Camel & Palm Trees Staffordshire Gold Badge

[manchesters]

Hello,

Can anyone ID this please.

Hallmarked Gold or Gold Plated Silver, not sure, it has a hallmark of .925, Birmingham Anchor and a maker F & S. Frosted Silver Staffordshire Knot.

35mm tall

As per the rules I will be selling it on.

regards

[conservator]

Simon,
This resembles the cap badge of the Mekram Militia of the North West Frontier Province, once India now Pakistan. I think British officers on loan commanded some of these units. It might be a sweetheart that an officer has had made for his wife, that reflects his loan service from a Staffs regiment to the Mekram Militia. Just a thought.
George

[manchesters]

George,

Thanks for that thought, I will look into it.

regards

[paj1]

925 is mark for silver not gold

[Wmr-RHB]

The Mekram Militia badge is rather different (although a camel and a palm tree are part of it), thus it is not an amalgam of a Mekram Militia badge with a Staffordshire one.

[Volunteer Soldier]

An extremely attractive sweetheart brooch?

[grenadierguardsman]

Looks to be of good quality.
Andy

[Staffsyeoman]

I have seen one before - suggesting that the original (this seems a later version) was made in Cairo in WW2 for some officers of the Staffordshire Yeomanry to send home. Will check with the museum.

[manchesters]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions and hopefully a reply from the museum.

It is indeed extremely nice quality.

I too thought 925 was silver but it threw me a bit as it certainly appears gold??? Not sure why.

regards

[gary1666]

Hi,
The marks indicate post-1998 manufacture, and the rolling catch would suggest more modern manufacture, certainly a thing of quality though

[manchesters]

Originally Posted by gary1666

Hi,
The marks indicate post-1998 manufacture, and the rolling catch would suggest more modern manufacture, certainly a thing of quality though

In that case I would suggest its to commemerate the Staffordshire Regiments involvement in the Gulf War.

Would anyone agree with that?

regards

[Alan O]

I seem to remember that this was a post Gulf War ! buy by the regimental officers who had served in Kuwait for their wives.

Alan

[yorkstone]

It is the Stafford’s first Gulf war wives and Sweet Harts broach officially issued by the regiment.
I have a couple in my collection not seen that often.

Regards

Stephen

[manchesters]

Thank you