Officer TANK CORPS

[Luidgi350]

Hi,
I found this officer badge Tank Corps in a fair last week.
I think this is a copy but I would like expert advice. Fortunately, I have not paid dearly.
Kind Regards.
Loïc

[manchesters]

Hello,

Not normal to see 'pairs' of blades on a copy, so might be OK.

Lets see what others think.

regards

[Hoot]

I think it's a genuine OSD cap badge but, looking at the finish on the tank, it appears to have been given a touch-up with brown enamel paint at some point.

[FMT600]

Nice genuine badge and as already touched upon a bit unusual having the two lots of double blades.

Cheers,

FMT600

[burt246]

It's an unusual one, but I think it's a genuine. A lot of outfitters produced their own badges and buttons, so this might be one of them. A lot of the officers didn't have that much spare cash, so they painted badges a brown colour to make them look bronze. As for the double blades???......I think it's a case of belt and braces!

[FMT600]

Originally Posted by burt246

It's an unusual one, but I think it's a genuine. A lot of outfitters produced their own badges and buttons, so this might be one of them. A lot of the officers didn't have that much spare cash, so they painted badges a brown colour to make them look bronze. As for the double blades???......I think it's a case of belt and braces!

I think that you will find that a number of badge manufactures used a paint finish as opposed to a chemical darkening process on their OSD badges (Gaunts certainly did, I have a number of their OSD badges which are both painted and maker marked) that is not to say of course that other ranks cap badges (which this is not) were painted brown to make them look like OSD badges. I so agree that this badge somwhat has the appearance from the rear of a cottage industry casting so as you mention quite likely made on behalf of a military outfitter.

FMT 600

[burt246]

I've just had a thought....may be the inner blades held a coloured backing, like a piece of ribbon of the corps colours, brown, red and green. Then the inner blades held it to the cap. I have seen Tank Corps badges with this, but never seen the reverse of the badge.

Mark.

[manchesters]

Originally Posted by burt246

I've just had a thought....may be the inner blades held a coloured backing, like a piece of ribbon of the corps colours, brown, red and green. Then the inner blades held it to the cap. I have seen Tank Corps badges with this, but never seen the reverse of the badge.

Mark.

Mark,
No.
Its an accepted method on Edwardian and early 20th Century badges, both on OSD's and also some other ranks badges.

Just another way of securing it to the cap and wasnt used in conjunction with any backing material.

regards

[burt246]

Just a thought, I'm not too clued up on 19th century badges.

[Frank Kelley]

A very nice original badge, I am a little puzzled as to why you think it is a copy?

[QUOTE=Luidgi350;382148]Hi,
I found this officer badge Tank Corps in a fair last week.
I think this is a copy but I would like expert advice. Fortunately, I have not paid dearly.
Kind Regards.
Loïc

[Sonofacqms]

I have seen these on Australian General Service badges and some Canadian cap badges, just a manufacturers quirk.

Rob

[badgecollector]

Originally Posted by Sonofacqms

I have seen these on Australian General Service badges and some Canadian cap badges, just a manufacturers quirk.

Rob

hi rob
when you say you have seen these on Australian badges are you referring to the double blades?
if so, then that is very unusual as it is very unusual to get any Australian badge with blades (as the aussies didn't use them) let alone the double blades. I've collected the rising sun for 30+yrs and have several OSD badges with blades but never seen the doubled blades. not saying they don't exist, but if you come across another I really want it for the collection
bc

[Sonofacqms]

BC

This was probably fifty years ago when I saw the double blades on the Australian badge, at the time I was more interested in getting a specimen of each type of badge rather than badges with unusual fixings.

If my memory serves me these blades broke easily and I may still have the badge with loops soldered on, I will have a look.

Rob

[Sonofacqms]

BC,

Having looked I remember I exchanged it when I got a "better" one with loops on it, if I see another I will buy it.

Rob

[Peter Brydon]

Double blades shown in Babins book on CEF badges 1914-18 as being one of "Typical Canadian Made Fasteners".

P.B.