Two different APTC standard pattern cards

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by Alan O

The AAC did the Buck Palace guard a few years ago. The Coy Comd was ex-Guards and had a AAC badged peaked cap which he wore on their final mounting of the guard much to the RSM's annoyance.

That's interesting Alan, and I think I know who it was, although I cannot recall his name after all that time. I recall that he often wore a 'boating jacket ' to dinner in the mess!

[Toby Purcell]

Originally Posted by Toby Purcell

That's interesting Alan, and I think I know who it was, although I cannot recall his name after all that time. I recall that he often wore a 'boating jacket ' to dinner in the mess!

Originally Posted by 54Bty

Around 2007 it was decided that only one master and two working patterns would be produced and kept. This explains the abundance of surplus patterns on the market. For items over £800 only one master is kept.

Marc
Reference correspondence between me and the Pattern Room.

Thanks Marc, that is interesting. Many fewer around for future collectors then.

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by 54Bty

Around 2007 it was decided that only one master and two working patterns would be produced and kept. This explains the abundance of surplus patterns on the market. For items over £800 only one master is kept.

Marc
Reference correspondence between me and the Pattern Room.

Thanks Marc.

Good to know the reference - very important.

Regards

Chris

[fougasse1940]

Originally Posted by hagwalther

Multiple patterns, for the same badge, with different dates are commonly found. The reason for this is usually that the badge was deemed obsolete either by design or mistake and later resurrected to correct the error or to reuse the badge for a different purpose.

Why this has occurred here, for the APTC A/A cap badge is currently unknown but I do wonder if a non-A/A version of the badge was authorised after the earlier A/A version's pattern date. This non A/A badge to be later withdrawn and replaced again by the A/A version via re-sealing with a later date.

Regards

Chris

Thanks Chris, that pretty much answers my questions, if at all possible. There are w/m and chrome plated APTC QC badges about so not impossible.

Rgds, Thomas.

[William]

There seem to be rather a lot of these APTC Standard Pattern cards around.

I also have one.

Best regards to all.

William