RWF - but what exactly - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Expat Yeoman · #1 29-09-18, 10:58 AM

Troops, looking for help to confirm ID on this one please. Believed to be late Victorian Forage Cap. It is similar to others I have seen on the forum but it has the later style of flame rather than the wider pattern usually associated with the Victorian badges, and with a larger PoW design.

Gilt and Silver, and the same size as the standard KK622/623 cap badges although clearly an earlier design.

Can anyone positively ID please?

Many thanks in advance

EY

Expat Yeoman · #2 06-10-18, 08:04 AM

Anyone..?

Toby Purcell · #3 08-10-18, 03:27 PM

I have never seen such a badge before, despite insignia of the RWF being a special interest. I will keep a look out and report back if I find anything.

Frank Kelley · #4 08-10-18, 04:02 PM

That is a most interesting little badge, just from the photographs, I would say it has very considerable age to it and is unlikely to be a figment of someone with a wandering mind, although, I certainly do not recall seeing an example like it before.

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Originally Posted by Expat Yeoman

Troops, looking for help to confirm ID on this one please. Believed to be late Victorian Forage Cap. It is similar to others I have seen on the forum but it has the later style of flame rather than the wider pattern usually associated with the Victorian badges, and with a larger PoW design.

Gilt and Silver, and the same size as the standard KK622/623 cap badges although clearly an earlier design.

Can anyone positively ID please?

Many thanks in advance

EY

Jeff Mc William · #5 09-10-18, 01:41 PM

Hi EY
Looks to me like a Sergeants Glengarry badge. I have seen another some time ago. Will post a pic if I can find it.
Certainly the grenade seems to show some trace of gilt and is of a Glengarry pattern. If I am correct, you have a very rare badge. Regards Jeff.

Jeff Mc William · #6 09-10-18, 01:56 PM

There you go :

R.W.Fus Sen NCOs glengarry cap badge.jpg

Not exactly like yours EY but very similar.

Expat Yeoman · #7 10-10-18, 04:17 AM

Thank you gents, very interesting. Jeff, I had not considered a glengarry badge as it is apparently the same size as the standard grenade badge and I know the OR pattern glengarry is larger.

I only had those two photos for now but I should take delivery of the actual badge this week, and once I have it I can post more images etc.

An intriguing and attractive badge.

Many thanks again

Michael

Frank Kelley · #8 10-10-18, 07:54 AM

So a Sergeant actually wore a smaller badge, cap badge sized grenade, on his glengarry?