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Old 28-03-11, 06:52 PM
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Just bought a mixed lot of all kinds of badges which included these wheels, presumably for the RA cap badge, they appear unused.
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Wow, that's an un-usual lot. Still I never have read yet what was the significance of the spinning wheel. I have an O/R's and an officers with spinning wheel. I even have a theater made one with a one too.

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Just bought a mixed lot of all kinds of badges which included these wheels, presumably for the RA cap badge, they appear unused.
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LEE, How big are they? Do they have any type of fixing on the rear? Could they be trade badges-Carpenter and Joiner??
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They are approx 20mm with a single pin in the centre, too small for trade, must be for the cap badge
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Old 28-03-11, 08:23 PM
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Hi lee, strange find. i have a couple of RA badges with spinning wheels and
both of the spinning wheels are bang on 20mm wide.
in your picture they look like tank track wheels from a plastic model kit!
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Old 28-03-11, 08:30 PM
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There must be loads of nice RA badges out there in need of a wheel, could have yourself a nice little niche in the market Lee !! Good find though.
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I agree with the above from Lee (Old Smelly) the wheels are additions for the mounted wheel type gunner's badge. The wheelright / carpenter's badge is approx 33mm in diameter, with obviously no trace of a centre pin. DJ.
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Looks like someone has found a use for them Lee !! Is there no beginning to this fool's talents ??
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I have to admit, that made me laugh audibly.......
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Looks like someone has found a use for them Lee !! Is there no beginning to this fool's talents ??
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His spelling is almost as good as his badge "Canaqdian MG Corps cap badge"

Have you thought maybe they are not military? Would fit nicely on an Hornby?

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Come on Wilf - you've never heard of the Royal Canadian Machine Gun Artillery??
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Why do people on the internet in general always waste time remarking on typing errors? We all make them but so long as the meaning is understood I never have a problem with it. With poor spelling and grammar I'm sorry for the poster who missed out on an education as well rounded as mine.
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I've just had a brainwave (dangerous). I'm gonna get all my broken badges, odds and ends, wheels and anything else I can find and send them to our resident repair man and see if he can make a load of badges to completely fictitious units and then sell them on Ebay for loads of money......this time next year we'll be millionaires!!
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Wow, that's an un-usual lot. Still I never have read yet what was the significance of the spinning wheel. I have an O/R's and an officers with spinning wheel. I even have a theater made one with a one too.

Simon.
I did once come across a reference saying that spinning wheel RA badges were "illegal" in the UK, but worn in India. Probably one of those old soldiers tales.

The book was written by a gunner who joined up in the late 1930s and was captured in France in 1940.
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All issued Other Ranks brass gun badges are one piece, Officers badges have a mounted wheel that incorporates a pin to hold it to the badge, if played with this can be loosened and made to ‘spin’. The brass badges sold by the Canteen and N.A.A.F.I., have a loose wheel with a separate pin. Those badges manufactured in far off places conformed to what ever type of badge was used as the pattern.
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