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Staff Officer Badge?
Hi All
Is this a Colonel / Brigadiers pagri badge? Thanks, cheers, Alex |
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A brooch fitting does not necessarily mean that it was intended as a Pagri badge,
but that is certainly one possibility. CB
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Thanks CB. What other headdress would require a pin fitting though? I am not too clued up on these but assumed other headdress like caps, berets or garrison caps would use the standard bullion badge? Could it be a Royal Devonshire Yeo badge?
Cheers, Alex |
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Hi Alex,
These were worn by South African Staff officers c.WWII on the Polo helmet, So yes attached via the pin to the pagri. Steven |
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Was that a local find, I wonder, you do encounter both bullion embroidered and bronze badges on Service Dress, I agree completely with Steven, a very nice thing.
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Alex,
That rear pin fitting is a perfect example of the type of pin that was originally fitted on a badge and meant to be there from the start, unlike many pins which were added later to be used as brooches. A variety of possible uses but certainly meant to fasten to something soft, such as a pagri that could easily be pierced. regards
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Thanks. I thought the SA officers wore the badge with the 4 staves, as attached? Cheers, Alex |
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Yes, the pin definitely looks original. Cheers, Alex |
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The 4 staves one you show replaced the previous one you showed c.1954 if I have my dates correct. This was of course replaced again post 1961 with the gilt 'Lion over castle' staff badge. Steven |
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Apart from the bullion, OSD the last one is my grandmother's sweetheart badge - with a pin exactly like yours!
Last edited by KLR; 14-11-20 at 01:46 PM. Reason: added picture of reverses |
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Julian,
Can you show the reverse please. regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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OK, I'll take pictures of the reverse in a day or two.
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I've now got around to show the reverses of the three badges.
see page 10 |
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Julioan,
Thankyou for the reverse photos. Yours is clearly a Jeweller made sweetheart badge and not a military badge conversion and the brooch fitting is typical as such. the badge in the opening post has a brooch style different to yours, a type with the long thin hinge that I referred to as typical of correctly made Military badges intended for a brooch fastening. regards
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From the photographs, I would say it is very different.
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