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Old 21-09-21, 10:44 AM
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Hi All

I'm afraid there'll be a few of these as I go through some auction purchases - but then I know you all love the 'It's a Mystery' section!

I have picked up a small Labour Corps badge identical except in scale to the standard WWI cap badge. Pictured between its bigger twin and the Tank Corps for an idea of size.

Is it a collar badge, a literal economy of scale or something else?

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Tom
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Old 21-09-21, 11:08 AM
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The smaller slidered badge is for wear on the beret.
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Old 21-09-21, 11:23 AM
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Don't need a mystery section - common beret badge
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Old 21-09-21, 11:50 AM
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it's a c1950-1955 Royal Pioneer Corps beret badge to be exact.
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it's a c1950-1955 Royal Pioneer Corps beret badge to be exact.
Thanks, Hoot.

It didn't even occur to me that the Pioneer Corps would use the same badge as the Labour Corps. Duh!
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Ne problema - every day's a learner with this hobby, sorry, I mean obsession.
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Badge shown is the pioneer corps not sure where the labour corps came from
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