Look at these badge lugs!

[Jags79]

Hello all,

Is anyone familiar with this, I have to say, very sturdy form of headdress badge lug? Does it tell me anything about age or maker?

Cheers aye

[Luke H]

They are stamped brass lugs found on many Scottish badges. In some instances they’re nickel plated and the badges themselves magnetic.

I have examples of the following with similar brass stamped loops…

Royal Scots
Black Watch
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Seaforth Highlanders
Highland Light Infantry
Cameronians
Seaforth Highlanders
Gordon Highlanders
Kings Own Scottish Borderers

I’m yet to find a Cameron Highlanders with them but given the above I don’t rule it out.

A recent discussion on the topic can be found here: https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=87992

Simply I think they’re just by a certain (British) manufacturer, likely wartime, for ease and speed of manufacture. But I’m sure you’ll get a reply saying it’s Canadian…

[Chacal]

I've recently seen a KC brass Royal Marines badge with this type of lug.

Graham

[dumdum]

Have seen stamped lugs like this on post-WW2 NZ badges. Maybe stronger than the copper loops and less fiddly to make?

[Jags79]

Thanks all, very interesting!