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Old 28-08-22, 05:22 PM
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Yes, many thanks, chaps, I think that I'll need to settle for just the OSD Bronze, Devonshire, in my collection. I thought the same with Lincolnshire, as it happens. I do actually have a Lincolnshire collar badge with a brooch pin. These also were worn on Officers caps, it seems, but, sadly, my one has the sphinx looking the wrong way! I do have another 67 regiments to think about, so I don't really want to spend too much time on just two of them.
Examples of Lincolnshire Regiment officers collar badges:

Churchill 319 with blue velvet ground (pre 1892)

Churchill 320 with vitreous blue enamel centre (later type)

Both with brooch fittings, sadly I don’t have the pair to either of them.

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Old 28-08-22, 07:25 PM
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Ive just had a look at my QC Devonshire Officers badges.
The cap badge has no backing in the centre. No sign that it could have an enamel backing or blades to hold a piece of felt.
The collars though,have a blue felt backing,the construction is the same as youd find on a Guards Officers cap star. A pin holding the centre in place.
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Old 29-08-22, 07:29 AM
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Yes, I haven't seen a cap badge with the blue enamel centre, only collar badges.
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Old 29-08-22, 08:00 AM
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I have been searching for Devonshire Officers cap badges, and I can't find any that are actually available, that might be just as well as Robbie Leigh's latest sale has completely cleaned me out for the time being!

However, I will, perhaps, need to know what to look for, when the badge funds has been replenished, I do really want to have a pair from each regiment, if at all possible.

I've only found two badges, so far, both, have been sold, but are good examples, I'm thinking. They both look to be two piece, badge #1 has long loops and #2 has a different arrangement that I have seen on other badges, don't know what to call it!
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Old 29-08-22, 08:11 AM
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A lug and a blade. All be it a very short one. Ive seen similar on a Somerset Light Infantry Officers badge.
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Old 29-08-22, 08:22 AM
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The collar badges are pretty common probably because every Officer had a pair on his mess dress right up until the 1950s, but the opportunities for wearing a full dress cap badge seem less common and perhaps only in peace time when there were far fewer Battalions, would every Officer be expected to have one put by for that rare occasion?

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Old 29-08-22, 09:59 AM
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There certainly doesn't seem to be very many Devonshire Officers, silver/gilt, cap badges around, and I've noticed that there seems to be even less of the Lincolnshire's. I can't find any evidence of the Lincolnshire, full size, silver/gilt, cap star, being bought or sold anywhere.
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Old 29-08-22, 03:54 PM
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I am sure I have seen a Full size Lincolnshire with enamel the Small Lincolnshire I have is a Royal
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Old 30-08-22, 07:35 AM
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Hi All
I believe the first badge Neil posted is a 3-piece like mine, with the central castle overlay held on with a rivet. The 'lug & tang' badges are winners in my opinion, really my favourite officer badges. They were, I believe, made for a change in cap design and date from early 1900's to around the end of WWI, but not all badges of the period were made like that. I have wondered if they were made to order as private purchase if the officer wanted that configuration for his cap, because they aren't that common? As far as I know they weren't faked so always nice to see. There are a few old threads about them on the forum.
As far as Lincs badges go, the large badge shouldn't have enamel in the centre, it has a velvet backing, only the smaller badges have enamel. They do pop up occasionally but you have to be patient. I have been trying to put together a collection of Infantry officer badges for years and there is definitely a trend of some regiment badges seem to be a lot more common than others.
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Here are 3 of mine. The left one is by J.R.Gaunt, the centre one is an early lug and tang with unusual bright cut star and blue velvet backing and the right hand one was worn by my father who was I.O. to 1st bn 1917 till wounded Aug 1918 and evacuated back to UK - slightly over polished! Denis
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Old 11-09-22, 11:48 AM
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Very nice, Denis, the lug and tang versions are definitely the ones to look for, although one of each would be much better, perhaps!
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Old 11-09-22, 08:42 PM
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I have this pair of QVC Vol. Bn. collars, but the backing is blue enamel, not felt.

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Old 12-09-22, 05:23 AM
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Hi Denis
Stunning badges, thanks.
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Old 25-10-22, 11:31 AM
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Hi Rob, I now have a proper pair of Devonshire officers cap badges, and I thought that I might attach a few pics of the other badge that I first enquired about. I did have a good look at the existing blade that this badge came with, it is very neatly brazed and there is no sign that there was ever a loop fitted. So, however unlikely it may seem, it does look as if this badge was fitted with blades from the off. I have replaced the blade that was missing and apparently this is the first time any work has been done on this badge since it left the factory!
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