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RNF officers gilt cap badge
Many years ago I bought a RNF officers gilt cap badge with a small slider, this seemed to be original and I just left it in situ.
Some time later on the way to Devon we stopped off for a break in Wiltshire and visited a car boot sale where I bought a slightly well worn officers dress cap, this had a small brass attachment on the front where a cap badge would fit and when I eventually arrived home and tried the badge in the attachment it fitted like a glove. Rob |
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Then there is the Birmingham Mint version which is in a ‘silver gilt’ finish with a slider produced by J R Gaunt as part of the ‘Great British Regiments’ set.
See https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...hp?albumid=767 Tim
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A fitting on a cap I have, not a RNF one as the end of the slider would be visible when worn.
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...=Staff+Officer |
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I don't think so, Ihave an idea that a Crown Imperial article showed a NF or RNF that varied from the norm, it may have been a NF or RNF with the NF style rounded fan of flames but motto circlet instead of name.
RRF adopted the rose and primrose stable belt of the LF but with the brass plate and AA badge although some of the old leather strap fastening belts of the LF soldiered on alongside them. The strap fittings have made a reappearance in more recent times I think, and I've seen images of the Drums wearing silver coloured belt plates. I think the NF Band wore Blues, the Drums Full Dress with Fusilier Caps at the time of amalgamation into RRF in 1968. |
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I don't know if this s is the article I was thinking of, from Crown Imperial no. 54, Spring 1989, an article by D Wood.
Figure 1, adopted as a design by regular and volunteer battalions in 1895, measuring 40 mm X 25 mm, in brass for regulars, in blackened brass with red cloth backing by 1st VB and in white metal by 2nd and 3rd VB. Figure 2 is a Volunteer Bn officers version with mounted design in silver plated finish and in unplayed nickel, worn by the 2nd and the 3rd VB and perhaps by the 1st VB. Figure 3 is a an officer's badge in silver plate with mounted design worn by 1st VB. Figure 4 is the badge introduced in 1902, measuring 41 mm X 33 mm and produced in yellow, white, blackened metal etc. Figure 1 has a fan shaped flame albeit the shape reminiscent of the RWF's badge and it has the "QUO FATA VOCANT" motto circlet as later worn by RNF though not in bimetal. Last edited by leigh kitchen; 01-11-20 at 05:30 PM. |
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I mention the flame pattern as the OP raised the subject of RNF badges having differing flames, I cant think of RNF using the fan pattern as worn by NF and wonder if there's a confusion with the NF badge with fan shaped flames and motto circlet being thought of as a RNF badge?
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