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Hi Marc, Could you image the back of the title? That is the best way to tell.
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Hi Irish, Are these yours? Are you going to display them?
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Yes, I purchased a number of boards that had been part of the estate. At this point they are just sitting in my military room. Doubtful I would display them.
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Did the Canadians wear the plastic collars or just the British?
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Hi Marc, Could you image the back of the title? That is the best way to tell.
If I can find it again Bill I will scan it. The image posted is from my records file, reverse images are a new thing.

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Marc, If the backing is a loose weave white cotton it is Patch King. Patches of the 24 and 25 RCA style were never authorized. The tapes were the authorized pattern, both overseas and in Canada.
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Hi Irish, Are there more Canadian boards?
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Plastic badges were not acquired by the RCA. (With the exception of a sample set made for trial purposes. The record suggests the plastic badges were the field gun pattern.) It is likely the plastic badges shown on the board are RA Second World War badges.
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Hi Bill, yes there are 4 or 5 other boards that are Infantry , Cavalry/Armor. If there is interest I Can photo and post.

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The gilt QC badge and the larger gilt collars are Australian post 1954 badges. Keith
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Hi Jack, Sure please post as you have a chance. There may be some gems. Always worth a look.
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Marc, If the backing is a loose weave white cotton it is Patch King. Patches of the 24 and 25 RCA style were never authorized. The tapes were the authorized pattern, both overseas and in Canada.
Bill, now found the badges, but, lost the connection to my scanner. Anyway both have a black gauze backing cut in the proper tailors style so that it is only the badge that is sewn through, both have been sewn to something.

Still with the RCA but a different badge, I have a large (cap) badge Scully Ltd with 3 screws fixed to the rear. Can you tell me what it would be worn on.

Also any comments on these two would be welcome.

Scanner sorted, so here are the two badges.

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Hi Marc, The backing on your example is not typical of the Patch King repros. Yours appear to be good examples.
The three screw posts, if on a larger than normal cap badge may be a pouch badge.
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Hi Marc, The backing on your example is not typical of the Patch King repros. Yours appear to be good examples.
The three screw posts, if on a larger than normal cap badge may be a pouch badge.
Thank you. The two badges above are Beret badges, the one with screws (not illustrated) is a Cap badge, as we have a Cap badge size on our pouches I suppose it makes sense that is what it is.

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A link to a 25 RCA title on auction. It is an example of a Patch King badge. The loose backing material and felt material are characteristic of their repro's. (Note Patch King clearly indicated that these were reproductions at the time they marketed them. It is in the mists of time that the origins have been lost. An incredible number of their repro's show up on ebay and in vendors' hands.) http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-Royal-Ca...item567a35600c
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