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31-05-21, 09:59 AM
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Manchester Regt Brunswick Star Cap Badge
Hi
Can someone confirm that this is an OSD Field Cap Badge please?? It seems a bit small. 32mm high x 27mm wide. Cast Bronze. Voided. Most I have seen are Non Voided?? It is Bladed, but unfortunately one is missing. TY 
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#2
31-05-21, 11:13 AM
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Heres the proof worn by a VC winner.
regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges
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#3
31-05-21, 11:34 AM
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Cant be any more conclusive than that Simon.
Many thanks as always.
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31-05-21, 02:50 PM
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Any further information on this badge? I believe I have seen one for sale at sometime. It must not have been a commonly worn badge.
CB
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#5
31-05-21, 03:07 PM
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The 2nd Battalion unofficially wore Brunswick Star badges in various forms from 1824 when its predecessor the 96th Regiment of Foot was raised. The practice stopped after WW1.
Starting with Collar badges these were first introduced in 1899 and appear with a 'Flat Topped' Victorian crown & then with a Kings Crown. In the centre of the star is the Sphinx with Battle Honour, 'EGYPT' surrounded by a strap with either, 'THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT' or '2ND BN MANCHESTER REGIMENT' on it. They were at first in silver/silver plate. However c. 1901/1902 a Brunswick Star Officers OSD cap Badge was produced with Kings Crown along with the collar badges. The cap badge had a pair of blades to the rear, the collars loops. The new cap badges also dropped the 2nd Battalion designation on the strap and simply were named, 'THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT'. The Kings Crown Cap badges can also be found in a larger, squarer size, both voided and unvoided both in Bronze and silver. The fact that many were made without the prefix '2nd' is an indication that they were also worn by Officers in other Battalions and indeed from photographs I have seen them worn in Special Reserve Battalions and Territorial Battalions. They also form the basis for the larger Bandsman Pouch Badge sof the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Regular Battalions. I must add that I have never seen a unvoided version of the badge shown in the opening post? Would be interested to see one. Here are some of mine. regards
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#6
31-05-21, 03:26 PM
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So this form of cap badge also had collar badges. The photo show the standard collar badges, so obviously they were not always worn in matching sets?
I must say these badges were a mystery to me until now! CB
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#7
31-05-21, 05:27 PM
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Hi Simon
This is the unvoided one I found on the Net. Last edited by Smudger 53; 31-05-21 at 05:34 PM.
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#8
31-05-21, 05:29 PM
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Very nice!
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#9
31-05-21, 05:41 PM
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Quote:
regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges
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#10
31-05-21, 05:43 PM
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Apologies Simon.
Hard to judge from a Photo.
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31-05-21, 05:44 PM
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No worries, its just 2nd nature to me.
regarsd
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#13
01-06-21, 08:47 AM
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Nice
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