The smaller of the three Artillery cap badges is a post WWII beret badge, at least in the UK, don't know about Canada but I suppose theirs developed along similar lines.
The badge with the additional wheel is not supposed to move, the 'moving wheel' description stems from collectors, and it'll only start to move after much wear and tear, for instance from excessive polishing or rough handling, the official name is 'applied wheel' and supposed to suggest depth of field perspective as when a real gun is viewed sideways. Would be a waste to damage the badge getting it to move and break the wheel off after all these years!
Rgds, Thomas.
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