Double Blades & Maker Mark

[Jelly Terror]

Would anyone have an example they could show of a double-bladed badge that also bears a maker mark, please?

With thanks,

JT

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by Jelly Terror

Would anyone have an example they could show of a double-bladed badge that also bears a maker mark, please?

With thanks,

JT

Modern Royal Artillery in bronze with blades and marked 'F&S' below the two voided spaces - below scroll and top of wheel.

Difficult to make out but it is there.

Regards,

Chris

[Jelly Terror]

Originally Posted by hagwalther

Modern Royal Artillery in bronze with blades and marked 'F&S' below the two voided spaces - below scroll and top of wheel.

Difficult to make out but it is there.

Regards,

Chris

Chris, thank you very much. However, perhaps I should have been clearer. By 'double-bladed' I meant badges which have two sets of blades on each side (see below).

I appreciate your reply though. Thank you.



JT

[Tiger Pete]

Thanks JT,

I didn't know that such badges existed. Are they peculiar to larger badges, such as the one you show?

KR,

Pete

[leigh kitchen]

Does that badge actually have four blades? It looks like two blades on one side and one on the other rather than two pairs of two.
Presumably a mistake rather than a deliberate belt and braces job.
Are you thinking along the lines of "double" blades being deliberately fitted so that pairs would be splayed outwards?.

[Rob Miller]

The Edwardian Gaunt catalogue shows it as an option.

Rob

[Jelly Terror]

Gents,

Thanks for your replies.

I refer to badges that (as Leigh aptly phrases it) have double blades fitted to each side, so that they can be splayed out. Hopefully the attached images of a regular size 17th County of London Bn. cap badge will show more clearly than my original image. Apologies for it not having been a better picture in the OP.

What I am looking for are badges with these blades that also have a maker’s mark.

[Jelly Terror]

Originally Posted by Tiger Pete

Thanks JT,

I didn't know that such badges existed. Are they peculiar to larger badges, such as the one you show?

KR,

Pete

Pete,

Not exclusive to larger badges. As you can see from the above post, just a regular size cap badge.

JT

[KLR]

I have an OSD cap badge to the 7th (IoM) Vol Bn, KLR with double blades
It is not marked but I'm pretty sure (on stylistic grounds) that it (and the identical ORs WM version) was made by Firmin.

You can't see the rear on this picture but I'll take a photograph for you if it's of any help.

[leigh kitchen]

The "splayed tangs" fittings were used on some Cambridgeshire Constabulary chromed helmet plates instead of lugs during the 80'd/90's, I think that's the only time I've come across those kind of fittings on a British badge.

[KLR]

Here you are - rev OSD 7 (IoM) VB KLR, 1908-1920

[Jelly Terror]

Originally Posted by leigh kitchen

The "splayed tangs" fittings were used on some Cambridgeshire Constabulary chromed helmet plates instead of lugs during the 80'd/90's, I think that's the only time I've come across those kind of fittings on a British badge.

Despite sounding slightly eye-watering ‘splayed tangs’ is a much better way of describing these fittings than ‘double blades’. Thanks Leigh.

Originally Posted by KLR

Here you are - rev OSD 7 (IoM) VB KLR, 1908-1920

That’s very helpful, Julian. Thank you.

JT

[Jelly Terror]

Originally Posted by Rob Miller

The Edwardian Gaunt catalogue shows it as an option.

Rob

Great reference Rob, thank you for going to the trouble of posting your picture.

JT

[Phil2M]

107s are used by the Corps of Commissionaires, to fasten their cross belt plates. Just as an aside

[Rob Miller]

I think this may be an arm badges, this sort of fitting may be more secure and comfortable on the sleeve?

And this fitting also seems quite common on Chinese Labour Corps cap badges.

Rob