Gentlemen, thank you for your expertise. I am going to purchase the badge for my collection.
I actually prefer badges and headgear that were used, though of course not broken or so moth eaten they resemble swiss cheese.
I like the comment that the Jock who owned the badge was a wee bit enthusiastic when it came to polishing, to St. Andrew's sorrow. Thank you also for the explanations of why badges might be polished.
I do have one last question and excuse this dumb Yank's ignorance, but why is St. Andrew called "Jimmy"? I have heard Mercury on the Signals badge also called Jimmy. In the U.S. Infantry we have a statue of a WWII soldier charging into battle nicknamed "Iron Mike" as one of our symbols. Something similar?
I want to make sure I get my lingo right. For example saying SCOTS, not RRS. (A RQMS very kindly corrected me on this a few years ago)
Eventually I will stop showing my fourth-point-of-contact on this forum.
Cheers,
Reid
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