It was certainly not unusual to wear collar badges with two of the four original lugs deliberately removed and you do encounter this as a collector on occasion, in particular, in the case of this regiment.
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Originally Posted by Fuzzybadge
Hello
Have any of you seen a Victorian 21st Lancers officer's collar badge with only two vertically aligned lugs? I have a Victorian 21L frock coat with two vertically aligned holes on the collars, which I'm trying to date and I think this might help, given the short periods for the different badge styles. I have seen some post Victorian ones with that configuration, so I assume this can only be the third pattern, while most of all types seem to have 4 lugs.
Thanks Richard
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