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Old 30-10-22, 11:21 AM
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Default Middlesex Regiment, variant or fake?

I am in the process of reorganising some of my regimental boards when I noticed that there was a marked difference between one of my Middlesex Regiment badges and the others that I have. Is it poor quality control, a known variant or a fake?

The badge in question is the one on the right in the double badge photograph.
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Old 30-10-22, 11:49 AM
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Hello
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Yes it is a variant. I have one in my collection. If you look at The Middlesex on plate 14 of John Gaylor's book that one is the same.
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Old 30-10-22, 12:02 PM
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Hi HW , yes a good badge , I’ve a few in my collection of this type and also a picture @ WW1 showing this type of badge i’ll try to find it and put it up.

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Thank you both for your comments. I will get my Middlesex Regiment album out and look to see if there are any photographs of this variation being worn.
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Old 30-10-22, 05:49 PM
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Default Strange Middlesex badge

I have a similar shaped badge which was one worn by the 10th Btn.

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Looks like this maker utilised a collar badge and added the scroll.
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Looks like this maker utilised a collar badge and added the scroll.
It is similar to one version of the collar badge (Churchill 1440) but noticeably larger and with different laurels at the base.
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