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Originally Posted by Milmed
These are sand cast and not official UK manufactured badges as most SAC badges were.
If they are, then my guess would be the central device placed within the circle of the original SAC Victorian crown badge (the one that had a large gapping hole.
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Originally Posted by Charterhouse.ca
The small badge does fit nicely into the center of the 1st issue Queens badge. However, then the "South African Constabulary" would be duplicated. Also, it was my understanding that in the centre was the Division's letter, i.e. a C or E.
Possibly this was a short time "fix" between the 1st & 2nd issues.
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Not my area but I do enjoy puzzles !
Q: Which came first the round badge or the QVC one ?
Is it possible that the round badges were produced "locally" as an interim measure (for local recruited staff) until 'proper' ones could be sourced from Britain.
NB. - I've seen photos of a round SAC medical branch badge with no crown and South African Constabulary around the central red cross.
Q : Could the 'hole' in the QVC badge have been designed to "accommodate" the round badge rather than the other way round ?
As 'local' recruits could have already had the round badge the QVC could have fitted over it. There is an example of a QVC badge with a red/white enamel cross 'insert' (?) , which would have solved the problem of the duplication of the title.
These would have been replaced after a very short time (due to Queen''s death) with the newer KC versions which would have been supplied to recruits from Britian etc.
I'm probably way off the mark but it is something to consider.
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