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Me again.. ”was given to selected NCO’s, warrant officers and men of the Army and petty officers and ratings of the Royal Navy ” There really can’t be many Women awards, I can’t find a number but the award criteria doesn’t offer the fairer sex much opportunity to get one… I hope you didn’t chop that ribbon 1812 tony “ The Golden Jubilee Medal was the first commemorative medal to be struck as we know it today – i.e., worn on the left breast suspended from a ribbon. The medal was instituted in 1887 by Royal Warrant as an awarded to participants of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Victoria’s accession to the throne. The medal was struck in gold, silver and bronze, with the gold version awarded to members of the Royal family and their personal guests. Silver awarded to members of the Royal Household, government ministers, senior officials, distinguished foreign visitors attending the celebrations in June, 1887 and officers of the Army and Navy including those commanding the troops on the Royal route of the processions on the 21st June, 1887, and those in command of ships present at the Royal Review at Spithead. The bronze version of the medal was given to selected NCO’s, warrant officers and men of the Army and petty officers and ratings of the Royal Navy who took part in jubilee processions or who were serving in Her Majesty’s ships at the Royal Review at Spithead.

Hello Overture, “official jubilee medal of which over 4,000 were struck in bronze between 1887 and 1889” 👉4,000 “The medals housed in red leather cases were issued…” 👉Red leather Is yours leather ? 👍 I found this… ””This is the offical jubilee medal, made by L.C.Wyon after models by Sir J.E. Boehm and Sir F. Leighton, in 1887. Although it was the official jubilee medal of which over 4,000 were struck in bronze between 1887 and 1889, this was very poorly received. The portrait of the Queen after a model from the life by Boehm, was generally disliked. Wyon used the same portrait for the obverse of the gold and silver jubilee coinage, but it was so unpopular that a new portrait was incorporated from 1893 onwards - also engraved by Wyon but after a portrait by Thomas Brock, R.A. The medals housed in red leather cases were issued at the following prices: fine gold £13.13.0d; fine silver £2.2.0d; bronze 10/6d. The jubilee was celebrated throughout the country. The festivities took many forms including local Fêtes, a yacht race round the island from Southend to Dover, bonfires, illuminations and a service of thanksgiving attended by the Queen at Westminster Abbey. The Queen also received 88,000 volunteers, the navy consisting of 135 vessels and 20,000 men. In Hyde Park a large number of poor school children gathered to watch balloons ascending and to receive gifts of bun, milk and a jubilee mug”” & personally… I’d keep the ladies ribbon, can’t be too many of those. 👍 cheers tony

Hi DaffyD, The cap badge on the right is definitely the ‘Staffordshire Yeomanry’ & The one on the left, I think, is the ‘Norfolk Yeomanry’ I’m jealous! tony

Hi Gents, I’ve just picked this up, it isn’t my usual thing… I don’t even remember having a ‘Numbered’ regimental badge before. I’m hoping someone can confirm it’s an original for me 🤞and that it is a ‘cap badge’? I have to say there is something I really like about the look and feel of it, if this is original and is indicative of the style of the time… I may have a new habit to feed 🙃 As always any thoughts welcome Gents, cheers, tony

Hi Terry, I was wondering what you think of this one I picked up the other day… It was described as a Black Watch glengarry badge. I’m guessing King George VI era. Although it looks very fresh to me it otherwise seems good. Do you have any thoughts? Cheers tony

I’m gonna go with… 👉 Bombay Sappers and Miners shot in the dark. 🤷‍♂️ The 3 ‘silver’ badges in the auction picture are Glengarry badges I think… does that narrow it down? I’m amazed that this collection is all Indian Sappers & Miners 👀 That group was put together by someone who was there surely? Knew the nuances. I hope whoever bought it keeps it all together. tony

Anything new Greg? 😁

The match I found was Robert , I believe the B on the label is for Bob.

That’s good news. 👍👍

It’s gotta be… 🫰🫰

Hi Gents, i recently purchased a Pre WW1 Royal Engineers red officers tunic named to BB Wills Esq I’m 99.8% sure who it is. The first initial is different but understandably so if I’m right. Before I bang on about it I’d be curious to see if anyone finds a better match. So please Gents, if one of you has a minute could you look him up and check I didn’t miss someone else… Thanks, tony

The collapsible goggles are German dust goggles, used in Africa in ww2 but I believe still used post war… The other one is an improvised dust mask if I had to guess. maybe made from a gas mask 🤷‍♂️ more likely belonged to a Brit 🤷‍♂️ tony

A fine selection 👍 That Buffs cap looks particularly good though… tony

They also match old Coldstream Guards collar badges… I’m inclined to think they are in fact CG not GG as they were described… tony

I’ll stop going on after this, promise!! I’ve dug out the buttons, I’ve got two pairs as it happens… & I’ve had a look at those button posts, only £5 for a pair, there is a little ‘cup’ and the buttons fix with bit of solder or good glue. As I said before, I’m happy to help if you want. tony

👉 Walter Bagot Pearson CMG made CBE in 1919 born 1872 👍 tony

I’m pretty sure the blackened Officer SD cap badges were adopted in 1902 and were due to regulations as it was widespread, it would coincide with the end of Queen Victoria’s reign. Described as ‘bronze later painted brown’ I’ve also seen that the same change was applied to officers collar badges, again on their SD, but in the report I saw, it claimed that was implemented in 1904. 🤷‍♂️ The introduction of the Battledress in the late 30’s changed the relevance of the Service Dress but the practice of subdued badges seemingly continued up until 1952’s changes to anodised aluminium/staybrite & new Monarch…and beyond in some cases of tradition. tony (

No battledress with them but I do have a random handful (put together for pic 👇), though different ranks, ages, units and dress styles it seems all are roughly the same. All measure 180/190 mm from shoulder seam to the middle angle at the top of the stripe. At a push I’d say the two with insignia above are more 190, the other 3 are more 180. 👍 tony

Hi Gents, I’ve just received these 3 fellas 👇 Do any of you Gents recognise them? The description said ‘Grenadier Guards’ but I’m not sure whether that is correct. Can anyone rule that out perhaps? They have a diameter of 40mm. Looks like there is a pair and a single one. The same design is used by Deputy Lord Lieutenants. I have a trio of a DLLs uniforms, (his hat is below) & I remember when researching him at the time seeing the design has over the years been used all over the place in one form or another. Any thoughts welcome as always… Cheers tony

You’re welcome Phil. I’ve looked before and didn’t find it but this time I found that table - Very satisfying 😁 Let’s us know if it leads you anywhere, cheers tony

Hi Phil, it’s a Canadian button I believe. The table below shows it, describing it as ‘Canadian Militia’. I think it shows it is an Officers button. These 👇 are a few examples of others including regional Montreal button… A scarce button I would imagine 👍 Cheers tony

me too lovely tony

I don’t call that pedantic… ‘twas a shocking mistake… I’m Welsh!! Well done Trooper 😁 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

Hello USN, Apart from matching the liining , it’s very do-able. The issue you would face being in the US is the postage from the UK, both accumulated cost of separate bits and a lack of willingness to ship overseas in some cases. It’s a good thing you’re doing and I’m happy to help if you will agree to it. The shoulder boards… I’ve got a weathered pair that would be suitable in my opinion. I’ve actually got the 2 buttons you need and know where to get the screw posts for them. Toughest is the pips but I’m pretty sure I’ve already got most if not all of the 6 vintage bullion pips you’ll need if restoring it to it’s rank of captain. I can find a different combination for whatever rank of his you choose. At the time backing the boards like this was usual - - - - The lace for collar and cuffs… what you need is relatively cheap at about £10-13 per metre. In my opinion the ‘lace’ you have may be original? but it was the cheaper version at the time and if replaced you could upgrade The cord comes in various thicknesses but again relatively cheap per metre. Just need to work out what types and how much of each but it is available. — - - The boards/pips/buttons owe me bout £90 and after getting the buttons done the cost is gonna be £100. The lace and piping gonna be £20-30. I guess postage about 20-30 also 🤷‍♂️ - - - - I don’t know if the cost sounds good or bad? but I don’t know how there is a cheaper route. tony

Hi Gents, i spot an opportunity to post some pics! These are my battle dresses from the early 50’s, I believe the insignia to be untouched and original (🫰) The first thing I note is the Guards Regimental insignia (2cm) is exactly along the seam between the shoulder and arm. These are then the measurements. Guardsman 👇 Officer 👇 and on a yeomanry/hussars officers 👇 Lastly a RMC battledress for good measure (pun intended!) , this 👇 one measures total 6cm from the shoulder seam to the top of the triangular commando insignia though the unit insignia is lower than the Guards ones. . 20, 40 & 55/60 mm seem to be the markers whether by regulation or being good to the eye. Hope this helps 👍 tony