Collar Badge Variants

c1900-57


Officer's Silver Plated Collar Badge, post 1952, x2 "D" loops E/W.
(Also used by the Officer's of the Leicester Squadron in LDYPAO from 1957-63.)
* Streched "D" loops.


Post 1952 Officers Silver Plate Collar Badge, post and disc fitting.
* Also seen with longer posts on the Car Badge made by J R Gaunt (Birmingham).


Officer's Gilt Washed Collar Badge, Post 1952, x2 "D" loops E/W.


Post May 1952 Other Ranks White Metal Collar Badge, x2 "D" loops N/S.
(Also used by the Other Ranks of the Leicester Squadron from 1957-63.)


Post May 1952  Gilding Metal Collar Badge, x2 "D" loops N/S 2cm.


Pre 1952 Gilding Metal Collar Badge, x2 "D" loops N/S 2.7cm.


1939-57 Officers Gilt Collar Badge, x2 short "D" loops E/W.


1939-45 Officers Silver Collar Badge.
* Sadly no back image yet.


1939-45 Officers Silver Plate Collar Badge, post and disc fitting.


1939-45 Officers Service Dress Collar Badge.
* Sadly no back image yet.


1929-39 Officers Silver Collar Badge.
Cast silver with loops N/S and stamped "STERLING". Some were made into brooches for the Officers wives after their service in the Yeomanry, a pin and clasp were placed in the positions of the loops by the jeweller.
* Sadly no back image yet.


1928-39 Officers Silver Plate Collar Badge (Gaunt Tablet), "D" loops N/S.


Officers Silver Collar, Hallmarked 1926 Birmingham (x2 short loops E/W).


1928-39 Officers Gilding metal Collar Badge, short "D" loops E/W.
* Service polished high points.


1928-39 Officers Gilding metal Collar Badge, short "D" loops N/S.


1928-39 Officers Service Dress Collar Badge.
* Sadly no back image yet.


1928-39 White Metal Collar Badge, "D" loops N/S 2.5cm.


1928-39 Gilding Metal Collar Badge, short "O" loops N/S 2cm.
* Possibly an RA Diamond Cap badge worn on the WW2 GS Beret by the 154th FR RA.


1928-39 Gilding Metal Collar Badge, short "D" loops N/S 2.7cm.


COPY COLLAR
This is a bronzed copy of the 1922-28 badge below. It is not factory made.


1922-28 Officer's Service Dress Collar Badge, x2 short "O" loops N/S.
* The same die that makes the ORs 1922-28 cap badge.


1916-22 Gilding Metal Collar badge, short "D" loop N/S (Pos' B).
* Produced, but never used on the collar.


916-22 Gilding Metal Collar badge, short "D" loop N/S (Pos' A).
* Produced, but never used on the collar.


1908-28 Officer's White Metal Collar Badge, x2 short loops N/S.
* Stretched "D" loops.


1908-28 Officer's Silver Plate Collar Badge, x2 short loops N/S.


1908-28 Officer's White Metal Collar Badge, x2 short loops N/S.


1908-28 Officers Service Dress Collar badge, x2 loops N/S.
* Streched "D" loops.


1908-28 Officer's Gilt Metal Collar Badge, x2 short round loops N/S.
* very polished high points, deformed "D" loops.


1908-28 Officer's unmarked Cast Silver Collar Badge, x2 short "O" loops N/S.
* Appears to be a copy?


1908-28 Officer's Cast OSD Collar Badge, x2 short "O" loops N/S
* Appears to be a copy?


1908-28 Officer's unmarked Silver Collar Badge, x2 short "O" loops N/S.


1908-28 Officer's unmarked Silver Collar Badge, x2 short silver "O" loops N/S.


1908-28 Officers Service Dress Collar badge, x2 loops N/S.
* Validity in question.


1904-08 Officer's unmarked Silver Collar Badge, x2 silver "O" loops N/S.
* Validity in question.


1904-08 Officer's Gilding Metal, x2 "D" loops N/S.
* Validity in question.


1904-08 Officer's unmarked Silver Collar Badge, x2 short silver "D" loops N/S.


1904-08 Officer's White Metal Collar Badge, x2 short silver "O" loops N/S.


1904-08  Silver Plate Collar Badge, x2 loops E/W.
* Probably used by the Squadron Sergeant Majors  and above. They were not worn by the commissioned Officers.


1904-08  White Metal Collar Badge, x2 loops E/W.


1904-08  Gilding Metal Collar Badge, x2 loops E/W.
* Not actually worn in LIY khaki, although they were worn as spare cap badges post 1908. The "I" was removed and in the example above the "L" and wreath have been filed thgrough to push the LY togther.