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Artillery buckle plate
Hi can any body shed any light on this please, I'm not too sure of the letters, though I can see an 'A'.
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Artillery etc.
The script on your waist belt clasp is SAV - S? Artillery Volunteers. Perhaps someone else on the Forum can suggest what the S is for - although I suspect there may be many Artillery Volunteer units in areas beginning with S. A nice item - pre 1902 of course. Will delve into the books to see what else I can discover - in the meantime, there are others out there who may have a view. Regards. David
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Hi,
This belt buckle is shown in Litchfield & westlakes book "The volunteer Artillery" p156 fig 178. It states under 'Suffolk' "An officers undress waist belt clasp belie ved to have been worn by the Suffolk Art Vol consisted of a seeded rectangular plate 2 1/2" X 1 3/4" on which was die stamped a crown over a field gun with the intertwined letters SAV below all within a wreath of oak leaves" regards Steve |
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Steve, David, thank you both it's much appreciated and am now able to complete the record for this item.
It can now be viewed here http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/sho...?product=14086 if you feel it needs anything further adding please let me know. Thanks again guys. Regards Nigel |
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