I just wondered about the brooch/pin fixing on the back of these CEF badges as I have seen it on both collars, cap badges and now shoulder titles, I was told and have seen them posted as sweetheart badges, which is fine, though I just wondered as now I saw a pair of cef shoulder titles and collars which has this type of fixing to the same bat, so I wondered if which I had before whether some were legitimately converted for service wear rather than just as a sweetheart item? which they also could be?
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Question regarding pin fixings on backs of CEF badges
Jonhno- Member
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Bill- Moderator
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Hi John, This topic has also been brought up by Lorne in reference to some collars to the 117th. I don't think that the presence of a pin back makes the badge a sweetheart pin. I have many cap badges, collars and titles that have pin backs. The finish on these badges is exactly the same as other badges with lugs. Somewhere, IIRC, there was a discussion about the pin backs not damaging the tunic. This makes sense to me.
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I agree with Bill that a pin back doesn't automatically make it a sweet heart pin nor does it automatically make it a officers or NCO badge.
Here's a pic of two known patterns of 117CEF collars with a pair of pin back collars. Note that they are the same pickled brass type as the second collar with lugs.
Here's a pic of two known patterns of 117CEF collars with a pair of pin back collars. Note that they are the same pickled brass type as the second collar with lugs.
Jonhno- Member
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thanks guys, had seen a few here and there single ones, but just saw (as mentioned) a pair of shoulders and collars with pin back, which made me wonder,
as it seemed too many have pin backs for them all to have been sweetheart pins, even though I hear there is a certain allure for men in uniform
just regarding finish, what I consider a sweetheart pin would be something enameled (possibly) gilded or with some mother of pearl
as it seemed too many have pin backs for them all to have been sweetheart pins, even though I hear there is a certain allure for men in uniform
just regarding finish, what I consider a sweetheart pin would be something enameled (possibly) gilded or with some mother of pearl
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