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Royal Canadian Artillery J.R.GAUNT B'HAM
Just a quick question to any RCA collectors. J.R.GAUNT B'HAM on metal badges is of course anathema to British badge collectors, but does the same hold true for Canadian badges? Is this RCA Queen's Crown badge a duffer and if so, would that always be the case on any metal badge? All the best, Mike
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Sorry for the late reply. I have been doing some digging, and it is difficult to conclusively say either way. There was no need to copy / fake the RCA badge, but some kit shops did purchase badges that were not in the system.
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Thanks for the reply Bill. I have subsequently found other Canadian badges with same mark and slider for sale on ebay; Le Regiment de Hull, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Montreal Regiment etc. Interestingly they are all Queen's crown badges and therefore contemporary with the J.R.GAUNT B'HAM mark - late 60s/70s. If they are good, they presumably would have been being issued then, so it's surprising no one would have ever come across them. I shall keep my mind open unless anyone can give a definitive one way or the other. How do these look? Mike
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314931432238 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225599915449 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225599906472 |
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Hello Mike
Some regiments, either by choice or by necessity ordered badges from Gaunt. The system in Canada made some very poor quality badges for a time, or could not fill demands when requested. So, the units turned to other sources. These were sold through their kit shops. They are "good" in the sense they were not made to deceive but not good in the sense they were authorized.
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