Indeed there are of the 1949 Patten badge and may well be late 1940's manufacture of a trails basis, and I describe this one as a 'Shepherds Crook' fixing so as to have a larger bonding area, and have also seen a few, in fact I have one. The other style is the 'right angle' fixing.
Marples and Beasley is a likely candidate as they produced a lot of the first issue 'All Brass' and then 'Bi Metal' (nickel shield bonded to badge) to the same style of crown.
It was because earlier badges (and this is a very early example) were not fixing properly from experience with the RAOC 'Wide Tonanti' (1947 Pattern) trails badge. Another method was a riveted brass slider I have seen on QC RAOC anno badges (T&S)
P.S. I have been told that this 'Shepherds Crook' can be found on other badges as well such as RASC?
Last edited by Mike_2817; 20-11-15 at 09:24 AM.
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