2nd Dragoons Queen's Bays badge - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

mufasa · #1 03-11-07, 06:58 AM

Firstley congratulations for your forum!!!! J have some badge of the 2nd Dragons that are different form that at the bottm. Do you know the reason? Is this an officer badge? thanks....

mufasa · #2 03-11-07, 07:00 AM

.... my different badges

sean michael cronin · #3 03-11-07, 12:59 PM

Hello Mufasa, I think the badge shown is an officers gilt badge of the second Dragoon Guards Queens Bays, I don't have that badge so I've shown this one, so you can see the different construction, die cast rather than die stamped. All the best Sean.

mufasa · #4 03-11-07, 02:42 PM

... thanks Sean!

mufasa · #5 03-11-07, 05:48 PM

... but you know the reason of the different bottom of this badges? for the cast reason?

sean michael cronin · #6 15-11-07, 06:49 PM

Hello Mufasa, not to sure myself obviously the badges are stronger when cast, or it might be the manufacturer uses the same mould to produce the badge in different materials, solid silver, silver plated, gilt and service dress (bronze). Cheers Sean.

mufasa · #7 07-01-08, 06:55 AM

... I read that the 2nd Queens Bays there are some fakes .... These are good? ... and these marked Firmin are good? ....

Alan O · #8 07-01-08, 11:39 AM

The only one I like is the slidered k/c one witht the strengthening bar. The top lugged ones look a bit tinsley. The q/c one with a slider is ok and for some reason these were not voided but it wold be better if it was marked as most post war q/c badges seem to have been maker marked.

Alan

mufasa · #9 07-01-08, 01:13 PM

... Thank you very much Alan ... huo But I did not understand what you refer .... I put numbers for aituarmi ... What good do you ... tonight J post the place that I have, the only marked (firmin)

Alan O · #10 07-01-08, 01:28 PM

Number 1 and 2 look too new and shiny and I don not think that Number 2 should have lugs or have the holes in it.

Number 4 is good.

Number 3 looks OK but I am not 100% sure about it as most badges of that date had the maker's name on the slider.

Alan

mufasa · #11 07-01-08, 01:54 PM

.... many many thanks from Italy Alan....

mufasa · #12 08-01-08, 06:50 AM

... the Firmin London..... is good this Alan?

mufasa · #13 08-01-08, 06:51 AM

... the front...

mufasa · #14 08-01-08, 06:53 AM

... In the middle with his friends ... Two goods below and above two bad ....

Alan O · #15 08-01-08, 01:28 PM

The firmin badge looks good but I have never seen a strengthening bar that long before. The short bar one is fine as well. i wold not worry about the slight differneces in design as the regiment wore the same style badge from 1901-1950s so there were several makers. For some reason the Q/C badges were not so well detailed as the k/c ones and were not voided so much in the lettering or at the end of the wreaths.

I will photgraph my 2 bagdes and post them.

Alan