Parachute Regiment is this a sweetheart brooch?

[Balian]

Hi, not quite sure on this. Has the look of a sweetheart brooch but lion seems to be facing the wrong way. It's 4cm long. Any ideas?

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[manchesters]

Probably a collar badge thats been converted.

regards

[Balian]

That would make sense, would this be WW2 era?

[Alan O]

Most likely to be post war as collar badges were not in general use during the war.

[Frank Kelley]

No, collar badges were only required to be worn by officers of the regiment actually during the war, on SD, as an economy measure.

Originally Posted by Balian

That would make sense, would this be WW2 era?

[Luc]

I have a Firmin made collar badge with a clasp, this is not converted.

[Frank Kelley]

From the photograph, I would have thought that the last letter in the word London appears to have been obscured by the remains of originally applied braze?
It is still a die cast silvered officers collar rather than a die stuck, white metal, other ranks example.

Originally Posted by Luc

I have a Firmin made collar badge with a clasp, this is not converted.

[Frank Kelley]

It is simply a rankers white metal collar badge, it would have originally had two copper lugs.

Originally Posted by Balian

Hi, not quite sure on this. Has the look of a sweetheart brooch but lion seems to be facing the wrong way. It's 4cm long. Any ideas?

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