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Old 07-05-21, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by cbuehler View Post
I collect British Indian Army, and often forget there is that little sub forum down there. South Africa has it's own section that is even less active than the obscure Indian one.
Well, at any rate, I fully agree that collectors should be aware that 1947 is not the date when badges were actually changed. The same applies with British crown changes, such as QVC ending in 1901, or KC ending in 1953. It surely took years to effect the change.
But collectors need a reference point to date badges and these dates do serve such a purpose.

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But here there is a difference. The the "official" starting point of changing QVC to KC is clear when KIng Edward VII took over. And then it took time to implement it.

But in this case, the "official" date is NOT 1947. It is 1950 and 1956 and from those points on the implementations start.

E.g. until 1956 there was still Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own) in the Pakistan Army. Same designation since 1937, same badge (with POW feathers) since 1922. That was NOT due to something like the using up of stock, or failure of creating a new design.

For history 1947 is very important, for the badge collector it is very minor. The "reference points" as you call them are 1950 resp. 1956, NOT 1947.
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