gone to a great deal of effort to provide information on Royal Dragoons badges, your method of dating them by photographs is not very accurate, for example an image of...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 31-03-11, 08:59 AM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Griff, the badge you show with the long... Griff, the badge you show with the long slider is the first pattern ORs slider introduced in 1903 and replace in 1906 with the shorter slider as shown on you latest acquisition. The...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 31-03-11, 08:24 AM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Griff, that shape/length slider did not... Griff, that shape/length slider did not come into use until 1906, I'm still bemused how you can date your badges so precisely? Andy

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 21-03-11, 04:14 PM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Griff, I was sort of right then, when I... Griff, I was sort of right then, when I said the slider was wrong!:) I cannot enlarge images on works PC so will have a better look later this evening.. Could you e-mail an image to my orange...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 03-03-11, 06:28 PM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Griff, your latest badge I'm sure is a... Griff, your latest badge I'm sure is a repro, the slider is too short and the wrong shape, the plinth and wing detail is also lacking, compare it to the one you have with a clipped slider!! I...

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 02-03-11, 10:23 PM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Griff, agree that the Firmin badge is... Griff, agree that the Firmin badge is scarce, however c.1903 all sliders were this length and were shortened 3 years later.. The Pagri theory is a dealers fad IMO! Andy

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 02-03-11, 10:21 PM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Not sure why Griff thinks the slidered badge... Not sure why Griff thinks the slidered badge shown in your first picture is a copy! It looks OK to me, can we see the back please? Andy

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 28-03-10, 10:31 PM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Dave, the bi metal Cap badges only!:) ... Dave, the bi metal Cap badges only!:) Andy

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 28-03-10, 10:25 PM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy From experience I would say that the cap badges... From experience I would say that the cap badges with rounded wing tops, as opposed to those with an angle (your top left cap badge!) are almost 100% copies! Andy

Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 28-03-10, 08:12 PM

Replies: 133 1st (Royal) Dragoons Views: 32,638 Posted By 2747andy Not sure about this being worn as a collar as... Not sure about this being worn as a collar as during this period almost all cap badges would have been slidered and also as there was a War on and battledress was the order of the day, ORs would not...

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