steve140968 Posted 27 December , 2005 Share Posted 27 December , 2005 Can anyone please tell me what design cap badge a Sgt of the 16th Middlesex regiment would have worn on the 1/7/1916 , many thanks , Steve . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gericht 1914 Posted 27 December , 2005 Share Posted 27 December , 2005 Can anyone please tell me what design cap badge a Sgt of the 16th Middlesex regiment would have worn on the 1/7/1916 , many thanks , Steve . Just the standard Middlesex badge. Possibly, he might have had the all-brass "war economy" version. Of the Service battalions, it was only the 18th Bn who wore anything different. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 27 December , 2005 Share Posted 27 December , 2005 (edited) it was only the 18th Bn who wore anything different & 19th {ie:1st & 2nd Public Works Battalions,both had an extra Scroll beneath"Middlesex Regiment";with the 1st or 2nd Public Works Battalion legend on it} Below is the "normal" type of Badge your man would have worn{or as stated an "Economy" all brass version} Edited 27 December , 2005 by HarryBettsMCDCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Maclean Posted 27 December , 2005 Share Posted 27 December , 2005 Stand by your beds Gentlemen I shall shortly be asking questions about the different Public Works badges. I believe there were two different badges, one with a w/m supplementary scroll and one with a brass supplementary scroll. Did these denote different Bns? Back to my notes now for further questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gericht 1914 Posted 27 December , 2005 Share Posted 27 December , 2005 Below is the "normal" type of Badge your man would have worn{or as stated an "Economy" all brass version} ...and here's the "economy" badge. dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve140968 Posted 27 December , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 December , 2005 Thanks guys . Can we be sure which one of the two it would have been ? Regards , Steve . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 28 December , 2005 Share Posted 28 December , 2005 Can we be sure which one of the two it would have been ? Not really,it would depend on a number of things! when he enlisted,if he lost a Badge & had to get a new one,after the Economy issues were introduced,etc; but if he was serving before 1916 then it would be reasonably safe to consider that he would have worn the usual Bi metal issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve140968 Posted 28 December , 2005 Author Share Posted 28 December , 2005 Thanks Harry , just out of curiosity is it possible to identify the ' real thing ' by a photo , eg , e-bay etc or do you really need to get your hands on the badge . Any tips would be most grateful . Many thanks , Steve . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 28 December , 2005 Share Posted 28 December , 2005 (edited) Handling is always better,You can in a good JPG usually tell if it seems to be AOK but light etc does play tricks,It is not a rare badge so should be reasonably easy to accquire,look for high point polishing,through long term wear{as opposed to buffing wheel instant Antiquing};a clean Crisp striking,with a smooth [not sharp] edged slider,[Original Sliders often have a slight "Kink" in them to help grip the Cap Badge in the Cap] "Old" looking Brass,it accquires an aged appearance that Modern restrikes don't have,beware of large deposits of Metal cleaner to the rear,but rather the grease & dirt infilling the reverse as you might expect from 70 or so years of laying around in a drawer,avoid badges with excess braze on the face,they were cheap to make & standards were high poor finished badges were rejected,& above all go with Gut instinct,if it feels wrong it probably is! Edited 28 December , 2005 by HarryBettsMCDCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve140968 Posted 28 December , 2005 Author Share Posted 28 December , 2005 Thanks Harry . There are some useful tips there , interesting you should say ' go with your gut instinct ' as several i've looked at have been advertised as 'genuine' but to me just do not look right . Regards , Steve . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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