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Old 07-05-12, 03:20 PM
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Hello guys,
Here's an item picked up this morning in Bolton.
Only seen one before, think I've an idea of its use, just wanted to run this by the forum for suggestions and comments.
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Old 07-05-12, 03:52 PM
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Is it something to do with epaulettes or a plume holder from a Busby?
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Old 07-05-12, 04:03 PM
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Busby plume holder been done on here before.

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Old 07-05-12, 04:23 PM
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Tony,

See the 3rd badge in this album;

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...hp?albumid=574

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Old 07-05-12, 04:26 PM
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I thought they were easy to find - but I've been looking for about 5 years.
Let me know if you're bored with it !!!!
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Old 07-05-12, 04:30 PM
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Lampwick and Marc,
Interesting Busby plume holder! The one I've seen had a puggaree badge hanging out of it!
Cheers Tony.
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Old 07-05-12, 04:33 PM
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Peter this is the item to which I refer.
Thanks for the link.
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Old 07-05-12, 04:38 PM
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Julian, your first dibs if I get bored with it
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You can find these in army dress caps and are still in use today. The bit that sticks out at the bottom is to help guide the badge in.

Hope this helps,

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Nice one Andy, I learnt something else new today!!

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Andy thanks,
the one you have shown looks to be riveted into the cap. I would suggest the one I show would have been sewn in, using the four pairs of holes, badge or plume good to see one in situ on a cap.
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The ones in modern caps should be smaller and have less holes, those for the Busby are similar if not the same as that in the first post.

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Mine came with a West Indies Regiment cap badge discussed in this thread

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The one in the link (posted by Peter) mentioned above has the tongue at the bottom, I think it is upside down as this is to guide the badge in (see my second and third picture)

Has anyone got an image of yours in use.

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Old 07-05-12, 07:50 PM
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Its a long story - which I don't have time to relate, look up WO details at the moment (I have a feeling I posted this story - with details some time ago !?).
This "socket" to give it its proper name was ordered by the WO in 1903 in thousands (yes, it has a WO Pattern number too). It was designed to hold what looks like a HPC but with a long slider on to the side of the "slouch" hat (the thing the ozzies fold up the side of - can't remember what the proper name is at the mo). Actually I think it was for the FSH too - which is probably what Tim's WIRgt one was attached too. It appears that the scheme never really took off, despite the fact that records show that loads of sockets were made and loads of "HPC"s had sliders affixed (not for all regiments interestingly) BUT no-one has ever seen a photograph of such a thing being worn.

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