thanks for the reply mark
i agree with you, "with a nice bi-metal design such as the 13th, such a step seems a bit retrograde"
i was told many years ago by a manger at stokes that many manufacturers would nickel plate bitems before gilt plating them as it gave a crisper finish. i believe this is the case here? i have a few similar examples in my collection and will try and dig them out.
as you also say, "So, until some provenance can be found" that's why i hope Mick will post the pics of them being worn as he mentioned "They came directly from the officer who wore them in the battalion during the 1950s. I have his name and picture of him wearing these"
i have also seen and owned "occasional Unit-specific oddities". i had a gold and enamel set of 32nd btn collars supposedly ordered and worn by the CO (on retirementor not who knows now) and Dave WRIGHT had a unique version of a badge also supposedly worn by the CO.
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