Officers cap badges with loops/lugs - Page 6 - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

KLR · #76 17-06-08, 04:48 PM

Graham, there are no opinions about official regulations. If the regulations are not adhered to by certain units / manufacturers - that is another matter, and they often get told off about it !
(You can't break the rules unless you know what the rules are !)
I have an OSD cap badge with loops but I'm pretty sure it is a 1st WW manufacture. During wartime there were all sorts of irregularities. Reading through a lot of the official WO material shows that in the years immediately after 1918 and 1945 there are stringent efforts to tighten up the regulations.

cbuehler · #77 21-06-08, 10:45 PM

Well folks, here is a nice little one with a form of slider. It differs of course from the standard cap badge sliders, actually a sort of blade that is not pointed. It is, however, a purpose designed fixture and is not a modified blade at all. I can only surmise that due to the diminutive size of this badge that normal blades would not have been a satisfactory solution.

CB

cbuehler · #78 23-06-08, 02:17 AM

Any comments regarding the Warwick Yeo.?

Saddle tree maker · #79 23-06-08, 06:41 AM

CB,
All we have to do now is prove the badge is genuine and we have another exception to the rules.
I say this because IMO it looks to me like the badge has been painted bronze, rather than the 'process' of bronzing.
I am not 100% sure of the process, but it has been mentioned on the forum before and involves 'coatings of powder'.
Perhaps an OSD collector could explain this better.

But as things stand, I will err on the side of caution.
STM.

cbuehler · #80 23-06-08, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Saddle tree maker

CB,
All we have to do now is prove the badge is genuine and we have another exception to the rules.
I say this because IMO it looks to me like the badge has been painted bronze, rather than the 'process' of bronzing.
I am not 100% sure of the process, but it has been mentioned on the forum before and involves 'coatings of powder'.
Perhaps an OSD collector could explain this better.

But as things stand, I will err on the side of caution.
STM.

Yes, it does have the "painted" appearance, but it is quite genuine and is of the correct type of finish. I specialize in collecting OSD badges and am quite comfortable with it. As you know, the finishes on OSD badges varies considerably and I have several others with the same type of finish as this badge.

CB

forty twa · #81 02-08-08, 03:04 PM

Were they introduced by G A O No. 10 (of 1902?) Can anyone confirm this and quote the order?

Tom M