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Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 28-07-22, 10:00 AM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 My set including the x2 silver Gaunt examples. My set including the x2 silver Gaunt examples.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 27-07-22, 07:55 PM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 I have a silver examples, Gaunt BHam and Gaunt... I have a silver examples, Gaunt BHam and Gaunt London.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 27-07-22, 01:29 PM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 Ah, the silver anodised Wyvern cap badge raises... Ah, the silver anodised Wyvern cap badge raises its head once more . . .

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 21-05-16, 09:53 PM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 Or any time between 1958 and 1964. Nothing to... Or any time between 1958 and 1964. Nothing to say they weren't manufactured in say . . 1961, issued in 62 . . . 'short answer' is we don't know for sure. True we know that they were using the Gaunt...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 21-05-16, 05:47 PM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 Alan, We know that the Home Counties Bde ... Alan, We know that the Home Counties Bde went from 1958 to Dec 1966, when it became the Queens Regt. Unlikely to have been made after this date and I am unaware of any units wearing it from...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 21-05-16, 11:38 AM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 Gaunt Bham vs Gaunt London Essentially, I believe the conclusion was thus:- Yes the Gaunt London mark was accepted as generally earlier. It is not found in badges made after about 1970, if we use Chris Marsh's appendix of...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 07-04-16, 07:32 PM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 Absolutely and there you have it Alan - I... Absolutely and there you have it Alan - I understand the intricacies of the amalgamations, but ultimately we don't really know for sure about many of these anodised TA type badges, in whichever way...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 06-04-16, 09:00 PM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 Royal Wiltshire Territorials Royal Wiltshire Territorials were formed in 1961 from the Wiltshire Regt (TA) forming A Coy and Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry forming B Coy. This badge clearly being an amalgam of the two previous cap...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 06-04-16, 08:07 PM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 As I understand it, A Coy, 2 Wessex was formed... As I understand it, A Coy, 2 Wessex was formed from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Territorials. This badge and this amalgamation is also described in KK where the badge can be found ref 2387 in the...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 06-04-16, 06:49 PM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 Hi Mike, I was referring to the... Hi Mike, I was referring to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Territorials. (sorry the photo didn't reproduce in the post). Edwards discusses this unit over 5 pages in detail. There...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 06-04-16, 05:16 PM

Replies: 43 Sticky: Authorised badges but not worn. Views: 15,653 Posted By bess55 Mike, are you saying that this... Mike, are you saying that this particular badge made by Gaunt is unofficial or the badge in itself in anodised aluminium? This badge can be found in at least 3 different makers that I...

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