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Originally Posted by kingsley
Thanks for the collar badge images. I have never seen one of these and did not know they existed.
A few years ago there was an unusual crossed rifles badge on Ebay, presumably the large size.The rifles were undoubtedly Sniders, which put them well into the mid Victorian period. There may have been another with crossed Martinis as well but I did not keep copies in my files.
I have quite a few skill at arms badges but all cloth of various patterns, and thought the metal ones must have been for an instructor not for marksmanship?
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Metal badges replaced cloth ones in 1907, because the cost of wool soared whereas gilding metal (an alloy) was cheap. These were then used for SofM working dress, with bullion wire for full dress arm badges. The crossed rifles marking SofM appointments were worn below crowns but above stripes. The positioning of the MGC badge on the SASC CSMI shows it is a SAA badge rather than a corps badge, an important distinction.