British Army Yeomanry Cap Badge Reproduction Gallery
This British Army Yeomanry cap badge reproduction gallery documents modern reproduction and fake Yeomanry and Imperial Yeomanry cap badges encountered on the collectors’ market.
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THE FAKES
Glamorgan Yeomanry
And next The Glamorgan Imperial Yeomanry. This type is a single piece badge with overlays.
The Earl of Chester's Yeomanry
A rather tacky looking Imperial Yeomanry version. Features the fake Gaunt maker mark. Refer to the British insignia maker mark blog post for more of that.
Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
A desirable badge of pleasing design and form. Here I provide a side by side review of original designs and fakes.
Fakes lack the detail of the originals. Note the helmet horsehair plume, helmet visor, and the Knight's face. The lion on the Knight's shield often has a die flaw. The grass field n baton shaped on originals.
Above is the gilding metal version of the cap badge worn by the 14th Battalion. Our fake has the same die design and flaws. The original, although a different die here, has similar features to the white metal original.
The next cap badge is also dubious in my estimation. The die design is different to the two fakes already shown. Yet some features of those fakes remain. So I believe this is an adaptation of that fake design. Personally, I avoid these badges. The J.R. GAUNT B'HAM marked slider mount is dubious also. Refer to my blog on cap badge maker marks for more on this and other maker marks.
Basic sizing excluding mounts.
| CAP BADGE | WIDTH (mm) | HEIGHT (mm) |
| Original white metal | 47.4 | 45.7 |
| Fake white metal | 48.0 | 48.0 |
| Original gilding metal | 48.5 | 47.0 |
| Fake gilding metal | 48.0 | 48.0 |
| Dubious J.R. GAUNT B'HAM | 48.0 | 47.4 |
The Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry
1st Pattern
Caution advised with these yeomanry badges. They are heavily faked.
There are two differing designs of this yeomanry badge. The first pattern design is a garb of straw and a lower banner. The second pattern design is of only a garb. We start with the first pattern. Here I'll cover the Imperial Yeomanry and Yeomanry types.
The quickest and easiest way to tell a fake Lothians and Berwickshire Imperial Yeomanry badge is by looking at the garb tie knot. The knot on the fake looks like three distinct ovals.
On the Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry fake, the 'B' of Border has a vertical die flaw through it.
Lug placement on these fakes is as shown below. Original Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry cap badges had sliders.
| CAP BADGE | WIDTH (mm) | HEIGHT (mm) |
| B-flaw fake | 41.4 | 35.4 |
| Garb tie fake | 41.1 | 35.2 |
2nd Pattern
Middlesex Yeomanry
We start with the Middlesex Imperial Yeomanry cap badge. It features the monogram of King Edward VII, the King of Britain from 1901-1908. The period when the Imperial Yeomanry was active. These badges are scarce and readily faked.
Close up of the central circlet reveals the poor striking and materials. These pock marks are a tell-tale sign of fakes. As is the small shoddy lettering around the border.
Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry
Another common fake of a scarce cap badge. Note the wreath touches the Crown. On originals there is a gap between the two.
The centrally corn heads are easily distinguishable. It looks more like seaweed on these fakes. Originals have a domed centre. Fakes are flat centered.
Fakes are found with either slider or lug mounts. Originals have sliders only.
The following badge pops up every now and again. The Crown is a different shape to our original. the wreath tips are fretted. The detail on the corn heads is good, but the centre is flat, not domed in shape.
I have labelled tis one as suspect for now, until more investigation on it can be done. It sits at the intersection of the original and the fake. It lacks the gilded finish of the originals.
