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Originally Posted by FGC65
Hello Gents,
An interesting thread in every aspect and it’s nice to see the KRRs getting an airing.
As to the original topic of the thread, the badge in question is K&K 2011 which was sealed in 1905 superseding K&K 675 which we know came on loops and a slider and was as K&K 674 certainly worn on the Brodrick.
It is my estimation that the long slidered K&K 2011 badges are early manufactured examples 1905-1906 intended for use on the Brodrick cap while it was still on issue with later made examples falling into line with the short slider that came in to use on the forage cap post 1906, being issued once stocks of the long slidered badge were exhausted.
Just to Clarify the order of the badges
1. K&K 674 Kings Crown small (45mm high) badge with Tel-el-Kebir honour at the foot of the cross.
2. K&K675 Kings Crown large (50mm high) badge with Tel-el-Kebir honour at the foot of the cross.
3. K&K 2011 Kings Crown large (50mm high) Badge with Ladysmith honour at the foot of the cross. (Worn as Alan stated from 1905 until the 1950s alongside the WW2 plastic economy badge K&K 2251 and superseded with the Queens Crown Plastic badge K&K 2012)
Regards to all
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Fantastic, FGC65. Thank you for both your posts and especially for the clarification on K&K number refs.
Looking through both volumes of K&K, together with the details of your post, it is now clear that the badge featuring the Ladysmith honour at the lower end of the bottom arm of the cross is KK2011 (sealed Dec. 1905). However, it would appear that this badge is 55mm in length, and not 50mm, as you have stated. Do you concur?
By way of correction to my previous post, here are the badges 'renumbered', for reference:
KRRC 675 2011.jpg
TK675b1.jpgLADYS 2011.jpgTEK 675b2.jpg