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Royal Artillery embroidered cloth badge
Is it possible to say when this Royal Artillery cloth badge was worn?
I am presuming that it was worn on battledress. |
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Its probably earlier than BD judging by its construction.
More typically WW1. regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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Simon,
I am pleased that it may date from the Great War. It measures approximately three inches by one and a half inches. Could it part of a Royal Artillery Sergeant's rank badge? Simon. |
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Simon,
Yes, sorry I thought you knew that. Its a NCO's/Warrant Officers arm badge worn in conjunction with rank badge. regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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Simon,
I suspected that it was, but I am only really familiar of the brass version which presumably replaced the embroidered version. The gun is larger than the brass version hence my needing clarification. Thanks for your help, Simon. |
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Simon, (Highwood), I have one almost identical to yours, purchased from a respected forum member many years ago. It was listed as late Victorian. I got into a panic last night trying to find it. When I do, I’ll post a picture for you. Best regards, David J.
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That would possibly make it Boer War and it was probably worn for some time after. I have an album full of Great War Royal Artillery photographic post cards and there must be a Sergeant or two in there, so I will see if I can find an example of it being worn. Please post your example when you locate it as I would be interested to see it. |
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Royal Artillery embroidered badge
Hello Simon (Highwood), My panic is over! Here are two shots of my arm badge similar to yours as mentioned in an earlier post. Best regards, David J.
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Here is a picture of an Artillery sergeant at Mafeking. Hard to see his badge but the image may be downloaded and enlarged. Cheers, John |
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Whilst they are impossible to date with certainty, both of the Khaki gun examples shown are more likely WW1-ish rather than Boer War in my opinion.
CB
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A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this thread. Special thanks to Artynut and Tinto for uploading pictures. Happy New Year.
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Lovely early badge in my opinion. Thanks for showing it. QUOTE=Artynut;533586]Hello Simon (Highwood), My panic is over! Here are two shots of my arm badge similar to yours as mentioned in an earlier post. Best regards, David J.[/QUOTE]
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The khaki version of the sleeve gun was introduced in 1902.
Marc I thought I had already posted this.
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I am still looking for British Army cloth Formation, Regimental, Battalion, Company and other Unit sleeve badges, from 1980 onwards. |
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Going by the shape of the top this could be a Staff Sergeants badge with the crown cut off. Marc
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I am still looking for British Army cloth Formation, Regimental, Battalion, Company and other Unit sleeve badges, from 1980 onwards. Last edited by 54Bty; 09-02-22 at 05:26 PM. |
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