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Old 04-02-20, 10:53 PM
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Interesting clearly same tooling being used to punch holes/void.

What year did Firmin buy out Gaunt? Was in the 1990s I think which ties in with Chris’ date for the badge.
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Old 04-02-20, 11:01 PM
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Different badges - look at the contact points of the scroll. Four points for Gaunt and two for Firmin.

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Yes Chris, I saw they were different badges, it was the gaping holes through the necks of them both that I found strange.
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Old 04-02-20, 11:27 PM
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Yes Chris, I saw they were different badges, it was the gaping holes through the necks of them both that I found strange.
Good point. The voids were made from tooling - individual tool for each void - so there could be commonality here.

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Old 05-02-20, 12:31 PM
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Its the real deal.

Attached is a pic of the same badge issued in the mid 90s to former colleague who was a Duke...
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Old 05-02-20, 02:05 PM
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Thanks Royal. It appears to be the Firmin made badge as opposed to the Gaunt.

Despite QC era badges not really being my thing I’ve really grown to like this one. It’s been a thoroughly interesting thread from discovering the NSN no, that officer’s wore slidered badges and that presumably Gaunt and Firmin shared tooling mid 1990s around the merger. Now the cherry on top being the badge in question appearing on a cap with provenance. All really great.

Big thanks to everyone who’s contributed.
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The Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment Cap Badge rubber mould.
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Old 03-05-21, 01:16 PM
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Does anyone have any information on this badge please?

It seems relatively modern and normally I’d be inclined to condemn it as fake. However the finish from the front looks pretty good quality and it also has a Firmin mark embossed onto the reverse of the scroll as well stamped in the slider. The construction reminds me a bit of Birmingham mint.

Why it has a officer’s quality finish to the front and is on a slider is odd. The embossed makers mark is not something I’m familiar with on fakes, albeit I don’t collect officers badges so have limited experience.

So is it a more modern variant or just another repo?

Please note if this is good I’ll likely move it on.

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Hi Luke,
This is my badge which I obtained from the Regiment 1997.
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Just to add to the mix, here is one I have.

Lovely silver/gilt from the front.

Drilled hole between head and neck like the others.

But to the rear, loops (one missing) and the Gilt scroll appears riveted on.

Anyone know anything about this one?

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Old 03-05-21, 02:11 PM
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Post my modern items in gallery and album Officers badge same as Eddie's
Also have one on lugs somewhere
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Just to add to the mix, here is one I have.

Lovely silver/gilt from the front.

Drilled hole between head and neck like the others.

But to the rear, loops (one missing) and the Gilt scroll appears riveted on.

Anyone know anything about this one?

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Can anyone assist?

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I can confirm that yours is NOT an officers badge , despite it having the appearance of such. It is in fact a PRI supplied badge, the rivets on the lower scroll are the giveaway . These are still available from the Bankfield Museum in Halifax (which also houses the Dukes regimental museum). The officers badges (to the best of my knowledge), uniquely for officers badges, all have slider fittings.
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Thanks Paul, problem solved.

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Oct 14 /Paul many thanks for the information ,now found my lugged example and is the same as the one posted from the front superb looking badge -but will not be adding to my ''board ''
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Old 05-05-21, 08:45 PM
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The officers badges (to the best of my knowledge), uniquely for officers badges, all have slider fittings.
That was my conclusion too.

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