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Originally Posted by slick_mick
That Tank badge was worn by the Australian Tank Corps during the 1930s.
Mick
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Hi, I've not really looked at my Australian badges for some time, so I spent the afternoon looking at them closely. The gilt cast badge could almost be a master for the standard badge that I've got. I'm not sure if the black badges were issue badges blacked for war service or completely new manufacture. I say this as the gilt badge has much finer detail than my black one,for example the ring on the turret has an inner ring which doesn't show on the obverse of the black tank but is apparent on the reverse stamping, also the rivets are much more pronounced and there are the additional lines back and base of turret. Curious.