Gaunt MGC

[iain]

Hello. I picked these up a while back and until now asumed them to have been bronze,then when i was looking closer today noticed they where white on the back. Anyway i tried them at the pencil test which they passed with flying colours which prompted me to clean one up a bit. Sorry i will try and put better pictures up, as there is no H/M i presume they are plated both carrying the Gaunt London mark. What are they please anyone mess dress ?
they messure 30mm wide by 26mm tall

Thank you. Iain

[iain]

No ideas as to what the badges are used for then. anyone.
Iain

[LONGSHANKS]

Well, I think you've confirmed mine wasn't made as a sweetheart, but originally military use with lugs I would imagine. Here's mine.

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ictureid=80704

Simon

[magpie]

I'm used to seeing this badge as a sweetheart in bronze or silver and enamel.

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ictureid=51453

Andy

[iain]

thank you. interesting as if they were originally designed as sweathearts with pin back there is no sign of mine being converted to loops.

Iain

[KLR]

I thought about this for a while. I was (am) convinced that what you have is a sweethearts badge. It was the Gaunt mark that threw me for a moment but I now remember that there are other sweetheart badges made by Gaunts.

The best opinion will be from Phil aka Staffsyeoman, if he sees this !

[magpie]

From what i can see in the pictures both are copies(FAKES) of another original damaged? badge, so i'd say he hasn't got 2 real badges of any sort and as i've only seen these as sweethearts/lapel badges i'll leave it to someone else to say if this pattern was used on any service uniform or not.
Andy.

[iain]

Thanks for your replies, they were bought in a bit of haste so maybe i will try and recoup a few of my pennies and start stopping and thinking about what i am looking at in future.

Iain

[Staffsyeoman]

Definitely a sweetheart, lugs and/or a pair notwithstanding. When other ranks took to wearing MGC collar badges universally post-war (some units wore them unofficially during the war) they were small gilding metal, with no scrolls.

Officers post-war wore a half-size silver MGC badge in the cap and as collars (all three were the same size). No scrolls.

[iain]

Thank you. I have now moved them on and got a bit of my cash back, teach me to buy in haste.