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Old 19-04-19, 08:21 PM
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Default Bedfordshire Regiment Officer's Forage Cap Badge.

Gentlemen,
Just thought I would share with you my recent find of a Bedfordshire
Regiment officer's forage cap badge, circa 1881 - 96. The badge has a dark
blue translucent centre. Silver hart crossing a ford, and under the garter a
silver scroll inscribed "BEDFORDSHIRE". The badge is made up of
four separate components.
Comments are always welcome.
Regards,
Michael
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Old 20-04-19, 12:32 AM
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A gorgeous badge. Aesthetically one of the better badges in my opinion. If I am not mistaken, I believe these were worn for sometime after the 1896 date you mentioned however. The center is glass enamel.

CB
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Old 20-04-19, 06:51 AM
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A lovely badge. They were used between 1881 and 1902. See: http://www.uniformology.com/FORAGE-CAPS-01.html
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A really pleasing badge thanks for sharing!
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Old 23-04-19, 02:07 AM
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Default Bedfordshire Regiment officer's forage cap badge.

Thanks for the comments on the badge. I have duly taken note and changed the descriptions for my files. Toby thank you for the info on Uniformololgy
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Michael
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