Machine Gun Corps Infantry shoulder title - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

mooke07 · #1 13-06-15, 02:21 PM

Picked these up on my short trip to London. Machine Gun Corps Infantry shoulder title - hexagonal lugs on both. I think this branch of the MGC were created in 1915. First I have seen, cheers Dean

Postwarden · #2 15-06-15, 08:16 AM

The equally rare cloth version.

Jon

mooke07 · #3 15-06-15, 01:03 PM

Very nice Jon - admired these in the album - thanks for sharing, cheers Dean.

MH331 · #4 15-06-15, 03:48 PM

Jon, super S/T. I missed one of these at auction last year along with a 46th Div MGC patch in the same lot just went supersonic in terms of price!

regards

Mark

Poppy-B 59 · #5 20-06-15, 01:48 PM

Hey Dean, have PM you, cheers Brett

mooke07 · #6 10-07-15, 10:56 PM

Hi all,

I have now picked up from a UK e-harbour dealer this Machine Gun Corps Heavy two piece title. The H bears double hexagonal lugs and measures 13x12mm HxL. The MGC Infantry two piece title that I started this thread with has one central hexagonal lug and measures 20x10.5mm HxL.

Looking at previous threads on MGC titles as per below I have seen the H attached to the top of the title.

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...=Machine+heavy

Does anyone have any further information on one versus two piece MGC branch titles and differences in sizes?

I ask as the MGC titles themselves and I have a number of these, are all 17mm in height, hence there is quite a mis-match between the branch letter height and the MGC title itself.

To me that is like suggesting that the Romans didn't measure things when they were building.

Best regards Dean.