Question About Royal Armoured Corps Badges...
 

Just a few quick questions about Royal Armoured Corps badges:-
1) Was there ever an officers bronze version of the first pattern Royal Armoured Corps cap badge (the pattern with the RAC letters rather than the mailed fist)
2) Were there ever officers bronze collar badges of this pattern?
3) Were there ever ORs brass or gilding metal collar badges of this pattern ?
4) Were there ever officers silver (or silvered) collar badges in the second pattern (mailed fist) King's crown or Queen's crown
5) Were any HM silver Queen's crown , officers second pattern cap badges produced ?
6) Were any of the officers pattern badges produced in bullion for wear on a beret ?
Just want to make sure that these things actually exist so that I'm not chasing unicorns !
Photos of any of the above that do exist would be greatly appreciated !

TIA

PL

Royal Armoured Corps badges:-
 

PL,


4) Were there ever officers silver (or silvered) collar badges in the second pattern (mailed fist) King's crown or Queen's crown. = Yes KC silver plated and BZ collar badges were produced , also officers KC Bullion collars (mess Dress ????)

6) Were any of the officers pattern badges produced in bullion for wear on a beret ?. I have an QC bullion officers badge in my collection ??? was it worn ????


Will post photo's tomorrow

Tony C

Thank you Tony

I knew about the officers bronze 2nd pattern collar badges, I didn't know about the others

PL

This is from the Olympia auction site...
Hope it helps, I didn't know there was a silver plate QC cap and collars until I saw this..

Chris

The QC bullion was worn by a cadet force, I found one on-line and asked about it, I'll find my thread

Chris

Thanks, that helps a lot 👍

Paul

About the bullion badge..
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=73528

That’s a card from the Professor Charles Thomas collection. Discussed on here in several other threads.

If should have remembered that - having made a couple of comments on the thread !
PL

Hi Paul, 1/ Yes; 2/ No, but I'm sure some officer would have worn 1 as them;3/ No but they do appear with lugs so maybe or just converted. There is an Indian made one with lugs; 4/ Yes both British and Indian made; 5/ I only have an unmarked J R Gaunt one so could be silver but probably plate. If you want I could photograph them, hope this helps best wishes Mike

Thanks Mike, that's brilliant and very helpful information. Any photographs would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Paul

Paul, bronze first pattern RAC badges are darned uncommon, strictly they shouldn’t have been made as WO instructions ordered RAC officers to wear the ORs pattern until the newly designed badge was brought in.
John

Hi Paul, some photo's, hope they help, best wishes Mike

Hi Paul, sorry I forgot the Q/C plated? version, best wishes Mike

John and Mike, very many thanks for the additional information, much appreciated and fills in a few gaps in knowledge for me. Mike that QC RAC 2nd Pattern plated is a beauty - one for me to keep a look out for !

Paul