Irish Guards date?

[bess55]

One here for Andy really I guess, but can this Irish Guards be WW1 era?

[Luke H]

In my belief the oddity slidered Irish, Scots and Coldstream Guards cohort of badges are of WW1 manufacture.

[bess55]

Thanks again Luke, my thoughts too. Fiver at Thetford this morning.

[KLR]

The Irish Guards badge wore WO Pattern 5032/1900 with loops.

I'm still searching for the date BUT the Irish Guards wore FSH badges in Egypt in 1936 but these had two loops


The Welsh Guards had a slider when wearing FSH

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by KLR

The Irish Guards badge were WO Pattern 5032/1900 with loops.


(I think I have the exact date etc somewhere)

Yes, I thank that most slidered gilding metal Guards badges were made for the collector’s market, and aren’t original issue.

[Alan O]

I would suspect it might be the contemporary replacement badge canteen market as they have age to them.

[grenadierguardsman]

Originally Posted by Toby Purcell

Yes, I thank that most slidered gilding metal Guards badges were made for the collector’s market, and aren’t original issue.

Really Toby ?
Andy

[grenadierguardsman]

Originally Posted by Toby Purcell

Yes, I thank that most slidered gilding metal Guards badges were made for the collector’s market, and aren’t original issue.

Toby, Messrs J.R.Guant and Son Ltd certainly made Guards slidered grenades prior to 1954. As I have already mentioned, there is proof of correspondence between the Grenadiers and J.R.Gaunt, held at the National Archives. I have copies. The letters are from
The War Office, Ord 17d
Room, Spur 3A
Chessington
Surrey
The letters state ( I will keep it brief )
Cap Badge OR's Grenadier Guards
1. The new type of pin is not a success. Constant removal of the grenade for cleaning will result in the insertion in the cap becoming larger than necessary and the grenade will be inclined to " float " or swing. The old type of pin should be reverted to.
So we know slidered grenades were issued, and by J.R.Guant up to 1954, but from when ?
Andy

[grenadierguardsman]

Originally Posted by bess55

Thanks again Luke, my thoughts too. Fiver at Thetford this morning.

A bargain mate.
Andy