As for material used, it's suggested the lining from BD jackets is right... I might be able to get hold of some stencils to make the badges...
I guess that would make some sort of sense but seems quite light. Then again most originals are pretty old and grubby by now.
The original Herts HG ones I've got are printed and the fabric is a cotton gabardine in a dark mustard yellow/khaki; yes, very similar to the lining material as found on original BD items.
If I pull my finger out, I could probably try to screen print some at home - but no promises to do so, as yet! I've got loads on my plate at the mo...
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
Most shoulder titles I've come across so far seem to be a yellow/buff coloured embroidery, not white, on serge. The IWM collection also shows printed on kharki cotton drill though. And I haven't found battalion numbers/letters not printed on khaki cotton drill. So, the Monty's Locker set may well be more wrong than right.
Well, if anyone is suffering angst on what is or isn't "correct" then I'll just reiterate the game uniform advice - unbadged uniforms are perfectly fine.
In the "bible" there is one home guard patch not unlike your one from monty. However you'll want to trim about half the spare serge around the edge off it to be the same.
As I said before though, the official ones were printed. As were the letters and numbers. There were unofficial woven ones, but not many.
Yes, it's odd but it is hard to find on interweb a photo of shoulder titles that aren't embroidered! Being a rather self-important Captain though, I have splashed out on private purchase insignia. No coupons required. Unlike brown boots which definitely did require coupons, all of which the wife has blagged to go towards my daughter's wedding dress and bride's mother's outfit. I couldn't put my (black booted) foot down on that one. But I shall insist she wears the same outfit (the wife, not the daughter) for the forthcoming Victory celebrations, which surely can't be that far away.
me. I am gonna be home guard.
Mr Captain Chomley Warner is too important a man not to have suitable administrative aides.
Then our task is quarter done. Britain didn't get where it is today without having forms submitted in triplicate (what an invention carbon paper is!), cards stamped with abandon and chitties approved and initialled.
