*WW1 CANADIAN CEF ARMY CAP BADGE IRISH FUSILIERS 11 BN* - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Recce · #1 01-10-09, 04:50 PM

Hi, A very nice Badge, Indeed.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/WW1-CANADIAN-CEF-...d=p3286.c0.m14

Or Item #290354316026

P.S. I have no clue who this seller is.

jim a · #2 01-10-09, 07:30 PM

I'm not so sure that this is the 11th battalion CEF as the 11th was a Saskatchewan raised battalion with a totally different badge... I'm sure one of the CEF guys can straighten this out... Jim

Bill A · #3 01-10-09, 08:08 PM

Hi, This is the CEF badge for 11th Regiment (Irish Fusiliers) Reinforcement Draft. A relatively scarce CEF badge. It was made for a draft recruited by the Irish Fusiliers during the First World War. Several other regiments similarly recruited reinforcement drafts for overseas service, and either used the militia badge or a specially produced badge. These are relatively scarce CEF era badges, and include 6th Duke of Connaughts, and 50th Gordons.

Pylon1357 · #4 01-10-09, 09:38 PM

Looks like a good honest badge to me, a very nice one at that. Judging by the broach pin mount and a size of 43mm I would think this to be a collar badge?

Bill A · #5 01-10-09, 10:34 PM

Hi Cliff, At 43 mm that is likely a cap badge.

Recce · #6 06-10-09, 06:21 PM

Hi what impressed me was the broach pine, used on valuable broaches.
In which I thought it was a broach badge.

I know the Quality of the locking pine system, one of my X's collected broaches from the 18, 1900ends.

Phillip Herring · #7 06-10-09, 10:55 PM

The manufacturer's fastener on these badges were the "pointed tangs". Quite common on OB Allan badges. I have these on my 11th and 6th Drafts. I'm not sure if the 50th Gordon capbadge was made by Allan - no makers mark on mine, and it has a brooch pin fastener. I have seen the 50th Gordon Draft with "stamped lugs" - also common in Allan badges.

Phil