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Adrian Stevenson
26th July 2008, 12:34
Hi Guys, these badges are always popular with collectors. These are no less than 92 cataloged versions. So there are plenty to collect!

All the example shown in this thread are WW2 in date.

Here is one is very good condition, with the original gliding intact and no chips to the enamel finish. A bargain picked up last year for a fiver at Beltring.

Cheers, Ade.
Adrian Stevenson
26th July 2008, 12:37
Here are another three from my collection. Note the small differences to the dies used.
Adrian Stevenson
26th July 2008, 12:57
Here is the badge on the right in more detail.

The cloth backing is sewn over a celluloid former. This is a non regulation affectation done by many soldiers when going home on leave. A bit of flash!

Cheers, Ade.
Greif
13th February 2009, 22:38
Hello, beautiful series, I would put some some later!
Adrian Stevenson
15th June 2009, 20:13
Another new addition to my collection bought yesterday.

Cheers, Ade.
Gaspare
16th June 2009, 02:53
Very nice,,here in the states they are getting very hard to find.. Years ago in Ukraine they were everywhere,,now just a memory,you'd be lucky to find a later one!!
Adrian Stevenson
16th June 2009, 10:11
Hi Gaspare, I now buy them if I see them at a reasonable price as they are indeed drying up. I did see two others at the show on Sunday. One was a nice wartime example, but the screwback was siezed in place, which kind of put me off. The other was a good 1950's example with the fringed edge to the bottom of the banner.

Cheers, Ade.
Adrian Stevenson
24th June 2009, 19:03
Yet another new one for my collection, which arrived today.

:thumbup:
Will
12th August 2009, 19:25
Ade, and all......

Are there any "rules of thumb" that can be used to distinguish a wartime example from a 1950's example, from later examples?
Adrian Stevenson
13th August 2009, 19:19
Hi Bill, the Guards badge under went a subtle change by having a tasseled fringe added to the lower edge of the banner. This may have occurred as early as 1945/46 according to some sources. These early fringed edge badges will still have a gentle wave to the flag.

Later 1950's era examples will have the fringe but a much more pronouced wave to the flag. Theses badges are still exhibit very good quality enamel work.

By the 1960's / '70's the badges had gone to "staybright" anodised aluminium.

Cheers, Ade.
Trigger
11th November 2009, 18:49
Hi Ade,

Not really wartime this one:001_rolleyes: and not even Soviet Union time...
But, IMO the nicest ever made guards badge. Heavy construction and beautiful details!
Enjoy:001_tt1: