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Old 08-04-20, 11:10 AM
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I have a royal Tank Regiment AA cap badge maker marked S & W Ltd.
Does anyone know this maker please.
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Old 08-04-20, 11:11 AM
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Smith & Wright?
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Old 08-04-20, 12:57 PM
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Yes, deffo. Smith & Wright (Birmingham).

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Yes, Leigh and Dave are absolutely correct. There is a bit of history in Chris' book on AA badges. They were eventually taken over by Dowler in the 1960s - at the same time that Dowler was taken over by Firmin. They were major badge manufacturers during the 1st WW.
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I have a royal Tank Regiment AA cap badge maker marked S & W Ltd.
Does anyone know this maker please.
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Any chance of a pic please ?
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It should look something like this chaps:-
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Old 08-04-20, 09:20 PM
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As Bess55 has put up a picture which is exactly what mine looks like.
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