Badge Value

[Alex Rice]

Hi All
Could someone please give me an approximate value for an Army Hospital Corps helmet plate (?), KK 1999 I think. I don't have a pic but about half the size of a standard O/R's helmet plate, in brass, QVC, with a cross shaped void in the centre. Same design as the Medical Staff Corps badge.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Alex

[Jeff Mc William]

Hi Alex. If you get a photo of this, I would be very interested to see it. Sorry I can't help with the evaluation tho'...but a word of warning : the equivalent "Medical Staff Corps" badge (K&K 998) is widely faked. Regards Jeff

[Alex Rice]

Hi Jeff
Here are a couple of photos that I got my friend who owns the badge to send me. It looks good to me, but I may be wrong.
Cheers,
Alex

[Jeff Mc William]

Hi Alex. Thanks for that. Yes,it looks fine to me, but I'm no expert on restrikes..it just looks genuine to me !?
However,did you know that this is in fact a Glengarry badge c.1878 to 1884. The design was based on the larger helmet plates then being introduced. Still can't price it for you I'm afraid, but congratulations on a good purchase (if it is say £30 or less).

[Alan O]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VICTORIAN-MEDI...d=p3286.c0.m14

I would draw your attention to this well known purveyor of rare badges who has vast quantities of them.

[Jeff Mc William]

Originally Posted by Alan O

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VICTORIAN-MEDI...d=p3286.c0.m14

I would raw your attention to this well known purveyor of rare badges who has vast quantities of them.

Already noted thanks Alan, see my first post.

[Alex Rice]

Hi guys
Thanks for the replies. Unfortunately it isn't mine, just posting for a friend, but the badge he has looks good to me, far better than the e-bay listing...
Cheers,
Alex

[Milmed]

Hi Alex,
I realise this response is 2 years on but I thought I should help out with your request. My interist is medical insignia and what the replies have failed to notice is that this is not a 'Medical Staff Corps' glengarry badge, but in fact the earlier (zulu war period) "ARMY HOSPITAL CORPS" glengarry badge and as such extremely rare. All the fakes I have seen are of the "Medical Staff Corps" badge.

I have one of these in my collection, but in very poor condition and it has a silver wash over it that I am not sure who, what or when this was done.

Regards
Steven

[Alex Rice]

Hi Steven
Never too late to add information, thanks for the reply. I'm glad you added that info anyway, because I am now the owner of the AMC badge, so it was obviously a good buy.
Welcome to the forum.
Cheers,
Alex

[Jeff Mc William]

Hi Steven.
Yes, sorry about that (another of my "Senior Moments" I'm afraid), anyway thanks for clarifying the issue. (but I did get the dates right didn't I ?)
Here is the "Medical Staff Corps" repro mentioned earlier. Not a bad copy at £8, tho' the genuine article from Bosleys/Buywyze is currently priced at £125, so I wonder how much your "Army Hospital Corps" badge is worth Alex !

Medical Staff Corps copy.jpg Medical Staff Corps copy rev.jpg

[Lampwick]

The verdigris(?) on the badge looks to have been caused by covering it in salt and leaving it out in the garden for a week.

[Jeff Mc William]

Originally Posted by Lampwick

The verdigris(?) on the badge looks to have been caused by covering it in salt and leaving it out in the garden for a week.

More than likely...but not me tho'

[Lampwick]

Just for interest's sake, would there have been a coloured backing cloth behind the voided cross on the original?

[Tinto]

Hi All,
Here are mine for comparison. I believe they are genuine but stand to be corrected. The Army Hospital Corps has lost top part of crown.
Cheers, Tinto

[Enigma]

Hi

I have just seen this thread and have two questions, the first is the easy one! I do have a MSC badge - 2 1/2" x 2 1/4" and 16.5 gms - how can I tell if it is a copy?

Second question is about the early St John Ambulance Association medallion and its possible link with the AHC badge (the founders of SJAA were military men). Most medallions had the 8 pointed cross, but a very few of the first 1881-1883 had a cut out cross similar to the AHC (the MSC not yet in being). I cannot see how to attach an image or would include one. Did the shortlived MSC pre AHC have a similar badge, and did the AMD also have a similar badge? Any thoughts on the possible copy of the cut out design? Many thanks for any comments or ideas.

Alan
PS - how do you copy an image onto here?