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Interesting use of the Starr Putney mark as it is only found on WW1 Wandsworth Pals badges. They were a retailer and not a manufacturer and pre Ww1 sold things like umbrellas.
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Maybe it’s worth merging the threads as we’ve now reached a definite conclusion I feel on this badge? |
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That’s really very helpful Marcus thank you, and I think resolves the debate.
The Starr mark is identical to the one on this fake 25th (Frontiersmen) Bn, Royal Fusiliers. It also is straight out the Marsh catalogue. I also agree that were there a genuine GM badge it would in all likelihood be from the same die as the 26H OSD which has clear differences. So clearly a fake with an early spurious mark which found its way into Hugh King’s collection, then into a book thereby obtaining legitimacy and exploited by sellers like the now banned Mr Taylor. Case closed. Last edited by Luke H; 07-09-22 at 09:25 PM. Reason: extra pic |
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I have always been sceptical of this badge. Possibly the regiment commissioned a couple of designs of badges when they were formed and even had a few made for consideration. Possibly Hugh King got one of these and put it in his book.
Possibly they had a production run done of ORs' badges that were never issued but I doubt it. In light of the very small number of badges that might exist, and an ORs version is possibly mythical, this is not a badge I would consider pursuing. Alan |
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Found it. Knew I’d saved pics somewhere but my memory failed me, it was actually an Army Veterinary Corps.
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