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Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 24-03-24, 12:07 PM
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Posted By Bill
A good article Alex but I still think the two...

A good article Alex but I still think the two regiments had different pattern stars, at least during the Edwardian period.

What is special about the one I showed above is knowing that it is...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-03-24, 12:33 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 891
Posted By Bill
Hi Alex An interesting star. The straight lines...

Hi Alex
An interesting star. The straight lines on the the St Andrew's cross are missing and, as you say, an early version - or possibly Royal Scots?
For the Royal Scots, the 1900 Dress Regs...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 20-03-24, 03:22 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 891
Posted By Bill
Two photographs added. Hallmark 1906. There...

Two photographs added.
Hallmark 1906.
There is a story behind its original owner.

Bill
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 20-03-24, 02:27 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 891
Posted By Bill
The early stars, pre WW1 and possibly during the...

The early stars, pre WW1 and possibly during the war, were, I think, different from those that came later. The tips are made up of five diamond cuts not three, making them more pointed in...
Forum: General Topics. 20-03-24, 12:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 306
Posted By Bill
That looks like the East Surrey badge in the...

That looks like the East Surrey badge in the Maker's Marks album and is very similar to the mark on the 12th Lancers badge that includes "Late Jennens" in the same album. So from the mid 1920's, if...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 05-03-24, 02:47 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,069
Posted By Bill
Thank you, that's good to know. Bill

Thank you, that's good to know.
Bill
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 04-03-24, 10:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,069
Posted By Bill
Thanks Tony Do you think these might be 14th...

Thanks Tony
Do you think these might be 14th Hussars pre 1915?
Or are you sure they are 14th/20th? I've never seen these before.
I'd like to know what you think of the FSH badge I posted.
Cheers...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 21-02-24, 03:03 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 152
Posted By Bill
14th Hussars or 14th/20th Hussars Eagle?

Does anyone have an example of the FSH and forage cap badges of the 14th Hussars 1902-1915 to show please?

1904 Dress Regulations describe the Officers’ Dress as japanned black, OSD in bronze...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 16-02-24, 12:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,069
Posted By Bill
Thanks Alan

Thanks Alan
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 15-02-24, 11:38 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,069
Posted By Bill
Thanks Tony. So the FR collars are...

Thanks Tony.
So the FR collars are Victorian/Edwardian.
Bill
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 14-02-24, 12:48 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,069
Posted By Bill
Hi Tony Do you have a better picture of the...

Hi Tony
Do you have a better picture of the front of the Gaunt bronze badge please?
Is it definitely bronze or japanned black and what length are the loops?
And is the Gaunt stamp an early one?...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 20-11-23, 03:01 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,835
Posted By Bill
Thanks Bill

Thanks
Bill
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 19-11-23, 05:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,308
Posted By Bill
Hi Alan Concerning the VDG badge as worn by...

Hi Alan
Concerning the VDG badge as worn by officers, do you know when it was adopted and if was it sealed? I've seen it worn in a photograph from The Sphere in 1914 (and possibly in a photograph...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 19-11-23, 03:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 450
Posted By Bill
I've seen one with a green enamel backing plate....

I've seen one with a green enamel backing plate. Any sign it was enamelled?
Very rare!
Bill
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 19-11-23, 03:20 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,835
Posted By Bill
A very interesting post, particularly the mention...

A very interesting post, particularly the mention of enamel badges being worn by warrant officers and officers. How many posts are there on the Forum of these being fake badges and never worn?
Bill
Forum: General Topics. 12-05-23, 02:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 327
Posted By Bill
It is odd. The example I have is a 4th Royal...

It is odd.
The example I have is a 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards with blades replaced by a brooch pin.
Were any officers' Field Service Cap badges ever fitted with blades rather than loops?
Bill
Forum: General Topics. 11-05-23, 07:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 327
Posted By Bill
Gilding of bronze OSDs

Have other members come across OSD badges that have been gilded, presumably to make "sweetheart" brooches?

If so, how can the gilding be removed, or even should it be?

Bill
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 30-12-22, 12:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,378
Posted By Bill
The badge looks like an early version to me, but...

The badge looks like an early version to me, but I might be wrong.
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 30-12-22, 11:10 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,378
Posted By Bill
The badge looks like an early version to me, but...

The badge looks like an early version to me, but I might be wrong.
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 29-12-22, 11:57 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,378
Posted By Bill
22820997 Is it possible that you have two...

22820997
Is it possible that you have two numbers on an old badge?
The first three digits, 228, from 1906 when new army numbers were issued to all light cavalry regiments but grouped separately as...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-06-22, 02:25 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,051
Posted By Bill
https://www.noonans.co.uk/auctions/archive/lot-arc...

https://www.noonans.co.uk/auctions/archive/lot-archive/results/282487/

Yes, another did turn up in a really good job lot at DNW (now Noonans) :
Lot 677, 27 September 2016.
I think the above...
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 01-01-22, 12:22 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 846
Posted By Bill
That's interesting Billy, which hat and when? ...

That's interesting Billy, which hat and when? Bill
Forum: General Topics. 04-10-21, 10:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,023
Posted By Bill
MGG badge on a helmet? Auction today

A very strange lot in an auction today. See this link:

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/cadmore-auctions/catalogue-id-cadmor10035/lot-121fee48-b86a-462c-b58c-adb0010a0128
...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-01-21, 01:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,703
Posted By Bill
And any idea when was the curved "J.R. GAUNT ...

And any idea when was the curved "J.R. GAUNT LONDON" used?
Bill
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 11-01-21, 10:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,703
Posted By Bill
Was the curved Gaunt stamp used only in WW1? ...

Was the curved Gaunt stamp used only in WW1?
Bill
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