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Old 20-04-14, 07:15 PM
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Default Artillery badge. Collar or beret badge?

Can anyone comment on this badge. Officers badge with gilt and riveted wheel. Maker marked Scully Ltd. Collar or Beret badge. 45mm wide, 36mm high.
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Old 20-04-14, 07:17 PM
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Default Rear of the arty badge

Here is the rear. Screw posts are original to the badge.
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Old 20-04-14, 10:31 PM
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Hello,

Badges identical to these were sold on Ebay Canada recently, maybe this is one of them.

The seller sold a pair as collar badges, BUT, both faced left.

I am more inclined to believe that they are Officers Beret badges.

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Old 21-04-14, 06:29 PM
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I know of the of the pair on ebay. This is not one of them. It does look identical to the pair. Thanks for stone info. Of all the pictures I have seen of Arty oficer's, they are all wearing the familiar exploded bombs as collars. My dad was in the RA and I have his wartime beret and it does have a smaller cap badge.
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Old 21-04-14, 06:52 PM
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Perhaps badges for a pouch?
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Old 21-04-14, 07:08 PM
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In WW1 some of the CFA war raised overseas battalions wore small sized cap badges as collars, so it's possible the tradition extended to WW2 and beyond, perhaps.

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Exact same size as post 2nd World War British beret badge.

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