A/A Cavalry badge that are lugged

[Mike H]

Are the lugs the rame as znu find ona cap badge ,paddy ? I had a brainwave,I had a 9th / 12th badge with lugs but the lugs were long and thick. I suspect that it was a pouch type badge.

[Paddy]

Mike

The lugs are exactly the same as you would expect on a cap badge

Paddy

[Mike H]

Just had a wild idea,how about a regimental police brazzard badge ? Firstly,I don't kmw if staff at the depot wore rac badges or their own.secnndly if the rp staff wore brazzards.

[grey_green_acorn]

Originally Posted by Paddy

Bess & All

I have attached pics of the RAC with lugs that I have. Like Bess's the lugs are N/S and not the type usually found on belt badges, it is also marked Gaunt London

Paddy

I also have one of these with two lugs N-S. I think this is the normal pattern worn for many years by the Royal Armoured Corps Junior Leaders Regiment.

The question is do they exist with a slider?

I think that the Special Reconnaissance Squadron RAC (1962 - 1965) wore the RAC collar badge with a red backing in the dark blue beret and its "successor" the Parachute Squadron RAC (1965-1976) also wore the RAC collar badge in the maroon beret.

Tim

[Paddy]

Tim

In answer to your question, slidered version attached below

Paddy

[grey_green_acorn]

Originally Posted by Paddy

Tim

In answer to your question, slidered version attached below

Paddy

Paddy,

Yes!! I just realised that I sold a DOWLER BIRMINGHAM marked slider version a few weeks ago!

As a largish but delicate badge perhaps the lugged version was more robust in service than the slidered one?

Any ex RAC Junior Leaders amongst the BMBF Membership?

Tim

[bess55]

Originally Posted by grey_green_acorn

I also have one of these with two lugs N-S. I think this is the normal pattern worn for many years by the Royal Armoured Corps Junior Leaders Regiment.

The question is do they exist with a slider?

I think that the Special Reconnaissance Squadron RAC (1962 - 1965) wore the RAC collar badge with a red backing in the dark blue beret and its "successor" the Parachute Squadron RAC (1965-1976) also wore the RAC collar badge in the maroon beret.

Tim

Ah, there you are then gents, if it was the collar badge worn with a red backing then what Paddy and I have must only be a 'regular' sized cap badge with lugs instead of a slider that we usually find. I have a few different makers with slider. No idea what the red backing on my one is for though?

Thanks once again all for increasing my knowledge.

Kind regards

Bess

[Mike H]

Would a recruit to the 15/19 th have had a red backing to his rac badge. Its the only post 58 cavalry regt that wore a red badge backing.

[Mike H]

B friend of mine suggested that the red backing may have been worn by the junior leaders rac.

[bess55]

Originally Posted by Mike H

B friend of mine suggested that the red backing may have been worn by the junior leaders rac.

Ah well, that would tie in with Tim's suggestion that the 'lugged' version RAC badge was that too. That could well be what I have then.

Bess

[Alan O]

i think that the lugged badge is probably from a belt plate.

[Mike H]

Originally Posted by Alan O

i think that the lugged badge is probably from a belt plate.

Looking at paddys image,the lugs look like cap/beret badge lugs rather than the belt plate type lug7.

[barrymerchant@hotmail.co.]

I'm both ex JLR RAC 72-74, my cap badge (RAC) had a slider, I've still got one. Also ex 15/19H, no backing behind RAC Badge just 15/19h one.