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Can i use your images also ?
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Toby did the Quartermaster actually wear the forage cap ? Just been reading dress regs for officers 1834-1911. Says they wore the cocked hat as the medical officer and epaulettes of a subaltern ?
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Please excuse lack of rear views but board mounting precludes it without a lot of hassle unfortunately. Comments on what you see would be welcome though, if there are any points of interest. When you say 'use the images' what for please? I generally do not mind my images being used, as long as they are credited. I am sorry the quality is not better. I am pleased they appear useful, but again apologise for the lack of back images. All the best Mike |
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Of course feel free to use for your reference - no problem. Sincere apologies re the reverses - if there is a future need I will unpick it all, but really best left - note made on board though for future reference - if the need does arise. You have a good eye - I have a note, which may be wrong, the gilt on gilt mounted cypher GVR is only one of three recorded at the time I bought it. Bosleys Military Badge Auction 22/7/1996. Someone may have the catalogue. Mike Given potential rarity I took this one off but think it best not to unravel the others - hoping this helps Last edited by Mike B; 05-07-19 at 09:04 PM. |
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Yes, you are quite right that the quartermaster wore the brigade cocked hat with full dress review order (and still does when on parade). In undress, however, he wore the round forage cap. Ergo for day-to-day duties around barracks that was his headwear. The third headdress (equivalent of the beret) was generally worn in the field, see photo blue patrols. Interestingly, he was uniquely authorised to wear an officer’s sash, unlike quartermasters of the line. See quartermaster at centre in B&W photo. The sergeant major wears second tunic as used in undress by the First Class battalion staff.
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Toby et al.
Is the gilt mounted on gilt as difficult to find as I had heard at the time? Images in a couple of posts up from here (post 35). All the best Mike |
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Yes, I believe that gilt on gilt is more rare. While officers had embroidered cap badges on their forage caps other ranks had a solid metal grenade badge. Privates had a plain smooth brass grenade, but Quartermasters, Warrant Officers and Sergeants had royal cyphers either in brass of silver. 1. Commissioned Quartermaster's forage cap badge. Gilt with silver crown and Victorian reversed cypher. 2. Staff Sergeant's gilt badge with Victorian reverse cypher. No crown. 3. Sergeant's gilt badge with Edward VII crown and cypher. 1902-1910. 4. Warrant Officer's gilt badge with Edward VII crown and cypher in silver. 1902-1910. 5. Warrant Officer's gilt badge with George V crown and cypher. 1910-1936. NB. It seems likely to me that following the significant changes to uniform in 1902 (SD and new pattern forage caps, etc) the commissioned quartermasters ceased wearing their special metal badge and adopted the same bullion wire badge as other officers. Last edited by Toby Purcell; 06-07-19 at 09:37 AM. |
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No I do not know where the information on the badge patterns ‘originated’ from, but it was not Kipling and King, so presumably from another source. If you choose not to believe Andy, because you’ve not seen a sealed pattern or some other concrete evidence, that’s up to you. It’s a bit like someone doubting Christ because they weren’t there to meet him, and I’m not interested in evangelising you. What has been described as the commissioned quartermaster’s special badge undoubtedly had a short life and seems to have been unique to the Grenadiers, which in part is probably why it didn’t last. If the Coldstreams and Scots did not inflict an arguably snobbish difference on their quartermasters I imagine it probably led to some feeling of perhaps unspoken resentment. It doesn’t mean that it did not exist though, so I’m keeping an open mind. I’m surprised that no one has taken the trouble to visit the Guards Museum and properly research this through the archives, I’m pretty sure it’s what Kipling and King would have done to get their information in the first place. The only other possibility that I can think of, if Kipling and King are incorrect, is that it might relate to Battalion staff sergeants, who were dressed in two classes of uniform, First Class and Sergeants Class, and so might also have had two classes of forage cap badge. If that were so, the First Class comprised the sergeant major, the bandmaster, the quarter master sergeant, the sergeant instructor of musketry, drill sergeants, and the drum major, who would all have worn the grenade with silver mounted cypher. All the other battalion staff (sergeants) wore Sergeants Class and so perhaps might have worn the grenade with gilt mounted cypher and all other sergeants (colour sergeant and below) the grenade with cypher embossed/struck. It will never be confirmed unless someone goes to the museum and properly researches it. Last edited by Toby Purcell; 06-07-19 at 11:24 AM. |
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There is no God, Jesus or Christ, and certainly no proof nor will there be.
I thought only the Commanding Officer, Adjutant and Senior Major were the only one's to wear the frock coat ?! I have been to the Museum many times and have asked many questions, no answer has justified these badges being worn by the Quartermaster. However I'm all for keeping an open mind, its just when someone says " yes it's a so and so " but with no evidence. That in this game is just so wrong. I'm all for learning though. So back to the badge at the beginning of this thread, who wears it ? Andy
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Many thanks for the additional information. I will read and digest it thoroughly
It is great to have such specialist expertise on this forum. Mike |
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