K.O.Y.L.I WITH LONG LUGS ??

[NEMO]

HI , is there any special reason for these long lugs or just a manufacturers variation ??

[oc14]

Originally Posted by NEMO

HI , is there any special reason for these long lugs or just a manufacturers variation ??

Tend to be WW2 vintage whereas WW1 tend to be on sliders.

PL

[NEMO]

Many thanks , so this weeks pub gossip that they were made special to go through the side of an over seas service helmet is complete B *&^%ks then ? !

[badger123]

So who gave you that pearl of wisdom then Michael (or shouldn't I ask)!

Ivan

[Alan O]

Six patterns:

The original pattern was a collar and lugged with brass lugs.

A slider was added pre WW1.

Circa 1934/6 (KLR has the date) the slider was replaced by these wide brass strip lugs.

WW2 Plastic version

Post WW2 w/m version with slider

A/A version.

[leigh kitchen]

WWI brass economy on slider?

[NEMO]

Originally Posted by badger123

So who gave you that pearl of wisdom then Michael (or shouldn't I ask)!

Ivan

One of the old an bold from the `Merrion Mafia `... we have a meet every 2nd week in Huddersfield at the antique / junk market then off to the pub ,theres some times over fifteen of us a couple of old dealers that had shops in the Merrion centre in Leeds years back are usually there telling war stories , one guy once brought in his old sales book from 1979 .............Air Crew Europe medals £12.00 line regiment cap badges a quid ...corps 35 /55 pence etc etc

Its usually good for buying odd bits if you can get there before there all pissed an the fighting starts !

................how ever .......... the guy that told me this swears it true coz it was told to him by scooby doo ...

[Nozzer]

Very difficult to get a good picture at this time of day.........

The "tombstone" badge in situ.

Stamped in the cap is a K.O.Y.L.I. number.

[New Collector]

I think I read somewhere on the forum that the badge with long flat lugs was introduced in 1938 to be worn in the khaki Universal Field Service Cap. I've got two slightly different patterns in my KOYLI collection as well as this nickel plated one, presumably from when the cap badge changed to w/m in (I think) 1950.


KOYLI 1938 Plated R.jpg

KOYLI 1938 Plated F.jpg

KOYLI 1938 Plated S.jpg

[NEMO]

Many thanks for your help , up for sale now , Michael