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Northumberland Hussars QC B'Ham Makers Mark
I've recently put together a small collection of Northumberland Hussars badges, but have been unable to find a w/m QC without the J.R. Gaunt B'Ham makers mark on the slider.
Do they exist without this mark? Does anyone have one? Mark |
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Whilst outside the timeframe of my collecting I may be able to add something.
Corresponding with Keith Hook he mentioned that he has the last pattern QC Yorkshire Dragoons cap badge in WM taken from the SP card. He continued that it like the QC North Somerset Yeomanry and QC Dorset Yeomanry were never issued. The QC Dorset Yeomanry die clearly fell into the hands of the repro-ers as these abound on eBay marked Gaunt B’ham. I would suspect the QC Northumberland Hussars is another one of these never issued in metal and fell into the wrong hands so consequently all the Gaunt B’ham marked badges are 1970s and beyond restrikes from the original die. |
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Thanks Luke for your thoughts. Though the thread has not been up long I'm not holding my breath that a member will have one without the B'Ham stamp or is attributable.
I've not been able to find many threads on the NH, but some years back Mike the administrator put up a splendid photograph of his NH collection which included a w/m QC variety - but unfortunately he didn't include a photo of the reverse. Perhaps he will see this thread and comment. In lieu of any other evidence, your suspicions are extremely compelling. You've also cleared up another suspicion that the w/m QO Dorset Yeomanry shown in KK as KK2349 was also never issued. Of course I did have a Gaunt B'Ham version as a gap filler in the forlorn hope.............!!!!!!!!!!! Last edited by dubaiguy; 10-10-20 at 03:39 PM. |
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I think as well it’s also important to highlight that even if an unmarked slider or large letter J.R. GAUNT LONDON (i.e. 1950s and after) appears it would not automatically equal any initial production run or authenticity of such a badge.
We’ve all too often seen said mark appearing on badges it shouldn’t like thus: https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...36&postcount=1 (22D - voided numerals. Disbanded 1945) https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ctureid=185879 (Hunts Cyclists) https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ctureid=179200 (22D - solid numerals. Ditto) https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ctureid=175592 (Lincs Yeo - disbanded 1920) https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ctureid=173762 (Norfolk Reg in WM - see Laurie Archer’s notes) https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ctureid=173758 (19th London - not worn after 1935) Strongly I suspect this is one where reality doesn’t quite equal the set or uniformity we’d all perhaps like as collectors to make a nice run and frame. |
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.....1950s Gaunt sliders (1946-1970), note the pinched slider end.
White Metal (Coronation Issue) Gilding Metal .....1957 (Up the slider) ....1963 AA (Down the slider, no pinched end) ..... also the 17/21 Lancers 1950s and also showing the "double marked London/B'ham" post 1964 AA.
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Cofion gorau Gruffydd M-J www.paoyeomanry.org.uk "A Yeoman from the Stalwart Rural Cavalry" Lechyd da pob Cymro Last edited by GriffMJ; 11-10-20 at 09:54 AM. |
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..... here is a 1950s NH Gaunt London. It appears they carried on, as other Regiments did, using the KC. There should be, probably, a new die in the early 1960s with the E2R Crown with a Gaunt London mark going down the slider?
* You will find "H W Timings Ltd B'HAM" AA with the E2R crown.
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Cofion gorau Gruffydd M-J www.paoyeomanry.org.uk "A Yeoman from the Stalwart Rural Cavalry" Lechyd da pob Cymro Last edited by GriffMJ; 11-10-20 at 10:28 AM. |
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