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My thanks too, to Nozzer; for vindication. The times I have told people that the original MMG badges - as the Motor Machine Gun Service, a precursor to the MGC, should have - to put it prosaically "big, tall crown + "fat" guns" and been howled at by people who have bought duds at high cost based on a bad copy standard MGC badge are countless.
Next episode; "No, that Royal Naval Division MGC badge isn't real either" |
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Nozzer, what are you pointing out in your picture- I am not sure I understand? Thanks,
Terry |
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The 3 most common MGC series repros are: 1. Crown with the wide gap between the pearls and central cross recently discussed here: https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...90&postcount=2 2. Line flaw in the crown as per above 3. Fake with the large tall crown similar to the earlier MGC badges e.g. https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...68&postcount=7 These are all discussed in other threads on numerous occasions if you search Machine Gun Corps or Motor Machine Gun Corps etc. Quote:
However there are two badges shown on the forum which I believe to be genuine. One is in Paddy’s album another is shown in a thread by member TRT. Both exhibit all the characteristics I would expect to see in such a badge. Alan O recently posted a link to a badge shown on BBC website with provenance, however it has been chromed and the thumbnail is rather small. |
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Here you are mate
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Just for my own knowledge, I am guessing that the 1st and 3rd in the top row of mine, plus the dug one are good, all others are fakes.
What thoughts re the two collar badges? Thanks, Terry |
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Thanks Luke, very helpful, and now I understand. I no longer collect MGC, but am curious if any or mine are good. I run and check mine every time something new pops up.
Terry |
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ORs did not wear during the 1st WW - only officers.
BUT 33Bn MGC did provide collar badges for their chaps. I think the Household MG units did too.... |
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So ORs did wear them!
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I'll dig some of my MGC pics out but I am pretty certain that collars were worn during the period of hostilities.
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I would be interested in seeing any pictures of ORs wearing MG collars that predate the following picture which is dated 7 Sept 1916.
The picture taken in France shows members of the Canterbury company of the NZMGC, as can be seen they are wearing the British pattern MGC cap and collar badges, the "NZ' under the machine guns being added later in 1916. 2 nzmg 4.jpg |
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That particular strike has a very distinctive curve.
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If your examples are not good, it should not put you off collecting MGC, original badges are very common and were made in considerable numbers, ultimately the Corps was able to recruit for itself and was not reliant on men coming in from other branches, moreover, during the final year, before the armistice, the MG Companies started to become MG Battalions.
The manpower was huge, the problem you will have with the cap badge is the cost, when I started collecting badges as a child an original MGC could had from a local antique shop or stall, with ease, for a couple of quid, there were fakes around but the difference was not really difficult to spot in the way they were made when compared side by side. |
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