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Badge three.
As mentioned in the Proud Trooper book on the badge two section, a sample of the Bazaar made badge was sent home to a maker, the badges attached definitely fit the brief, they are called 'cut and shut' as the die stamped Griffin is attached to a solid made scroll, a term used by forum member Alan O, who discovered one of these Badges and put it up for discussion on the forum, the name stuck.
These badges are really well made, and the Griffin is a completely different die to the Imperial Yeomanry ones, so it wasn't a case of soldering that pattern badge to a new scroll. And all these cut and shut Badges are from the same die, as mentioned above there are three dies for the Imperial Yeomanry pattern. The colours of the metals are also both the same.
I've seen seven of these pattern badges now, in various collections, I'm lucky enough to now own one.
So in conclusion, the badges attached I would definitely say these were the first UK made AY cap badges, with the scroll, as later a more cost effective badge, (badge four) came along as a single whole die cast.

Attachment 1 is Alan O's cut and
shut.

Attachment 2 is my own

Attachment 3 is from a member of the Old Comrades Association, this belonging to his Father who served in WW2, the member proudly wore it while serving in the 60's. This was his father's issued badge when he joined in 1939, served during the War, then demobed in 1945, the issue of this 1916 badge will make more sense on the subject of badge number seven

Attachment 4 is the OCA members Dad wearing the badge in WW2.