....another interesting Motto (V Eyes)

[GriffMJ]

Hi All

This Motto belonged to Trooper Frank Bentley of the 17th/21st Lancers and was attached with a letter from his Troop Leader, 2/Lt Peter Hornby (4 Troop B Sqn), that was addressed to Trooper Bentleys Mother. The letter was dated 5th July 1954 and was sent from BAOR12.

Very polished high points, white metal with the WW2 beret safety slide clip.

[Lancer 17]

Hi Griff

Thanks for sharing, you cant get any better provenance than that

Regards Phil.

[GriffMJ]

Thanks Phil ..... note.... there are no flat spots in the eye sockets.... they go back to points. Thats not to say the later Mottos of this type with flat spots are wrong..... but I would suggest they are later strikes as the die got older.

[Drmiggy]

Lovely badge, what was the purpose of the fastener on th eslider for. Never seen one of those?

[GriffMJ]

A safety slide inside the beret to stop the badge slipping out.

[cbuehler]

Originally Posted by Drmiggy

Lovely badge, what was the purpose of the fastener on th eslider for. Never seen one of those?

I might add that those clips were often dispensed with, if issued at all. A good idea that never really caught on.

CB

[Frank Kelley]

I would have thought that the presence of the clip upon the reverse of the piece in the opening post does suggest, very clearly, that some were certainly issued.

Originally Posted by cbuehler

I might add that those clips were often dispensed with, if issued at all. A good idea that never really caught on.

CB

[cbuehler]

I did not intend to imply that they were never issued. They are actually rather rare to find accompanying a badge.

CB