Royal Fusiliers variant

[High Wood]

Still working through my recently acquired badge collection I have come across this unusual Royal Fusiliers cap badge. Unusual in that there is no gap between the bursting flames and the grenade.

I am going to be looking through my Royal Fusiliers postcards to see if there is an example of this variant being worn. Until then does anyone know anything about this badge?

I have posted examples of the pre 1901 version and a slidered example for comparison. As the full flame variant is lugged it might have been worn for a period between the two other versions.

[Alan O]

This one was my grandfather's and collected in Cardiff in the 1940s.

[High Wood]

Thank you Alan; is your version lugged?

I think I have a couple of photographs of this variant being worn but it is hard to be sure due to the angle the photographs were taken from. It is usually quite difficult to get clear and crisp photographs of badges being worn as the photographer usually concentrated on the sitter not the cap badge that he was wearing.

I will post a couple of pictures tomorrow.

[Alan O]

It is slidered.

[davec2]

hello Simon,

In my opinion ?? for what it's worth, you have three nice badges !!

Dave.

[High Wood]

Originally Posted by Alan O

It is slidered.

Alan,

could you please tell me which part of the back of the badge the slider is fitted to. As mine has a raised lump between the lugs where a slider might have once been fitted.

Thank you

Simon

[Alan O]

It sits at the top of the flames. This is just a maker's variant and nothing more I think.

[Nozzer]

Originally Posted by Jelly Terror

Simon, I have a strong suspicion that this variant is an F. Narborough badge. I have one in my own collection but I am afraid it is in a frame with a group of other RF cap badges, and so I cannot look at the slider to confirm the maker mark.

Perhaps other members might have one to compare.

No makers mark on mine, I'm afraid.

Andy

[leigh kitchen]

I have badges whish are "unvoided" between flame & ball, I take them to be just manufacturers minor variations.

[Noxin]

I have a Lambourne example of this variant.

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Regards,

N.

[Toby Purcell]

Never seen that variant before now. I am guessing that it dates from between wars. Does anyone know for sure?

[Nozzer]

Originally Posted by Toby Purcell

Never seen that variant before now. I am guessing that it dates from between wars. Does anyone know for sure?

I think that that Lambourne is considered a war time (Great War) manufacturer.

Andy

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by Nozzer

I think that that Lambourne is considered a war time (Great War) manufacturer.

Andy

Thank you Nozzer, I can see that they made badges during WW1, but did they continue to do so between the wars?