I would have thought from the photographs that this particular example is a die cast officers badge that started life as a collar, the original rankers badges are very finely die struck from thin gilding metal.
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Originally Posted by tonyb
This one arrived this morning, it is maker marked J.R Gaunt London to both the rear of the badge and the slider.
There seems to be a 'scar' at the bottom behind the slider, possibly where a lug was removed?
Previous threads confirm this 13th Z scroll badge was worn by Officers in Peaked and Side caps.
The 'factory' conversion to a slider would suggest this could have been also worn by ORs.
Any thoughts?
Tony.
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