MHS Machine Gun Corps Special Number 2015

[Frank Kelley]

I wonder if this publication will have an effect on the prices now being asked and actually sometimes paid for MGC badges.

[MH331]

The cloth patches are already in the mid to high £100s. I know because I tried to buy a 46th Div MG Bn patch last year with medals and certs I dropped out at £650!

[Frank Kelley]

Great War cloth has become very expensive indeed over the last twenty years, but, in all fairness, it has simply not survived in any quantity whatsoever, unlike the metal badges, I think these latter are expensive enough already.

[TRT]

Not a member of the society but ordered this booklet from their website as it sounded too good to miss. And I am glad I ordered it as it is very good. Couple of niggles but nothing too bad. 9/10 from me. Well done.

TRT

PS

On my wall at home I have a superb photo of a machine gunner from 61st Div and his LXI patch is clearly shown. Would have been a good pic for this publication.

[Nobbysr]

Just to add my opinion to the debate ......
In this instance I must side with Andy
Worked in an industry where empirical evidence is essential when making claims, if that evidence is flawed then the whole document comes under scrutiny . Accuracy of what you publish is essential, as correct detail equals credibility ,specifically when the information is likely to be used as a reference document .
The sad reality is that if there are errors of any type, it will cause people to question the overall accuracy of the publication , which in most instances is grossly unfair .
Sound like a 2nd print run with the correct items is required
Regards
Steve

Originally Posted by 274andy

Ivan,
THANK YOU! having had attention to detail drilled into me for 40 years plus, my intentions are to help make such reference works even more accurate for the benefit of "all" for years to come!

Andy

[Peter Brydon]

No doubt all those members of the Forum who have commented on it are also members of the MHS and have their own copies of the publication but just in case there are some members who don't, I would be more than happy to let them have a copy of the page showing the authors Acknowledgements and Sources if they send me a PM.

P.B.

[2747andy]

Peter,
their "Acknowledgements and Sources" appear very constrained in my opinion? I cannot recall either of the authors posting a request for input here on the Forum, which would I'm sure have resulted in scores of good will and offers had they "Bothered Their Arrises"! I have very little interest in cloth insignia however IMO their representation of "Cap Badges" is very lacking! A shame but in this day and age a serious error as going off half cocked has left what would otherwise be a benchmark looking more like a 1st class publication, lacking the final Polish!


Andy

[Frank Kelley]

Hello Andy,
For me, at least, the booklet has to be all about the cloth, the quality of the photographs of the metal badges is very poor when compared with the former, they lack the light and therefore the detail needed to make them worthwhile, but, I do like the portrait pictures, it is a pity with regard to the cap/collars/titles they could have been done much better and actually described properly too.
Kind regards Frank

[2747andy]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

Hello Andy,
For me, at least, the booklet has to be all about the cloth, the quality of the photographs of the metal badges is very poor when compared with the former, they lack the light and therefore the detail needed to make them worthwhile, but, I do like the portrait pictures, it is a pity with regard to the cap/collars/titles they could have been done much better and actually described properly too.
Kind regards Frank

Frank,
To be completely honest the publication is superb apart from the cap badge info and images which are pants!

Andy

[Frank Kelley]

Well, never mind, maybe next time, an addenda perhaps.

[Frank Kelley]

Perhaps not the right place to ask, but, has anybody seen any GMGR buttons actually marked with any manufacturer other than Jennens?

[davidwyke]

Frank

That's an interesting question and something which I've wondered about.

Jennens usually only manufactured Officer quality buttons but the GMGR button in my collection is brass O/R's quality but with a Jennens backmark.

Possibly all ranks wore this type of button?

David

[Cribyn]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

Perhaps not the right place to ask, but, has anybody seen any GMGR buttons actually marked with any manufacturer other than Jennens?

Hello Frank

My only GMGR button is an other ranks pattern, large size, no backmark and obviously not made by Jennens as it is nothing like the standard of button they would have produced.

Regards
Roger

[Frank Kelley]

Thanks gentlemen,
The only manufacturer stamped examples I have seen are those of Jennens in both sizes, so the search shall continue, for now.

[davidwyke]

Hi Frank

The large size button on the above post is identical to mine. It would be interesting to know if there are any other backmarks, or any Officer quality buttons for that matter.

The buttons we have, along with the example Roger describes, are all brass O/R's quality.

David