Black AA RTR beret badge

[Chacal]

Evening chaps

I picked up an auction lot earlier which contained a mix of mostly modern British Army insignia (I now have enough miniatures of the ‘Afghanistan’ medal to deck myself out like a Third-world general if the fancy takes me). One of the badges is a QC Royal Tank Regiment beret badge which appears to have beeen manufactured with a black anodised finish (rather than painted by the owner), is this a particularly rare item? I had a trawl through past threads but it is entirely possible I missed any reference to it. Any thought or comments are, as always, greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Graham

[fearnaught]

Hi, not sure how rare they are, but there are two versions of it. So I suppose it depends on the production runs, Mike

[Chacal]

Thanks Mike, I suppose without a maker's mark there's little chance of attributing this one to a maker.

Best

Graham

[William]

Not so rare, I think.

Here's another one.

Chris will be up soon, to tell us they are not official badges.

Cheers

William

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by William

Not so rare, I think.

Here's another one.

Chris will be up soon, to tell us they are not official badges.

Cheers

William

Quite right William,

They most certainly ain't.

Regards

Chris

[ianh67military]

I was thinking that some other units have blacked cap badges, but them remembered that the RTR are unique in wearing a true black beret, so, as my father says, "It'd be like a black cat int coal mine"

Ian H

[bess55]

Originally Posted by fearnaught

Hi, not sure how rare they are, but there are two versions of it. So I suppose it depends on the production runs, Mike

Mike,
I have a couple of these - what are the differences between the two types?

Regards all

Bess

[fearnaught]

Hi, here are the two types that I have, Mike

[Chacal]

Hi Mike

Mine is more like the smaller of the two except the reverse of the tank is depressed.

Graham

[bess55]

Originally Posted by fearnaught

Hi, here are the two types that I have, Mike

Mike,
thanks, mine appear to be ident with your second example on the right. In comparing the two types - i.e. the detail mainly on the tank and the crown - I would say that the left hand one is more likely from a FIRMIN die and the right hand example is a GAUNT badge. This I surmise from examining both against marked regular silver examples in my collection. Additionally you could scrutinise the lugs . . .

Anyway, thanks.

Regards all

Bess

[fearnaught]

Hi Bess, I'll have to check later, interesting. When you say silver, is that hallmarked silver? and if so what dates do you have? I've only got two or three that I like, of the top of my head I think they are 1960 and couple in the 1990's, best wishes Mike