Middlesex Regt; Officers Bronze with Lugs? - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Unknownsoldier · #1 10-10-17, 07:36 AM

Picked this up at the weekend (in order to get some buttons I needed, so it will be moved on at some point (Via the forum... I'd rather it go to you guys).

I think it's a Bronze officers badge, but I thought they all had blades, not lugs?

Anyone care to hazard an opinion on officers or some unusual OR's badge?

Best,
Thomas

Toby Purcell · #2 10-10-17, 07:53 AM

It’s an officers service dress (OSD) bronze collar badge, Thomas. Blades for headdress, loops and cotter pins for collars.

gb64 · #3 10-10-17, 08:06 AM

Hi Thomas,
OSD collar

Gerard

Unknownsoldier · #4 10-10-17, 10:39 AM

Superb thanks, looked so big for a collar lol.

Toby Purcell · #5 10-10-17, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknownsoldier

Superb thanks, looked so big for a collar lol.

OSD collar badges were notoriously large, frequently being modelled on the cap badge. In some regiments/battalions though the OSD collar badge was smaller and sometimes even worn in caps as an alternative to the cap badge decreed.

Unknownsoldier · #6 10-10-17, 03:11 PM

Thanks Toby.

Most interesting.

Guys, It'll be up for sale tonight (if I get chance).

Tom