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4th June 2018, 09:53
#791
Senior Member
Royal Perthshire Militia (68th) copper gilt domed button, with backmark of I Nutting & Son King St Covent Garden. 1803-33.

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8th June 2018, 11:11
#792
Senior Member
Single shoulder title of 5th (Angus and Dundee) Bn with original backing plate 1910-20.
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18th June 2018, 11:23
#793
Senior Member
Boer War period cane top.
Looks like a home made item, WM Victorian crown button fixed to a sleeve mounted with a P1897 collar badge.
Heavy service wear evident.
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27th June 2018, 10:21
#794
Senior Member
Tortoise shell and silver sweetheart badge hallmarked FRG Birm 1917 (Fredrick Gomm).
Mounted with a hand engraved badge.
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27th June 2018, 12:02
#795
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27th June 2018, 19:47
#796
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27th June 2018, 22:13
#797
Senior Member
Assuming that the inscriptions are indeed the wearer's service number and assuming that the service number begins with one of the digits at the top of the badge, there are four possible combinations by moving counter-clockwise or clockwise around the badge: 6348, 6843, 8436, or 8634. Using the data from Army Service Numbers 1881-1914, the join dates for each of those numbers would be:
6348 - early 1896
6843 - late 1897
8436 - late 1901
8634 - early 1902
Each of these numbers makes sense for a badge with a Victorian Crown. VC badges from existing stocks continued to be issued even after the death of the Queen.
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28th June 2018, 00:30
#798
Thanks Mike. That makes sense. Well, at least we can narrow it down to 4 likely candidates!
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28th June 2018, 12:04
#799
Administrator
If it were me I would be inclined to go one of two ways. Clockwise from top left making it 6843 or top left, right - bottom left, right making it 6834
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28th June 2018, 14:54
#800
Seems logical. Sadly, we’ll never be sure. Has anyone encountered a badge numbered in this manner??
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