Reconnaissance Corps printed title, opinions please

[3dg]

Hi all
Not sure on this one, I got it years ago with a job lot of good stuff, so, good, bad, reenactors, or ugly?
Thank you all for your time.
Chris

[oc14]

Chris
Happy to put it in my bin, it’ll save you space in yours......

Perfectly fine original example


Paul

[Home Guard]

Paul, curious to know what time period? Is that type of black backing commonly used at the time of this title?

Thanks,

Terry

[3dg]

Originally Posted by oc14

Chris
Happy to put it in my bin, it’ll save you space in yours......

Perfectly fine original example


Paul

Thank you Paul! That's good news, I'll buy a new bin to pop it in, thank you for your offer anyway

[oc14]

Originally Posted by Home Guard

Paul, curious to know what time period? Is that type of black backing commonly used at the time of this title?

Thanks,

Terry

Terry

as the Recce Corps only existed from 1941 until 1946 it's quite easy to estimate the time period of it's usage. As to the black backing, it's fairly typical of that time period too.

Regards

Paul

[Mike B]

Avoid black back on all but one pattern of printed red on black commando title. The back in printed commando badges is red with shadowing or bleed through (to the reverse) tracing red detail to the front. The only exception I know of is the small version of COMMANDO that comes in both red and black back. Only noted here to suggest the generalisation of black backs being OK does not apply to WW2 printed Commando titles.
All the best
Mike

[oc14]

Originally Posted by Mike B

Avoid black back on all but one pattern of printed red on black commando title. The back in printed commando badges is red with shadowing or bleed through (to the reverse) tracing red detail to the front. The only exception I know of is the small version of COMMANDO that comes in both red and black back. Only noted here to suggest the generalisation of black backs being OK does not apply to WW2 printed Commando titles.
All the best
Mike

Good observation, thanks you

Paul

[Mike B]

Originally Posted by oc14

Good observation, thanks you

Paul

Thanks Paul. Just a bit of a quirk for Cdo collectors to be wary of.

[Home Guard]

Gentlemen, Thank you for the info re the black back titles. Very helpful,

Terry

[silverwash]

putting head above parapet. many, many years ago a bloke turned up at Beltring Show and set up his wallpaper paste tables. spread out were very convincing reproduction WW2 British shoulder titles and formation signs. in conversation he remarked he was catering for the burgeoning re-enactor market and was aiming to supply the best quality examples at the time, the only constraint being the basic cloth material. his stock included " RECONNAISSANCE ". I believe the title that is the subject of the thread is one of these reproductions. I put forward an original example, albeit worn. as can be discerned the differences are material, colour, variations in lettering. opinions eh !

[Luc]

Originally Posted by Mike B

Only noted here to suggest the generalisation of black backs being OK does not apply to WW2 printed Commando titles.

I would like to add printed Czechoslovakia titles, never seen one with a backing at all.

[3dg]

Originally Posted by silverwash

putting head above parapet. many, many years ago a bloke turned up at Beltring Show and set up his wallpaper paste tables. spread out were very convincing reproduction WW2 British shoulder titles and formation signs. in conversation he remarked he was catering for the burgeoning re-enactor market and was aiming to supply the best quality examples at the time, the only constraint being the basic cloth material. his stock included " RECONNAISSANCE ". I believe the title that is the subject of the thread is one of these reproductions. I put forward an original example, albeit worn. as can be discerned the differences are material, colour, variations in lettering. opinions eh !

Bugger! So it could be a duffer after all
Chris

[3dg]

I've just compared the RC titles with one of my wife's Granddad's printed Royal Artillery titles, that has a black backing identical to the RC one, and material feels the same. Hmmm, intriguing
. Chris

[silverwash]

the black backing is not the issue.

[marinus]

Good evening,

Interesting thread.
Here's my grubby recce title for comparison.

RECCE-TITLE-1.jpgRECCE-TITLE-2.jpg

Marinus