Lovely things, but, very difficult to put a date upon, I think unless you have them from their original wearers, it will always be a struggle, often a case of looking at as many clear portraits of Guardsmen as you can find that are datable and clearly show the detail of the letters on the shoulder title.
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Originally Posted by Phill Lockett
Hi friends
Have just added these to my collection.
Following up on John Mulcahy excellent detailed response,would both these cloth titles be regarded as WWII era or pre war?
The Welsh Guard San serif is 11cm x 1cm long,The Irish Guards San serif is 10cm x 1cm. Would that be any indication of pre or WWII era?
Also following on from Johns comments , these are untouched, one would expect that if they were in the supply system they would of been rounded?Seems to have been a mix.
Hopefully these are WWII era as I have checked other threads.
All and any opinion welcomed.
cheers
Phill
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