John, there are three distinctive types of Pattern 100042/1926, defined by differences to the hind legs, tail and mane. I believe these are manufacturers rather than chronological differences. Malc's one is what I have called Type 1; officer's S&G and bronze OSD are attested by Firmin and although I've never seen a bm one with any makers name, I would strongly suggest that it is a Firmin pattern. (My Type 2 has S&G, OSD and bm attested by Gaunts, Type 3 as yet anonymous).
Anyone should be able to do this by a close study of actual badges (as many samples as possible) and the documentary sources - easier in my case as I'm only studying one regiment. I admire those of you who collect / know about a much broader range than mine and it would be useful one day to compare data with other close studies.
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