Black Watch Badges from my collection.

[ronmarsden]

Royal Perthshire Militia (68th) copper gilt domed button, with backmark of I Nutting & Son King St Covent Garden. 1803-33.

[ronmarsden]

Single shoulder title of 5th (Angus and Dundee) Bn with original backing plate 1910-20.

[ronmarsden]

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.

[ronmarsden]

Tortoise shell and silver sweetheart badge hallmarked FRG Birm 1917 (Fredrick Gomm).
Mounted with a hand engraved badge.

[MarkMcM]

a silver sweetheart pin... AB6D9EAE-3C39-4281-A2D0-6DB9616BE21D.jpeg

[MarkMcM]

an interesting QVC ORs badge. On the reverse, each end of the cross is struck with a number, perhaps representing a service number (?). 307D5709-931E-4C06-B216-BCECE5FA9EEC.jpeg 707F9432-F629-441A-A3E0-6FBAF3E4A19C.jpeg 36F92E9A-6A04-467C-B842-783DF73A9A6B.jpeg DAAB9E1D-7933-499D-92D6-C012F3495AE4.jpeg 2B49C092-A056-471F-A81B-834CE0571869.jpeg BEF38E85-F60D-476E-8929-312CFFF19683.jpeg

[mike4279]

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.

[MarkMcM]

Thanks Mike. That makes sense. Well, at least we can narrow it down to 4 likely candidates!

[Chalky]

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

[MarkMcM]

Seems logical. Sadly, we’ll never be sure. Has anyone encountered a badge numbered in this manner??