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Blues and Royals Arm Badges
Are standards slipping?
I have posted attachments showing two Blues and Royals Arm Badges. The first is one of the initial issue showing a very good representation of an Imperial Eagle, a sleek bird of prey. The second is that of today's Arm Badge. the bird of prey has flown and we are left with something that looks rather comical, an Imperial pigeon and totally unlike the original Royals' eagle. Where has this gone wrong? Who is responsible for scrutinising the maintenance of standards and why hasn't it been done in this case? Gordon |
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looks like he's let himself go a wee bit! I'm affraid that's what happens to Old RAC types!!! On a serious note procurement goes for the cheapest and not best quality.. From a far they would look very similar to the untrained eye.. In a time of penny pinching we all have to economise, which often results in second best! Andy |
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Horrible looking thing, but when you can simply send a scan of what you want to a manufacturer in Pakistan & get bullion badges run up, presumably for a lot less than you'd pay to get them made in the UK.......
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This is Household Cavalry, it wouldn't happen in the RAC!
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RHG/D Arm Badge
This one looks as if it was produced as the transition version. Clearly the eagle has put on a little weight but still looks fairly fierce!
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That's very unfair, it's an insult to pigeons. More like a bird from a Punch and Judy show. Regards Brian |
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