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I really thought I had it… 🥹

Definitely 1918 or earlier, it is an ‘Austrian’ qualification badge for KuK artillery 👍 Just found this 👇 Austro - Hungarian Empire: Marksmanship Performance (Qualification) Badge of the KuK Artillery for 1st Gunners. With the Austrian Crown, crossed cannons and a target in the center. The badge was instituted in 1888 by Kaiser Franz Joseph, while in 1913 a similar badge, with the Hungarian crown, was adopted for the Hungarian Artillery. So 1888 - 1918… tony 🍻

Totally agree, wrong period, I shoulda checked 🙃

I’ve got a guess Terry… American Red Cross volunteer. This 👇 is a 1940’s era pin badge, seems yours could be a homemade version ? tony 🍻

Terry, that looks fantastic mate. A fine effort! Can you explain to me the arrangement? I get that certain tartan ‘goes’ with certain badges but particularly I’m curious how RAMC badges connect with the particular tartan… I know there isn’t a SRAMC 😊 tony 🍻

Such an interesting story surrounding Carl Edward, well worth looking up. There was it seems only one grade given to foreigners and it was not freely awarded… Re your quest, I could only find this reference to permission to wear it, but it’s not available on line unfortunately I thought I’d found an interesting thread on GMIC for you but you are in it yourself, it was a while ago mind ! Cheers tony🍻

Hi Gents, I’ve got a possible match… I found this one first as I was looking into this 👆 I found a second related award👇 The bars end ribbon doesn’t have the red stripe and looks white/grey… this one is grey/white with that red stripe. - Maybe it is that heavily faded. Even if it’s not the same it is surely for another related one 🤷‍♂️ assuming my first identification is accurate 🤞 Grey and white ribbon & with them both for similar services, the similarity is too much to be coincidence in my opinion 🤞 tony 🍻

I’ll keep an eye out 👍

Sorry David, No makers mark on mine… Are you missing one on a tunic or are you looking to ‘complete the set’ ? tony 🍻

Hi, This is it. Dont miss that there are some red feathers under the white ones on the bicorn…👍 tony 🍻

I’ve got one of theirs👇 It’s gonna be in here 👇😊 I’ll need to dig it out to see if the maker is Jennens. 🤞 tony 🍻

That’s the clover makers mark of BSW. Brüder Schneider, Wien. A nice clear example. I don’t know much about them, I have looked previously for information about them for myself. I do know they did continue business after the war and were used considerably after Austria’s annexation to produce particularly luftwaffe badges. tony 🍻

No Bill, no need to apologise at all 😊😊 tony 🍻

Hi Gordon, do you mind if I share your pics on twitter? I can most likely get a translation from someone on there. tony 🍻

looks like there is 👍 https://www.omrs.org/news/omrs/uk-volunteer-long-service-medal-roll-now-available

Hello Gents, Tom, I’m gonna throw this out and see what I get back…. 🤷‍♂️ I’m currently thinking WB is ‘Weiss, Budapest” From Wikipedia : ‘The Weiss Manfréd Acél- és Fémművek("Manfréd Weiss Steel and Metal Works"), or colloquially Csepel Művek ("Csepel Works") was one of the largest machine factories in Hungary, located on Csepelisland in the southern part of Budapest, founded in 1892. It was the second largest industrial enterprise in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, and the biggest industrial enterprise in the Hungarian half of the Empire. It played an integral role in the heavy industry and military production of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Founded by Baron Manfréd Weiss of Csepel, an industrialist of Jewish origin, by the time of World War I the company was one of largest defense contractors in Austria-Hungary,[1] producing all types of equipment, from airplanes and munitions to automotive engines, bicycles Csepel bicycle and cars. ‘ Not got much else to support it, apart from it fits and I’ve not found anything else that does. & I have tried! All thoughts welcome as always 👍 Need some Zzz’s. cheers tony 🍻

Hi BalkanCollector, I’ve just checked, DLE hasn’t been back on since your reply, hopefully will soon though - fingers crossed, I’ll give you a nudge if/when..,, tony 🍻

Dear No one, that was me I believe 🤷‍♂️ Earlier It somehow added your pics to my post when I did my edit, I certainly hadn’t, so I removed them from my image list… I haven’t got a clue how it could affect yours, I didn’t see it had at the time, but seems now it did. tony

Hi Gents, I’ve dug out my little collection at last.., Sadly not as many as I once had, other ones I had in wooden boxes were an easy way to raise funds when in a hurry.., I’ve had mixed results looking for stamps/marks, maybe you can see more than I do 😊 Either way I’m going to add pictures of them all as they are each nice things. Putting them in 3 groups.., 2 boxed orders Nothing added 4 medals from 1910’s Unsure if tool marks or worn marks 3 Red Cross medals 2 have clear marks, 1 unsure Order of the Rising Sun 7th and 8th classes 1914-15 War medal. 1914-20 War medal 1915 Enthronement Medal. Together. ww1 Allied Victory Medal. Red Cross Medal. Life Member Medal. Medal. Together. Tony 🍻

I Want It!! Hi Tom, thanks for showing us your example 🍻 As you probably realise that one is not on our list… yet 😊 So I now know what I’ll be looking for tonight… fingers crossed I’ll get an id for it, I’ll keep you posted. cheers tony 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

Thanks for the interest, don’t go anywhere, I’ll be back asap !! 🍻

Playing up 🫤

Threads playing up, I hope i don’t have to write that again 🤞

Hi Tracy, just a thought re photos. I had a problem showing makers marks in pictures, I would zoom in on the details on the picture itself afterwards. It then occurred to zoom in on the marks first, then take the photo…you may already do this but I had never thought to. It was a game changer for details. tony 🍻 PS I’ve got one of these, I’m been meaning to for ages but now definitely I’m digging mine out tonight… 👍

Hi Dana, I’ve shared your post in another section where hopefully someone might be able to help… fingers crossed, tony 🤞