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Originally Posted by Luke Halls
JP
is there any mention of reid and son?
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Jean-Pit,
When the Battalion were raised at the start of WW1 they decided to have their own shoulder titles made under private arrangements. These were this badge. They ordered them from the firm of Reid and Son so the first issue have their name along the back of the harp. Later issues were not marked. It was long thought that these were cap badges, (and are shown as such in Gaylor and K&K) but work by some well repscted historians (from memory Ray Westlake in particular) has produced photgraphic evidence that they were indeed part of the s/t and the Bns wore the standard NF cap badge.
I wold add that any with sliders are without doubt repro.
Alan