Bill
Was there an economy version? KLR's research does not confirm it. As the regt wore peaked caps in 1916-22 (and beyond) why would they not continue to wear the wreath badge as it was the same headgear?
The Z badges are correct for officers cap and collars but not for ORs. I know it's big call but where is the evidence that they were worn by ORs in any item of headdress? I would love to be proved wrong so I can put my die cast one back in the album.
Any s/g and bz wreath badge would be officers and I don't collect them. The Officers dress regs of that period show that the wreath badge was for the pagri. Presumably, my assumption, S/G for No 1 dress with white covers and bronze for khaki covered FSH. However rregtl practice in 1910 differed to dress regs:
http://britishempire.co.uk/forces/ar...ussars1910.htm
This is a record of headgear held by the IWM. It shows that there were 3 types of headgear authorised for wear post 1903. The OR's Brodrick used the full wreath badge as did the OR's peaked forage cap (in both No1 dress and khaki) whilst the pill box was badgeless.
Other ranks', 13th Hussars, 1903-1904, sealed pattern, 1903, obsolete 1904.
Brodrick, all ranks',
Forage cap,
pillbox, bandsman and trumpeter, 13th Hussars, 1891-1905, sealed pattern, 1891, 1895, obsolete, 1905.
Forage cap,
pillbox, other ranks', 13th Hussars, 1891-1905, sealed pattern, 1891, 1895, obsolete, 1905.
Two forage caps,
peaked, all ranks' except warrant officers', 13th Hussars, 1905-1908, sealed pattern, 1906-1908, 1905-1906.
If you add to this the fact that:
a. The undress headgear for the regt in India (up to 1914) was the khaki Foreign Service Helmet, which the photos shown was not worn with any badge in the pagri.
b. All photos of OR casualties 1914 onwards in khaki caps show the full sized wreath badge in use.