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28-11-09, 06:16 AM
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very sharp looking command badge for sure. My collection of Command badges has sort of fallen by the wayside. After seeing this one, I think it may have new life.
Thanks for showing this one. Cliff
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28-11-09, 08:05 PM
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It looks like a very well made badge. You don't often see the rivets. I am assuming that it is made by Pressed Metal Products of Vancouver. Much nicer than Lamond/Woods/Evco!
Phil
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28-11-09, 09:04 PM
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Command Badges
Yes, I believe all of the Operational Command badges were manufactured by PMP and that the work is very high quality.
For Bill's scanner question, the quality of the scans is relative to the quality of the scanner. I use a Microteck scanner which does a very nice job and has a nice depth of field in the scanner.
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03-12-09, 12:42 AM
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Sorry to say, but I am with Larry on this one. It's nicely made, but, to me, not very Canadian in appearance. Of course all the new "dot coms" are rather American in design and structure as well.
A very odd position for the eagle. Standing with its foot out, and wings up like it's been frightened? Surely they could have come up with a bird with more military bearing if they insisted on using one! I'll gladly stick with my Land Force Command badge. At least the quality is a step up, I suppose. Thanks for showing us, Ed. And yes, nice scans. I find epson also has the depth of field required for badges, medals and the like.
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03-12-09, 02:12 AM
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Funny that you should mention Land Force Command. That particular badge demonstrates the poor quality of some badges. I have seen a number of them - being worn on parade - where the maple leaf had not been enamelled.
Another choice badge was the ADM Materiel badge where the anvil would fall off. In all honesty, I have never really liked wearing Command badges. Clutch pins are unreliable and putting them on is a fiddle. Same for collar badges and medal ribbons. Longer shanks on the pins would be nice, but for some reason, nobody has ever demanded it. Screw posts like on the shoulder titles would probably be a better method of fastening badges to the uniform. Phil Last edited by Phillip Herring; 03-12-09 at 02:17 AM.
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03-12-09, 02:25 AM
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Phil,
I agree that many of the Comd Badges are dismal in terms of construction. I, too, have observed the defects you speak of. A disgrace, really. I also agree that the clutch pins are not an attachment device I like very much. In fact I was cursing my badge this past Remembrance Day as it was giving me grief attaching thru the multiple layers of material. Perhaps this is a step forward, and we'll see better made badges...and eventually better pins. I won't hold my breath, but we live in hope! Adam
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04-12-09, 12:09 PM
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Falcon not Eagle
The article in the newspaper states that the bird is a Ealcon not an Eagle. I still think that the first impression of the badge is that it is an American looking badge not Canadian
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04-12-09, 01:50 PM
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From a heraldry website(http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm):
The falcon is indistinguishable, in heraldry, from the sparrow-hawk, goshawk, kite, or merlin, though they may be described that way in blazon. The falcon's heraldic meaning is "One who does not rest until objective achieved". This seems fitting for the command badge, though like several comments, the look of the badge is somewhat "American".
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04-12-09, 09:04 PM
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The command badge that I have no love for is the CANOSCOM one. A large star-like shape, far too large and too many colours. I thought the most American looking of them all.
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