Orig WW1 Collar Badge Unknown Irish Regiment - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

ard-ri · #1 18-04-08, 11:37 PM

ebay item 350047880536

Now that is a Gung Ho collector. Seems I have seen the winners name on this forum before.

Cheers, Michael

Deejayuu · #2 19-04-08, 11:43 PM

You have indeed seen this person before. A renown dealer that comes from South Yorkshire that has published works on anodised badges as well as special forces badges.
Dave

Pylon1357 · #3 20-04-08, 12:37 AM

I never saw this badge, I do know the seller, a very good lad in deed. I don't know the buyer, and on top of it all I can not see the photo in the auction. What badge was this and do you guys feel it was worth the money?

badgecollector · #4 20-04-08, 02:41 AM

hi guys,
the pic is gone from the auction. any chance of getting a pic and are you saying it was cheap or expensive?
BC

ard-ri · #5 20-04-08, 02:50 AM

Nice badge, someone said it was a South African Irish regiment but with Quis Seperabit across the bottom makes me think it was RIR or RUR collar. Never seen this harp style for the above mentioned regiments before though. I saved a pic to my computer but I don't know how to transfer to the forum. Re the buyer, I think I know who it is now and I have his book on Anodised badges, Too bad it isn't signed by the author

John Mulcahy · #6 20-04-08, 03:51 AM

It was not a South African Irish item , and although the same motto as the Royal Irish (Ulster) Rifles it is not one of their badges.

The Rifles did not wear collar badges for most of their history. The exceptions being officers who wore collar badges in OSD and all ranks took to wearing collars after they were badged North Irish Brigade.

Other than this the Rifles rarely wore collars - as attested by various memos in several records at Kew.

Having said all the above I do not for the life of me know what unit the said badge can be attributed to.

John