As I'm now finally getting around to rebuilding my Glamorgan Yeomanry album I thought I'd put up a couple of posts as I go clarifying what was worn and when, as well as showing what's right and wrong.
Staring with the 1903 sealed pattern, which was worn with only slight alterations up until the issue of the 1922 artillery pattern:-
1. Genuine OR's 1903 pattern bi-metal cap badge - front.
2. Modern copy - front.
3. Genuine OR's 1903 pattern bi-metal cap badge - rear.
4. Modern copy - rear.
As can be seen there is very little by way of similarity between the two patterns with the style of the plumes on the original being much deeper and better defined, the scrolls on the original separate from the bottom title scroll on the genuine example, the style of the crowns being wholly different and the ghost impression of the PoW's motto just visible on the title scrolls of the genuine example for starters.
In my opinion the modern copy has been modelled on the later 1922 pattern badge which it more closely resembles.
In addition I have yet to see a 1903 pattern, with the central "Imperial" intact on a slider. All examples to date being on lugs. That is not to say they don't exist, just that I haven't seen one.
After conversion to Territorial Yeomanry in 1908 the badges are found with partially erased central motto scrolls as shown in 5 & 6 below. The Lambourne variants do not have the partially erased title, rather a clear seeded central scroll.
They are found with both lugs and sliders on the post 1908 examples, see 5 & 6 below.
I'll deal with the Leek and Plume that was worn on the slouch hat c.1905-1908 under a separate post.
Hwyl fawr,
Kevin
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