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Old 11-01-21, 01:27 PM
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Thanks Luke. I had noted you mentioned a crimped badge and if no other clues available I do tend to go for crimped slider badges in general. I think this is the only crimped slider fitted WG variation I have seen.
Do you know what period the curved Gaunt mark on slider fitted WG badges are from? Regards, Paul.
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Old 11-01-21, 03:03 PM
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Thanks Luke. I had noted you mentioned a crimped badge and if no other clues available I do tend to go for crimped slider badges in general. I think this is the only crimped slider fitted WG variation I have seen.
Do you know what period the curved Gaunt mark on slider fitted WG badges are from? Regards, Paul.
I was told by an ex member that those curved Gaunt marked badges, were the 1st issued and scarce. I have a few, somewhere.
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Was the curved Gaunt stamp used only in WW1?
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Was the curved Gaunt stamp used only in WW1?
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Old 12-01-21, 12:27 AM
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Does that period fit with the mark use on WM Robin Hood badges? I thought they used BB badges during the war- I think my one has a gaunt tablet, I had thought the curved mark would be post Great War. Regards, Paul.
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Old 12-01-21, 01:35 AM
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The single line curved mark isn’t a one size fits all there are variations.

Andy would you mind posting a picture of your badge please. Does the curved mark read ‘J.R.GAUNT & SON LONDON’ or ‘J.R.GAUNT.LONDON’?

The WM Robin Hoods is I suspect the later badge.
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Old 12-01-21, 02:26 AM
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Hello Luke. I had not noticed but looking at my WG examples they are marked '& Son'- looking on the forum the Robin Hood curved mark does not have '& Son'. Thanks for pointing that out. Regards, Paul.
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Old 12-01-21, 02:51 AM
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Yes that’s an early mark. I’ve seen it before on a F&F Yeo.

Two!!! You lucky devil. If you ever look to move one on please keep me in mind. I don’t have an example of that mark yet in my collection.
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Old 12-01-21, 03:41 PM
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Bought them both last year Luke, as my initial efforts at a suitable Great War WG badge, then had doubts as I could not find confirmation of such a badge having WWI links- so have been looking for a partial crimp example. Now it seems I may have 3 badges of the period. Regards, Paul.

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Hello Luke. I had not noticed but looking at my WG examples they are marked '& Son'- looking on the forum the Robin Hood curved mark does not have '& Son'. Thanks for pointing that out. Regards, Paul.
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Does the bottom badge shown here not have a crimp mark ? My Gaunt marked one does, and so does an unmarked one i have also.
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Old 12-01-21, 06:13 PM
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Yes Andy, the curved Gaunt mark badges do have a light double score crimp. As though I was unsure of the period of the Gaunt badges I looked for the unmarked clear crimp type-which I have seen on the forum, with a service number, one of yours and one shown by Griff. It looks though that both types are OK for what I wanted. I guess its the same for the most of us that we tend to end up with more than one example of each infantry regiment badge. Regards, Paul.

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And any idea when was the curved "J.R. GAUNT LONDON" used?
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