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Old 17-10-20, 04:47 PM
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This is the post war badge in w/m and the Firmin marked bronzed brass from the 1930's. Beware the brass fakes as they are well made but the voiding is not right.
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Old 17-10-20, 06:00 PM
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and a fake for comaprison
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Old 17-10-20, 07:58 PM
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Hi Alan.
When was the WM one with the Great war titles sealed, or worn? Was it brought out for the blues dress hat? While the bronze one was worn on the khaki service dress hat?
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Old 18-10-20, 07:20 AM
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There is a sealed date for it. Which hat it went into is not clear but I imagine it was was worn on the beret, There was a pre-WW1 w/m one worn on the No1 Dress cap shown in pre-war photos alongside the bz one on khaki caps,

The 193o's one would have coincided with the khaki peaked cap, side cap in 1940 and GS cap in 1943.

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Old 18-10-20, 12:24 PM
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https://twitter.com/chapelle1915/sta...136641/photo/2The w/m pre WW1 badge on No1 dress hat

Lots of pictures of the bronze badge on the khaki cap with the distinctive green cloth band https://www.facebook.com/WW1-Postcar...7422463120757/
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Old 18-10-20, 01:15 PM
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Thank you for the links Alan, much appreciated.
So the pre 30's OR's badge without Great War scroll comes in WM, and bronze.
And post WW1 30's badge, (which I have a Bz one) with Great War scrolls are again in Bronze and WM.
So the brass ones that you see could be the bronze rubbed off or a fake?

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Here is the WM badge as worn on the blue dress cap. OR badges were in WM, GM and bronzed finish.

The post-WW1 badge made by Firmin is also found in WM, GM and bronzed finish.
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Here is the WM badge as worn on the blue dress cap. OR badges were in WM, GM and bronzed finish.

The post-WW1 badge made by Firmin is also found in WM, GM and bronzed finish.
Brilliant.
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I can confirm that a metal QC Dorset Yeo badge was never issued but a die was cut and SP exists.
A ‘metal’ QC Dorset Yeomanry cap badge?

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A ‘metal’ QC Dorset Yeomanry cap badge?

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I love it. My information and assurance was from Keith Hook re this pattern. I shall show him the photo and ask.

My gut says as an NCO may he be wearing an officers slivered badge potentially?
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Old 22-02-22, 12:29 PM
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What a super photo. The mismatch beret with the Blues jacket is an odd combination but as the Blues was probably regimentally procured perhaps the usual peaked No 1 dress hat was not available. I am assuming he is dressed up at some sort of display day or recruiting event.

The collars are not that sharp but I assume they are QODY collars to go with the badge?

I am not a huge Artillery piece spotter but the gun looks to be light gun so that would date it when the DY were 294 (Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry) Field Regiment RA (TA) before the amalgamation in 1961 and the re-designation as a medium regiment - with bigger medium guns?
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The gun is a 25 pounder, Alan, so that would tie in with your theory as the medium batteries would have used the much larger 5.5 inch gun.
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The gun is a 25 Pounder Field Gun in use from WW2 until the early 1970s.

This is an Officer’s No1 Dress tunic and cap with a silver gilt badge.

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Thank you for that. I was hoping that some could confirm that gun. It's likely to be pre 1961 and the amalgamation. It's not impossible that the QODY No1 Dress uniforms and badges (and even the guns) were not immediately changed in 1961 but its a useful pointer to a date all the same.
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