WW1 East Surrey Regiment All Brass Economy Cap Badge - British Army Insignia

WW1 East Surrey Regiment All Brass Economy Cap Badge - British Army Insignia

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I nice original example

The WW1 East Surrey Regiment All Brass Economy Cap Badge is a rare 1916-1918 wartime variation of the regiment's standard white metal insignia.  The critical shortage of nickel during World War I led to the production of these "economy" versions in plain gilding metal (brass)