Thread: OK you front stuffers

Originally Posted by Happy

Matamata Rooters Club..

@Gibo wouldn't be allowed in the door ... @Toby either with that face on !!

Originally Posted by Happy

Matamata Rooters Club..

@Gibo wouldn't be allowed in the door ... @Toby either with that face on !!

Not many rootable in Matamata so not offended much Happy

Originally Posted by Spook

I thought one M might be musket...if it was a 'mounted', wouldn't they have a horse in it as well?

Not sure. It would not be easy on something that small. Where did you get it?

Originally Posted by Rushy

Spook I am only guessing here but it may not be related to a club and could possibly be military in origin. The last three letters MRC could be relative to a mounted rifle corps. Not sure what the first M would be. Could just be a province of a country (e.g. Manawatu).

Maori mounted rifle corps?

Originally Posted by Happy

Matamata Rooters Club..

@Gibo wouldn't be allowed in the door ... @Toby either with that face on !!

I thought anyone with a tongue like that would get in anywhere

Originally Posted by Toby

Maori mounted rifle corps?

Or if from Wairoa...Munted Maori Race Cars

Originally Posted by Happy

Matamata Rooters Club..

@Gibo wouldn't be allowed in the door ... @Toby either with that face on !!

If that was the case then my badge would only have a derringer on it

Originally Posted by Rushy

Spook I am only guessing here but it may not be related to a club and could possibly be military in origin. The last three letters MRC could be relative to a mounted rifle corps. Not sure what the first M would be. Could just be a province of a country (e.g. Manawatu).

I concur that it is a club, specifically a rifle club; hence the last two letters R.C. and the two crossed long arms. That leaves us with the M.M. and I doubt whether "Mounted" was one of the words as "mounted" when linked with the firearms and the military implies "mounted rifles" and as a military unit, they would not be a club. It appears that the long arms are muzzle loaders but again, I doubt if "muzzle" is either one of the words as it would be in conflict with the "rifle club"
I have googled NZ towns and perused A.W.Reid's, "Place Names Of New Zealand" but failed to find any locality which I could expect to be M.M.
Conclusion a rifle club badge, (as the OP described it as a badge") but not for a New Zealand club.
It would be interesting to see the reverse as there may be a makers name. What is puzzling is that the base circle, long arms and "foliage" appear to be a stamping, but the letters MMRC are an engraving. Possibly a modification of a military button that is a one off jewellers handiwork, not a badge maker's product, which is why I would like to see the reverse..

Mickey Mouse Rifle Club?

Sorry, I started Googling it and got side tracked on some cool stuff

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

I concur that it is a club, specifically a rifle club; hence the last two letters R.C. and the two crossed long arms. That leaves us with the M.M. and I doubt whether "Mounted" was one of the words as "mounted" when linked with the firearms and the military implies "mounted rifles" and as a military unit, they would not be a club. It appears that the long arms are muzzle loaders but again, I doubt if "muzzle" is either one of the words as it would be in conflict with the "rifle club"
I have googled NZ towns and perused A.W.Reid's, "Place Names Of New Zealand" but failed to find any locality which I could expect to be M.M.
Conclusion a rifle club badge, (as the OP described it as a badge") but not for a New Zealand club.
It would be interesting to see the reverse as there may be a makers name. What is puzzling is that the base circle, long arms and "foliage" appear to be a stamping, but the letters MMRC are an engraving. Possibly a modification of a military button that is a one off jewellers handiwork, not a badge maker's product, which is why I would like to see the reverse..

Give me a moment and I will take photo

Originally Posted by Spook

I found the badge with two of these, so maybe military
Attachment 20021

Badge of the 9th (Wellington East Coast Rifles) Regiment. Regiment was renamed in 27 March 1914 as the 9 th (Hawkes Bay) Regiment. with headquarters at Napier.

As you have two, I suspect they are collar badges as opposed to a larger hat badge.

Stamped STGSIL...which I guess is sterling silver

It is not missing a piece on the right...that is the pin pointing up and stuffing up the focus

should have looked like this

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

Badge of the 9th (Wellington East Coast Rifles) Regiment. Regiment was renamed in 27 March 1914 as the 9 th (Hawkes Bay) Regiment. with headquarters at Napier.

As you have two, I suspect they are collar badges as opposed to a larger hat badge.

Thanks for that information...badges are 45mm high X 40mm wide