EastUpperGooner Posted 19 April , 2023 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2023 8 minutes ago, TullochArd said: It's a Regimental medal. The hallmark date suggests it was struck just prior to the amalgamation of 3DG and 6DG in 1922 which may indicate a reason for it's "issue" Thanks Tulloch, that's certainly interesting. I'm tempted to try and clean it to see if there's any faint inscription that I'm missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 19 April , 2023 Share Posted 19 April , 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, EastUpperGooner said: Thanks Tulloch, that's certainly interesting. I'm tempted to try and clean it to see if there's any faint inscription that I'm missing. I agree with Jim Strawbridge that it’s an uninscribed sports medal. These were commonly organised during Master at Arms Competitions that blended martial arts with potted sports matches between Squadrons. The idea was that they would be inscribed after presentation to the winners and runners up, but if there were intervening distractions, that sometimes did not occur. In more recent times the quality of the medals has often been very poor, but back then the quality was quite high, especially in the more prestigious regiments where income from canteens was allowed to grow and be used for a range of different purposes. Edited 19 April , 2023 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 19 April , 2023 Share Posted 19 April , 2023 3 hours ago, FROGSMILE said: I agree with Jim Strawbridge that it’s an uninscribed sports medal. These were commonly organised during Master at Arms Competitions that blended martial arts with potted sports matches between Squadrons. The idea was that they would be inscribed after presentation to the winners and runners up, but if there were intervening distractions, that sometimes did not occur. In more recent times the quality of the medals has often been very poor, but back then the quality was quite high, especially in the more prestigious regiments where income from canteens was allowed to grow and be used for a range of different purposes. Absolutely. A Regimental (sports/skills) medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastUpperGooner Posted 19 April , 2023 Author Share Posted 19 April , 2023 As always your knowledge knows no bounds. Thank you everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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