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Good Morning Everyone.....

Damn I was under bidder on this Father / Son set......

The sellers mention that the QSA read Ld. Strathcona's Horse has made me think that it may have been a late issue or re-issue to replace lost medal......

Guess will have to save some more.....

Mike

Hi Mike,
Shame you missed that one
Excuse my ignorance but does that mean the original QSA would of had the raised dates?
I also like the MGR badge, one of my favourites, a real work of art.

Cheers
Paul

Hello Paul.....

No there were no raised dates on this medal.....

Of the 123 known medals to Strathcona's Horse there are 49 Dated, 49 Ghost, 22 Date Removed and 3 Unknown or Late Issue medals.....

These 22 are dated medals where the dates have been removed by a jeweler's or engraver's chisel or tool of some kind show marks where the dates were at one time present and not the second issue where there are Ghost Dates.

There are also Seven other dated medals to units other than Strathcona's Horse bringing the total to 56........

Mike

Hi Mike


To refresh memories :

The top image is one of the 49 Dated to 340 Pte A W O'Brien.

The bottom image is one of the 22 Chiselled to 15 Pte E H Clark

Henk

Hello Paul,
That lot was actually quite cheap given the value of the silver badge!
Regards Frank

coldstream wrote: Hi Mike,
Shame you missed that one
Excuse my ignorance but does that mean the original QSA would of had the raised dates?
I also like the MGR badge, one of my favourites, a real work of art.

Cheers
Paul

Hello Mike,

Thank you very much

Paul

QSAMIKE wrote: Hello Paul.....

No there were no raised dates on this medal.....

Of the 123 known medals to Strathcona's Horse there are 49 Dated, 49 Ghost, 22 Date Removed and 3 Unknown or Late Issue medals.....

These 22 are dated medals where the dates have been removed by a jeweler's or engraver's chisel or tool of some kind show marks where the dates were at one time present and not the second issue where there are Ghost Dates.

There are also Seven other dated medals to units other than Strathcona's Horse bringing the total to 56........

Mike