London Scottish arm flash - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

loupie1961 · #1 12-12-09, 06:05 PM

London Scottish arm device, printed on canvas: what's your opinion about vintage? is it WWII or later? thank you for your help!

blackpowder44 · #2 12-12-09, 11:29 PM

it looks fine to me, there is also a woven version, both types worn in WWII, John

wairua · #3 16-12-09, 12:32 AM

I would suggest WW2 or even possibly WW1? Nice flash anyway.

Have attached a couple of photos of insignia worn in the 1990's for comparison. The Hodden Grey one was worn on the C95 shirt, brassard and jersey, the smaller green one on the helmet and the large green one on the smock.

Cheers,
Wairua

erracht · #4 09-09-10, 03:48 PM

Hi Loupie - my thoughts on this one are that it is sadly a fake. I've got a few of these in a few different colours, but general consensus is that it is dodgy. Will try to post some pics of wartime ones soon.

erracht · #5 09-09-10, 03:56 PM

Scan as promised. The left badges are geniune, the rest are post-war or copies. Scan of the backs to follow.

erracht · #6 09-09-10, 04:03 PM

Backs: top left is wartime paper-backed. Next to it is a woven variant. Below them is a wartime or just post-war cloth-backed.

On the left are a post-war embroidered (50's or 60's??) and then two variants of the printed badge, one on a tan twill (I think is fake), and one on a green twill (definitely a fake).