Unusually constructed Lancashire Fusiliers

[Sonofacqms]

I bought this badge last week along with a pair of Lancashire Fusiliers one piece shoulder titles, it was rather dirty and when I cleaned it I was surprised to see that the badge was struck in gilding metal and had a white metal overlay with what looks like a "hairpin slider".

Could this type of construction have led to badges added to the 1916 economy list that were actually made by a method of manufacture which meant stamping out the complete badge in gilding metal, if the overlay was not added or taken away and you have an "All brass Lancashire Fusiliers".

Does anyone else have similar badges?

Rob

[manchesters]

Rob,

Although the photo isn't clear I would say that it has a normal slider with a separate thinner strengthening piece of metal underneath.

I have seen these two part constructions in the past and always left them alone as I didnt feel they were old.

regards

[leigh kitchen]

That's the only LF I've seen with a hairpin slider, a sensible slider arrangement for a badge prone to the usual fusilier grenade neck snapping.

Edit: ammend to reinforced neck rather than hairpin slider.

[Sonofacqms]

Well it's confession time, the badge was in two pieces when I bought it and I have repaired it. The neck and flames were broken from the grenade and the reinforcing/hairpin slider left.

I could not make my mind up as to what it actually was, I thought hairpin, but you are probably correct in thinking it was a strengthener, if it was a strengthener it never did much of a job.

My real point is I don't think I have seen this type of construction before in my sixty odd years of collecting badges, as to age I think the one piece titles that came with it were possibly "T" titles with the number missing.

Rob