unknown dragon collar buffs?

[JerryBB]

got this from a friend and without the loop in the tail I assume it is not for a welsh regiment but it does not match those I have for the buffs and I could not find it in Churchill & Westlake 1986.

Any help would be appreciated.

[JerryBB]

I thought I would bump this in case any who had not previously seen it has an answer. I did wonder if perhaps it was an early Mons regiment example as they used a version on the officers boss without the curl in the tail and also sometimes have that slight spread in the wings?

[Keith Blakeman]

It's an earlier pattern for The Buffs.

[JerryBB]

Originally Posted by Keith Blakeman

It's an earlier pattern for The Buffs.

Thanks Keith, much appreciated. Any thoughts on what date it would be?

[Keith Blakeman]

Worn 1894-98, when it changed to the more familiar 'wings swept back' pattern to match the newly introduced cap badge.

[JerryBB]

Originally Posted by Keith Blakeman

Worn 1894-98, when it changed to the more familiar 'wings swept back' pattern to match the newly introduced cap badge.

Thanks again Keith.

I have two of the later pattern.

[Keith Blakeman]

The you show on the left is the officers pattern. The Buffs had a couple of others, a more elongated dragon and a bi-metal rearing horse both worn prior to 1894. The former is a beautiful badge and extremely rare, I only have one plus a cast facing gap filler.

[JerryBB]

Thanks yet again Keith and great to see the elongated version.