Intriguing find on beach: glengarry badge of the 92nd
Hello forum, this time yesterday I knew absolutely nothing about military badges! We live in the North East and yesterday afternoon we were walking on Blast Beach near Seaham. This is no ordinary beach having suffered from pollution and dumping of waste during the coal mining era. But it is now in recovery and the stretch of coast is known as the Durham Heritage Coast with parts owned by the National Trust. The beach was also used as a dump during earlier periods and we have spoken to another walker who has found glass eyes amongst many other objects of interest!
It was high tide as we walked yesterday and we paused to look out to sea and an item at the water's edge caught my eye ... it is what I now know, after lots of internet searching, to be a glengarry badge of the 92nd. Whether it's fake or genuine doesn't detract from this wonderful find. How long has it been in the sea? How did it get there in the first place? You can see that it has a smoothed look about it and has lost some of the details that I've seen on similar badges e.g. the vertical lines behind 'EGYPT'. This could be because it has been in the sea for years. However, it doesn't have the gap where the wreath meets at the top - which makes me strongly suspect that it's a poorly moulded imitation. It is a dull, pale silvery colour and very lightweight. On the reverse it does have a copper coloured pin head which may indicate something.
Whatever it is - 'real' or fake - I will add this to my collection and treasure it!
But I would love to hear any thoughts from some of you experts on the forum. Thank you in advance!
Attached - photos of front and back of the badge.
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17-05-19, 09:47 AM
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