Coldstream Guards cloth shoulder title variant.

[High Wood]

I am wondering if there is any significance in the presence or absence of serifs on the cloth shoulder titles worn by the Coldstream Guards.

I know from a battledress that I have that the shoulder titles worn in Palestine in 1947 had serifs. These shoulder titles were worn having been cut down from the wider issued shoulder titles.

I have now acquired a cut down shoulder title that has slightly larger letters sans serifs.

Is this an issued type.a manufacturer's variation, or a fake?

[oc14]

Simon
You're probably aware that the rounded ends pair that you show are very modern, for me the cut down example has a very "Great War" look about it's construction.
Just my opinion
PL

[High Wood]

PL,

now, I am confused. The unused pair may well be modern, I don't have enough knowledge to know, but they are identical to the trimmed ones on the 1944 B.D. They certainly have the same Serifs and rounded ends.

I would be delighted if the other single one was Great War vintage.

Simon.

[NEMO]

The title u describe I have seen on post ww1 Service tunics usually warrant officers or RSM's I'm certain they are very early if not in fact ww1 period

[High Wood]

Originally Posted by NEMO

The title u describe I have seen on post ww1 Service tunics usually warrant officers or RSM's I'm certain they are very early if not in fact ww1 period

Just to be 100% clear, we are both talking about the thin shoulder title without serifs?

[Toby Purcell]

I agree with oc14’s comments, the narrow title is made using early techniques when the worsted thread forming the letters was notably thicker. This was common for the late Victorian and WW1 era.

[High Wood]

Thank you for the confirmation.