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Forum: General Topics 04-05-14, 01:19 PM

Replies: 32 Scarcest militia period badge? Views: 5,996 Posted By Bill A Good chance that happened. The collars were used... Good chance that happened. The collars were used in some regiments on the CFSC. When there were badge shortages, especially at the start of the SWW and the FWW there are many photos showing collars...

Forum: General Topics 04-05-14, 11:45 AM

Replies: 32 Scarcest militia period badge? Views: 5,996 Posted By Bill A Hi Seathanaich, Welcome to the Forum. The... Hi Seathanaich, Welcome to the Forum. The practice of collars being packaged in pairs was not always the norm. At one time the badges were left and right boxed, but that goes back to some time ago....

Forum: General Topics 14-07-09, 01:15 AM

Replies: 32 Scarcest militia period badge? Views: 5,996 Posted By Bill A Slider length... I am not sure that one can be established. The badges I have with sliders are not maker marked. Here is an image of the Grey Regiment slider badge. It is awfully short to be a pagree fastener, but?

Forum: General Topics 13-07-09, 11:39 PM

Replies: 32 Scarcest militia period badge? Views: 5,996 Posted By Bill A Hi Clive, Interesting information. I would like... Hi Clive, Interesting information. I would like to see more in the records about the slider badges and the Wolseley helmets. I have seen several hundred images of the northeastern Ontario militias...

Forum: General Topics 13-07-09, 08:59 PM

Replies: 32 Scarcest militia period badge? Views: 5,996 Posted By Bill A Hello Clive, How widespread was the use of the... Hello Clive, How widespread was the use of the Wolseley helmet in the Canadian militia? Did all units wear that headdress? The sliders on the badges that I mention are not very long. Further,...

Forum: General Topics 13-07-09, 06:27 PM

Replies: 32 Scarcest militia period badge? Views: 5,996 Posted By Bill A Hi Jo, Mike, et al, As far as I know Gaunt had... Hi Jo, Mike, et al, As far as I know Gaunt had a Canadian operation, but I am not sure if it was only a sales office for badges made in the UK, or if it had manufacturing as well as sales. I am not...

Forum: General Topics 13-07-09, 03:17 PM

Replies: 32 Scarcest militia period badge? Views: 5,996 Posted By Bill A Question, why do some regiment's one side of the... Question, why do some regiment's one side of the collars appear much more on the market than the other side? Eg the Beauce appear facing left as viewed, but it is difficult to find a right. And the...

Forum: General Topics 13-07-09, 03:10 PM

Replies: 32 Scarcest militia period badge? Views: 5,996 Posted By Bill A Sliders and Lugs Many inter-war badges were made with sliders, and as Mike indicates, they appear to be early issues, in the 1920's. The HLI badge I posted on the weekend is a slider fastener, (badge authorized...

Forum: General Topics 24-06-09, 08:41 PM

Replies: 32 Scarcest militia period badge? Views: 5,996 Posted By Bill A Hi Jim, Militia period, 1920-1936, then after the... Hi Jim, Militia period, 1920-1936, then after the reorganization of 1936, the badges were basically the WW2 issue. Your picks of the militia badges from Sask is a good consideration. There are...

Forum: General Topics 24-06-09, 11:29 AM

Replies: 32 Scarcest militia period badge? Views: 5,996 Posted By Bill A Scarcest militia period badge? For the Canadian badges militia period (1920-1952), which badge is the hardest to find?

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