Sliders on early badges.
I'd like to put to bed the myth that all badges which can be dated to pre-1908 must have lugs with a small selection from my collection.
Montgomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry
2nd VB The Essex Regiment
7th Dragoons
All of which either changed patterns or ceased to exist by 1908 or earlier. None are tampered with.
I have a few others mainly VB's where this is the case and have found that quite a few have had the slider's cropped, probably due to the fact they were made too long and were uncomfortable to the wearer, possibly a follow on from the long pagri sliders.
Keith
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