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Old 20-06-18, 11:14 AM
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An unobtrusive little bullion badge, the design being only 25mm x 15mm. Sewn on to a 1953 dated issue dark blue beret (the stitching is as noticeable as the bullion is now), I suspect that the badge is an officer's collar badge rather than a purpose made Warwickshire Yeomanry officer's beret badge?
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Old 22-09-19, 08:00 AM
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A Victorian Royal Fusiliers officer's cap badge.
The blue enameling is intact, just a little grimy.
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Old 22-09-19, 08:34 AM
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Fusilier Brigade / RRF officer's badge (Field Officer's cap with provenance to an ex Royal Fusiliers National Service and TA officer, Honorary Colonel of The London Regiment, Honorary Visiting Magistrate of the Tower of London, Lord Lieutenant of City of London, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Greater London, Lord Mayor of London).
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Old 25-09-19, 10:10 AM
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Royal Regiment of Wales officer's forage cap
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Old 25-09-19, 11:27 AM
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Royal Regiment of Wales officer's forage cap
snap except the cap has an or's chinstrap
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Old 25-09-19, 12:17 PM
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Very nice fellas, must say I prefer wire embroidery over a metal cap badge.
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Old 25-09-19, 12:44 PM
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snap except the cap has an or's chinstrap
Your cap would be an OR's private purchase?
Or a sergeants cap? Presumably WO's would wear officers quality chinstraps.
Not many squaddies would want a "walking out cap" nowadays, and I wouldn't think there'd be much chance otherwise of getting away with wearing a bullion badge when everyone else is wearing anodised aluminium or new metal.
Did bullion become an an option for all ranks?
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no idea, just the cap has the crappy or's strap as it came to me. it is an or's quality cap but perhaps he bought a better badge, though how many or's forage caps still being used by this date, 1969-2006?
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Shropshire yeomanry
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Shropshire yeomanry
Very nice.
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Old 26-09-19, 10:33 AM
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Yes, nice cap.

A few Queen's Regiment officer's bullion badges, two on berets.
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Old 26-09-19, 08:05 PM
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Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
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Old 26-09-19, 08:11 PM
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5th Royal Innikilling Dragoon Guards officer's coloured field service cap badge (embroidered on cap, c1953, cap labelled "by appointment to the late King George VI", badge still displaying the King's Crown).
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Here's some of my bullion beret badges.

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Nice - a little bit of a cavalry theme there?
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