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9 Gurkha opinions please...
Another round of tidying up the badge table. Rediscovered this 9 Gurkha badge, which I believe is the Indian army version? Opinions as to authenticity?
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Sorry Bill, its a tourist item.....in my opinion of course.
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Mr Kipling - Exceedingly good badge books. |
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Thanks. Nothing in it, so no loss...
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post 1947, Indian Army. John.
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As the others have said, but the rear looks to have the prongs for hammering into the shields sold to tourists. Caps have lugs, the same badge is worn on the X belt pouch but with screw posts.
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I just lost this auction: it was good or bad?
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It is difficult to say with any of these badges, however quite a few have been turning up recently to various gurkha regts marked 'sterling silver'. I only trust the good old hall mark. The problem I have with this regt is that this pattern badge was worn from 1936-47 by 'other ranks'. The british officers wore a small (22mm high x 19mm wide) version on a cord boss ( 30mm dia) on both forage and dress caps and none on the hat felt gurkha. So who was this made for???. I would not lose any sleep over this one. If you desperately feel the need to have one, they regulary turn up on E bay for about £25. The same 'Authorised seller' usually has plenty of the 1st, 3rd, 4th,5th etc all marked.
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grazie tante! many thanks Steve!!! |
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