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Originally Posted by KLR
Keith, there are a number of myths out there, another one4 was pre 1911.
However the truth is that the Royal Army Clothing Dept authorised the change from loops (their official term) to vertical shanks (ditto) in 1903. There was indeed an order that they be shoirtened in 1906 - to fit the new peaked service cap. The pagri sliders (also authorised in 1903) were very long and I can't see how they would have fitted the Field Service Cap or the Broderick (which replaced it generally in 1902).
So, I'd be very interested to see examples of your cut down sliders.
The 1903 ruling was for regular units and I'm not sure when the Vol Bns changed - or even if they all did. There are though, as you know, some Vol Bn badges with sliders and some TF badges with loops, so there doesn't seem to have been an automatic change over in 1908.
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Here are a couple of datable pre-1908 cut-downs. 4th VB East Surrey and a another early pattern 7th DG (not mine but I don't think the owner will mind me posting it). Also maker marked so another myth about no pre-WW1 stamped sliders is blown away. I was lucky enough yesterday to get hold of a KRRC badge without the SA battle honours, the KC version and securely datable to 1905-08 once again with a slider.