Mark, welcome to to world of infinite differences in the Artillery badges of the former British Empire, Commonwealth and pre Independence from Britain. Undoubtedly, the most recognized badge of the British Army. Number of rivets on the trail, on the wheel rim, length of barrel, the ground (or grass) upon which the wheel stands and other minor differences are often only the differences between manufacturers. You will find two lugs, three lugs, sliders, tangs or even screws for fixing the badge to caps, berets, wedges, helmets, bush hats and belt buckles. You may "Google" the word Cascabel, it's the breech end of the barrel.(Wikipedia has a good explanation and a couple of drawings) then I would suggest you peruse the albums of member 54bty. Go to his list of RA badges, second page bottom line shows a Canadian badge, compare the cascabel to other badges on that line. That's a start! As for time lines of use, I believe for Canadian, you might take note of member Bill A's postings in your thread. Other members too have added some useful posts. Glad to see you're smitten! Good Luck. Regards, D.J.
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