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Correctly badged battledress?
I would appreciate some advice, both theblouse and the tunic are in the same lot. The tunic has indian army ordnance corps buttons and badges, as well as wings over the breast pocket.
The blouse has a devons shoulder title with a 46th division formation sign. I dont understand the battalion and brigade bars as this is fairly new to me. After some quick research it would appear that theorder of battle has no mention of any devons within it. Are these items correctly badged? This is in a local auction house and would be fun to attend, but as i admitted this is all fairly new to me and dont want to make a mistake. Thanks in advance |
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BD badges
Under the brigade stripes on the battledress there is a 77th Div patch which was raised in Devon and Cornwall as to whether someone has added the 46th Div patch to fill the sleeve up is anybodies guess.
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Thats not a 77th Division formation sign, its a distinction worn by the 4th TA Bn of the Devonshire Regiment.
Rob |
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So that bit checks out, would it have been possible that they served in the 46th division? |
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Whenever you are viewing a British army battledress, always open them and look for a large white cotton label sewn inside. This will give you details of the pattern and date of manufacture amongst other things.
Here is an example from another thread. https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...0&d=1565428584 It seems to be a common practice amongst fakers to rebadge post war tunics with wartime issued badges in order to fleece the unwary. As always, do your homework before buying. Last edited by High Wood; 12-03-23 at 08:06 PM. |
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Wrong ID
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Thanks for that Rob at first glance it looked like a 77th Div sign, it must be my new glasses . . ! Rob |
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The blouse is dated jan 43 and manufactured by an american sports company so presumably a war aid blouse
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Without close up photos of the insignia to show the sewing style etc., it is not possible to determine if it is all period; and even with that, it can sometimes be impossible to be sure.
I would be very wary of a mint condition blouse all badged up like this however. CB
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Although 4 Devons never served as a battalion in 46 Inf Div, the BD blouse as badged could have been worn by a Staff Officer (whose parent regiment was the Devons) while serving on the staff of HQ 138 Inf Bde (of 46 Inf Div).
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