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This one has a different features but again with brass fold over strips on the back for attachment.
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Sorry to dredge this up again but is this a Translator's badge or something else entirely? Measures 35mm x 35mm.
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Looking for a North Hampshire 37 Glengarry badge, genuine or place saver. Last edited by Lampwick; 18-10-12 at 11:13 AM. |
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yes I would say it is.
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Thanks Alan. That's possibly 4 examples of this badge then. Would you think that the disparities were a) Nationality of wearer or b) the era that the the badge was made in?
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Looking for a North Hampshire 37 Glengarry badge, genuine or place saver. |
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Clever of all the various armies to use the same badge so some poor sod from another lot who'd know who to ask for help! In fact, one might suggest a degree of common sense and cooperation not always connected with the higher ups in the Great war!
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I've just been looking again at one of my previous collecting fads and see that this 24 link Order of the Amaranth Royal Matron sash (a female offshoot of the Shriners) has more Sphinx heads than you can shake a stick at.
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Looking for a North Hampshire 37 Glengarry badge, genuine or place saver. |
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Please find the button mentioned in the quote attached.
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Yes - I think one should be extremely careful before adding new variants to long established sources. Regards, Zob. |
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Excellent pic Zob though it leaves me in a quandry as to whether mine is right or wrong.
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Looking for a North Hampshire 37 Glengarry badge, genuine or place saver. |
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Broke my own golden rule buying items outside my scope but I’d always wanted one of these and the price was worth the risk.
Can anyone who collects these or arm badges please confirm if they’re genuine or not? They look good to me but not my thing... Also I’ve seen several references to Cox’s book, which I don’t own, can anyone tell me why there are two sizes? |
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Luke,
Despite claims on here that they were worn by British personal, I have never seen any evidence of that, either documentary or photographic. There seems to be an abundance of these badges for such a tiny minority of people. I too would like some definitive answer. regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges |
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"Military Badges of the British Empire 1914-18" by Reginald H W Cox (The Standard Art Book Co, 1982) shows an illustration of the badge amongst "Some Typical British Armbadges" on page 245 stating that they're usually of brass or gilding metal, the majority also woven on cloth. It's shown actual size (25 mm tall).
For once, the poor quality of the image isn't down to my lack of photographic skill, the image in the book is very faint. "Cox" contains a mass of info and illustrations relating to what it says on the can but back when it was published every dealer I knew claimed it wasn't reliable and shouldn't be taken as "gospel". |
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It is good to see old threads 'come to life again' - this made me turn to my 'I don't know what to do with these box'.
I have an interpreters badge and in addition, the attached thumbnail below, which is, I believe, a French Army belt buckle - Intelligence related. Chris |
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Simon,
Had you seen this https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...9&postcount=10 ? Closest thing I’ve seen to an original document. There is a GWF thread showing them being worn on the collar by French/Belgian soldiers, 3 very nice photos here: https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/...ators-uniform/ I wonder if these are almost all or perhaps exclusively French badges? This may serve the point Leigh makes about Cox’s reliability, or rather lack of. Regards, Luke |
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Also found this.
The translation on this reads: Sphynx head in gilded metal on a sky blue cloth coat of arms: interpreter badge worn by René Villard, friend of the writer Max Jacob, English teacher at Le Braz high school in Saint-Brieuc, volunteered in 1915, assigned to British troops on the Somme Front from 1915 to 1917. Private collection, “La Grande Collecte”: AD 22, contribution n ° 181. |
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