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Coldstream Guards Officer on Ebay
No connection to the seller but thought this a worthy Ebay listing to share as I have never seen what appears to be Coldstream Collar Stars of this type worn on this type of Officers jacket at this time. The buttons also appear to be Coldstream pattern and the Photographers address would obviously fit in nicely.
Not sure how to just save the image instead of the listing for future reference to avoid it disappearing. Interested to see if anyone has seen this combination before. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224418144...53.m1438.l2649 Regards Simon. |
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Nice that Simon. I save images like this sometimes.
Andy
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Are these not simply collars and buttons that were worn upon Home Service Full Dress at the point in time the image was taken?
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Yes Frank you're probably right. But photo's/evidence that the Guards wore collar badges with the exception of Home Service Clothing are rare IMHO.
Andy
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Andy,
Agree with you, never seen the use of collar badges like this before, can't imagine the Adjudant would have been too happy. A classic example of photographic evidence showing the difference between what you would expect to see and what was, infact worn. Simon. |
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I think the questions I would ask would be who is this particular gentleman and when was the portrait taken?
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There are photographs of the Grenadier Guards wearing the small shoulder title grenade, as a collar badge. In the Sudan late 1800's.
Andy
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So perhaps a newly commissioned officer, warned for service in South Africa, visits his tailor and then a photographer. Without those collar badges, which indeed are unsuitable for KD, his regiment would not be apparent.
Tim
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Over a hundred and forty quid, someone clearly wanted it.
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Was surprised at the price myself Frank!
Simon. |
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