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Unknown badge
Hello
I am a new member and am interested in identifying this badge. It is probably Indian Army and probably a belt buckle badge. There are 4 small brass lugs on the back for fastening it. The metal is possibly Indian silver or white metal. There may be something missing from the centre, eg regimental motif or number though if so it must be a seperate part as there is no evidence that anything has broken off. Thanks for any advice. |
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Not much of a clue but the word SERINGAPATAM is a Battle Honour for a campaign between 4th April & 5th May 1799. Alexander Roger's book 'Battle Honours of the British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces 1662-1991 lists the regiments to whom the honour was granted. (Lots of them!).
The badge is surmounted a Queen Victoria's Crown, indicating the span of manufacture. Regards, Steve. |
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Possibly an Officers shoulder belt badge, or from the shoulder belt Plate. Added after the Honour was awarded.
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Hello Alex - An interesting item. I would be keen to know the type of fixings on the reverse - lugs, posts or bolts ? Lugs would be conventional fixings as found on, for example, cap badges; posts are stumps of rectangular metal with a hold drilled in the end and bolts are threaded rod. Regards. Olga
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Quote:
Michael
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Thanks for the replies. The fixings on the back are what you described as 'posts', small brass lugs with a hole drilled through them. I have QVC belt buckle badges from the RE with the same fastenings. I don't think it would be from a pouch or cross belt as the lugs are only just long enough to go through a thin backing which would rule out leather etc. The badge is about 47mm high, 60mm wide and the space in the middle is about 20mm high, which may have had a regimental number (or device) in the centre. Cheers.
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If the fixings are posts then, almost certainly, your device fitted to a backing plate. The 'landscape' shape suggests a waist belt plate rather than a shoulder belt plate and the void central area almost certainly contained a number or a scrolled device (VR) or a regimental symbol (elephant, sphinx, etc.). I am sure you will come across an illustration in due course. You could always send (or take) a photograph to the National Army Museum and search the archive. Regards. David
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BENGAL ARTILLERY is the script in place of Seringapatam on the ball device of the busby plume holder, with a gun inside and ubique outside and below,and likewise the shoulder BP (c.1845); and the waist BP for the Bombay Arty (c.1850):- see Journal of Soc for Army Hist Research Vol 33. Both these Presidency Artilleries were awarded Seringapatam, which live on today in 34 and 38 Btys respectively, each having this Honour Title. Although this device may not be a Gunner preserve, is there a connection?
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