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Share YOUR WWI Cloth Trade Patches
Greetings Gents,
I would like to start this thread in the hope that we can all learn from one another by sharing our examples of confirmed Great War cloth Trade or Qualification patches. If you have any examples, let's see them here on this thread and also please show close-up images of the back and the weave styles. Not much research has been done on cloth trade patches specifically from this era. My hope is that in sharing examples that we are confident 'are' indeed from the Great War period, we can start to get a better understanding of those examples produced and worn during this period and importantly how they were constructed. I will start it off with my own area of interest, that being Motor Cycle Despatch Riders. This is a rare examples where I have photographic evidence of it in use. Very much looking forward to Your contributions and learning more about this topic. Cheers, Roy
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com |
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These are 2 from one of my frames that I would date to WW1.
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Very nice indeed,
Lovely quality on these pieces. Any chance you have an image of the backs? Cheerio, Roy
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com |
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hey
nice items, can you tell me some more about the MMG patch? cheers bc |
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Australian WW1?
Here is a scan of trade badges that MAY be WW1. I am especially doubtful about the white artillery badge and the coloured cockade, and have never been able to confirm any of the grenade varieties.
I can only assume that Australian troops were routinely issued with normal "off the shelf" British trade badges, but maybe not all. |
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Im after a " above the chervons cloth grenade badge " for the Grenadier Guards. WW2 era if anyone can help.
Andy
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Leave to carry on Sir please. |
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The red bomb is Royal Marine Artillery. The blue certainly looks like a trench mortar badge
QUOTE=kingsley;558511]Here is a scan of trade badges that MAY be WW1. I am especially doubtful about the white artillery badge and the coloured cockade, and have never been able to confirm any of the grenade varieties. I can only assume that Australian troops were routinely issued with normal "off the shelf" British trade badges, but maybe not all.[/QUOTE] |
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My badges are stuck down (in a safe way) in my frames so I would prefer not to peel them off but I can confirm that they have a similar backing to yours and at least one a thick brown sriff glue on the back probably of organic origin.
Attached is another badge I considered to be WW1 by both trade and construction. |
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Thanks for that mate, no problem.
That's another very nice example you have there, reminding me, what is the 'T' for? Cheerio, Roy
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com |
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The unofficial T in wreath badge is seen on the arm of soldiers who normally also have a signalling qualification and is believed to be Telegraphist.
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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Interestingly I have 2 different scriped versions which do not appear to be of WW1 manufacture. Possibly WW2 so a little strange.
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Thanks Simon,
Makes sense. Cheers, Roy
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com |
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Marc
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I am still looking for British Army cloth Formation, Regimental, Battalion, Company and other Unit sleeve badges, from 1980 onwards. |
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Quote:
Marc
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I am still looking for British Army cloth Formation, Regimental, Battalion, Company and other Unit sleeve badges, from 1980 onwards. |
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