LIGHT INFANTRY and other with hunting horn - help needed with 2nd opinions. Thanks!

[kaiserwilhelm2]

Originally Posted by cbuehler

All look ok except the Guernsey, which is fake as Frank alluded to.

CB

Thanks!

[kaiserwilhelm2]

Just to summerize so far:

All badges are original pre-1946 examples except for Guernsey which is a reproduction.

Please be so kind as to confirm my summery for the badges other than Guernsey. THANK YOU!

[Phil2M]

The Ox and Bucks looks like a beret badge, what size is it?

[kaiserwilhelm2]

Originally Posted by Phil2M

The Ox and Bucks looks like a beret badge, what size is it?

3,6 cm or 1.45 inch from one tip of the horn to the other.

[Phil2M]

Originally Posted by kaiserwilhelm2

3,6 cm or 1.45 inch from one tip of the horn to the other.

Thats a beret badge You will need to check when the regiment first wore berets.

Edit: Ox&Bucks wore the small sized badge post 1945.

[kaiserwilhelm2]

Thanks Phil that is very useful. I always assumed that all British units already had barets during WW2 - so pre May 1945. Apparently my assumption was wrong. Can anyone please elaborate on the introduction of barets with British units - not just because this in itself is an interesting subject but one which clearly is of importance when collecting these badges.

[Frank Kelley]

Rank and file beret badges, those actually specifically made for wear on berets are post war, I would have thought rank and file members of the regiment who wore the beret during the war had cap or collar badges upon them.

Originally Posted by kaiserwilhelm2

Thanks Phil that is very useful. I always assumed that all British units already had barets during WW2 - so pre May 1945. Apparently my assumption was wrong. Can anyone please elaborate on the introduction of barets with British units - not just because this in itself is an interesting subject but one which clearly is of importance when collecting these badges.

[Alan O]

In 1938 peaked caps were in use. With BD 1938-40 this changed to side caps which in turn changed to GS caps in 1943. Berets were popular but unofficial for many regts until they were formerly adopted post WW2.

[kaiserwilhelm2]

Originally Posted by Alan O

In 1938 peaked caps were in use. With BD 1938-40 this changed to side caps which in turn changed to GS caps in 1943. Berets were popular but unofficial for many regts until they were formerly adopted post WW2.

Thanks Alan for this useful information.

[kaiserwilhelm2]

To summerize:

Bad:
Guernsey

Good:
all others (CB) but Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire is a post-1945 badge (Phil).

With that all badges have been sorted in good or bad. Unless anyone differs in their opinion this thread is finished. Thanks everyone that helped out!