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29-01-14, 11:16 AM
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Broken slider tips
Morning all, just a quick question about something that has been puzzling me for a little while. A large number of badges in my collection (which I recently inherited) have the tips broken off the sliders. Is there any significance in this and would it have been done by original wearer of the badge?
As always, many thanks for your help and advice! Best wishes Kev 
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29-01-14, 11:25 AM
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It enabled the badge to sit lower on the cap. The long sliders originally specified in 1903 for the Brodrick cap were shortened in 1906 for the new peaked cap. Even these sldiers were sometines clipped short by the wearer.
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29-01-14, 11:27 AM
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I think the original wearer would have done it, to make the badge sit better in the cap. I have seen this a lot on Leicestershire Regt and Kings Own Lancashire badges.
Phil
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29-01-14, 11:29 AM
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Hi Kev
I have several badges which have had their sliders clipped, and it was supposedly done by their original owners to make them fit better behind the cap-band. If the slider is too long the badge will have a tendency to tilt or even fall out. Sometimes you come across badges with period hole drilled at the lower end of the slider in order to fasten (sow) the badge more securely. Cheers Colin
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29-01-14, 11:37 AM
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Thanks all, its handy to know that I havent just got a load of broken badges!
Learn something new every day much appreciated.
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