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Black AA RTR beret badge
Evening chaps
I picked up an auction lot earlier which contained a mix of mostly modern British Army insignia (I now have enough miniatures of the ‘Afghanistan’ medal to deck myself out like a Third-world general if the fancy takes me). One of the badges is a QC Royal Tank Regiment beret badge which appears to have beeen manufactured with a black anodised finish (rather than painted by the owner), is this a particularly rare item? I had a trawl through past threads but it is entirely possible I missed any reference to it. Any thought or comments are, as always, greatly appreciated. Thanks Graham
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Hi, not sure how rare they are, but there are two versions of it. So I suppose it depends on the production runs, Mike
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Thanks Mike, I suppose without a maker's mark there's little chance of attributing this one to a maker.
Best Graham
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Not so rare, I think.
Here's another one. Chris will be up soon, to tell us they are not official badges. Cheers William |
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They most certainly ain't. Regards Chris |
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Black RTR
I was thinking that some other units have blacked cap badges, but them remembered that the RTR are unique in wearing a true black beret, so, as my father says, "It'd be like a black cat int coal mine"
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I would think more reason to blacken their badges , many blacken badges were worn in Northern Ireland
David |
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I have a couple of these - what are the differences between the two types? Regards all Bess |
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Hi, here are the two types that I have, Mike
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Hi Mike
Mine is more like the smaller of the two except the reverse of the tank is depressed. Graham
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Mike,
thanks, mine appear to be ident with your second example on the right. In comparing the two types - i.e. the detail mainly on the tank and the crown - I would say that the left hand one is more likely from a FIRMIN die and the right hand example is a GAUNT badge. This I surmise from examining both against marked regular silver examples in my collection. Additionally you could scrutinise the lugs . . . Anyway, thanks. Regards all Bess |
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Hi Bess, I'll have to check later, interesting. When you say silver, is that hallmarked silver? and if so what dates do you have? I've only got two or three that I like, of the top of my head I think they are 1960 and couple in the 1990's, best wishes Mike
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Regards all Bess |
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http://http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/forums/group.php?do=picture&groupid=7&pictureid=13100 Sealed 1970 but I joined the RTR in September 1969 and was issued with a 2 lug silver AA badge with backing plate? Tim
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Is there a Black RTR badge with a slider? Or did they only have lugs?
Mick
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