Staybrite Cap Badge Web Pages

[ukbrits]

Hi Bess,
I believe your S.A.S badge is more than likely to be as you suspected an Aussie badge. I have seen one before for sale on E bay Australia.As for the staffordshire collars hopefully someone else can help on that one.
Regards.
Colin

[Mike H]

Originally Posted by bess55

Also I have a Staffordshire Regt 'type' collar badge in A/A. Same general design as is normally seen in A/A (coiled rope, crown over the top with the small prince of wales plumes and scroll superimposed over the coiled rope in the middle). However this example has a much thicker rope leaving a small void, which is in silver, the crown is still gold and the plumes and scroll are chunkier and are inset into the thick rope. Any ideas? Again I'll try and post a picture later.

Thanks guys

Bess

Hi Bess,the thicker rope type collar were the 1st pattern of collar superceded by the thinner rope version.Both should have the holland cloth backing as the capbadge should have.Im sure there was an example of both on ebay a few days ago.

[bess55]

Thanks guys,
Re the SAS badge, thats what I suspected too. I'm sure I've heard of them before, I make you right UKBRITS.

Mike,
Thanks mate. I thought they would be something like that but cant find a mention to them in any of my referance books, Churchill etc, and I would expect to find one. I've had it ages and never got around to identifying it properly. Its actually much nicer than the type that we normally see (incidentally there are 2 slight variations on that particular collar badge). This one has a stronger detail, its a 'chunkier' badge and presents really nicely being all silver apart from the crown. Shame.

Once again guys, many thanks

Bess

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by ukbrits

Hi Chris,
Heres 1 more factory blackened anodised badges for your web pages.It's the very scarce Jewish Chaplains cap badge in anodised aluminium

Thanks and loaded.

Regards

Chris

[ukbrits]

Hi Chris,
Heres a pic of on A/A Light Infantry cap badge for your web pages.
Regards
Colin

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by ukbrits

Hi Chris,
Heres a pic of on A/A Light Infantry cap badge for your web pages.
Regards
Colin

Thanks Colin,

Have added it.

Regards

Chris

[ukbrits]

Hi Guys,
Here are 2 anodised aluminium badges for the Lovat Scouts.They are mentioned in Peter Taylors book as variants. The first badge has tall lettering on the celtic strap whist the second badge is of a squarer font.
Regards.
Colin

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by ukbrits

Hi Guys,
Here are 2 anodised aluminium badges for the Lovat Scouts.They are mentioned in Peter Taylors book as variants. The first badge has tall lettering on the celtic strap whist the second badge is of a squarer font.
Regards.
Colin

Thanks Colin,

I have loaded these up.

Regards

Chris

[hagwalther]

Hi Guys,

I have just loaded up a Royal Army Chaplains Dept badge onto the Corps web page which is quite interesting in three areas:

a) It is a three part hybrid badge of two parts anodised aluminium (wreath and crown together with Maltease cross) and an enamelled centre. No doubt for the fine characters required in the motto.

b) It is spike fitting - the only other one I know of is on the 8th Gurkha rifles

c) It is maker marked 'Stokes' as a cast which I have not come across on any other badges but am informed that they made a lot of Australian badges.

Regards

Chris

[badgecollector]

hi chris
its an aussie badge. stokes make or should i say made many of the aussie badges. but this is 100% australian due to the 3 factors you pointed out.
a) It is a three part hybrid badge of two parts anodised aluminium
b) It is spike fitting
c) It is maker marked 'Stokes' they made Australian badges.
bc

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by badgecollector

hi chris
its an aussie badge. stokes make or should i say made many of the aussie badges. but this is 100% australian due to the 3 factors you pointed out.
a) It is a three part hybrid badge of two parts anodised aluminium
b) It is spike fitting
c) It is maker marked 'Stokes' they made Australian badges.
bc

Hi Mate,

Is there a British Army equivalent that is not all black?

Also, all the Australian badges have Áustralia' on them - any particular reason why this ones does not?

Regards

Chris

[Alan O]

Chris,

There is no such thing as an official issue Padre's badge here in the UK. They are all privately bought by the Padres and supplied throught the equivalent of the 'RHQ' RACD. There was an article in 'Soldier' magazine a few years back but I don't have a copy. I have never ever seen an anodised aluminium one worn by a UK Padre.

Alan

[54Bty]

Sorry to have to contradict but the RAChD badges and buttons have a NSN and are available through the system. The black Christian version is anodised aluminium.

[Alan O]

So much for Soldier magazine's reporters then! Have you got one for the album?

This is the link to the RAChD shop for their uniform badges and patches. As I said I have only ever seen these black metal badges in use and not a/a.
http://www2.army.mod.uk/chaps/museum...hd_uniform.htm
Alan

[hagwalther]

Thanks Guys,

Looks like black is the only way to go.

The black one shown on the web pages was given to me back in 1977 when I was in the British Army by a Padre so have to assume it come from a most reliable source. It is unusual though in that it it's fittings are that of two tags but different to the thicker pointed tags produced as an experiment on some other badges.

More later.

Regards

Chris