A pair of identical badges bought from an estate on e###. One is in a silver finish, the other is looking far more heavily used, with the initial shine polished off and a flattened nose.
The most obvious identifier on these 2 badges are the 2 casting marks/injection moulding marks showing on the back. One at the very base of the wreath, the other behind the crown at the bottom of the stags neck. The stags head looks like a single piece inc antlers, that has been welded/soldered onto the wreath at 4 or 5 points on the crown/coronet and then under the antlers. Strangely the worn badge has one of the ears attached to the wreath also.
I would guess that these 2 were worn just before the Regiment lost it's cap badge to the Royal Regiment of Scotland, as the quality seen on earlier badges has been lost. No makers marks anywhere, just 2 obvious rough casting marks, looking almost unfinished.
Ian H
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