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08-12-23, 08:06 AM
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Unusual Gloucestershire.
I have a bronze Gloucestershire OSD cap badge in my collection, I haven't looked at it for a while, but I'm fairly sure that it's got the usual blades. I've noticed this badge lately, whilst trawling through eBay, what would this have been, I wonder? a collar badge, perhaps? what do you think?
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08-12-23, 01:33 PM
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If it didn't have multiple floors in it from an obvious well used die I'd say it was possibly a reused Gilded officers badge with those long lugs, I'm sure others may have othe ideas though
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08-12-23, 03:24 PM
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Gloucestershire Regiment - Service Dress bronze finish cap badge originally with blades worn until amalgamation into RGBW in 1994. NSN 8455-99-130-3720 An embroidered badge was worn in the No1 Dress Cap.
There is also a lugged version which I suspect was a more modern and practical alternative to fragile blades. Tim
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09-12-23, 08:43 AM
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Many thanks for your thoughts on this, chaps, I'm normally quite keen to replace any ordinary badge in my collection with anything that's a bit different. I don't somehow think that this is going to be one of those, even the seller doesn't want very much for it, which is unusual!
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#5
09-12-23, 01:06 PM
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Nothing wrong with that OSD cap badge. Keep in mind that officer badges have no rules regarding fastenings. While blades are the norm, lugs do occur on these.
CB
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09-12-23, 02:38 PM
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No, it's okay, CB, it just caught my eye because it's a bit different.
Last edited by thursdaychris; 22-12-23 at 09:09 PM.
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