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R. Artillery cap badge
Hi all, I am looking to find an other ranks royal artillery cap badge. It needs to be of the type worn in 1914-18. Should it have lugs, loops, slider, 2 or 3 lugs, a blank slider. Thanks in advance.
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This thread may help (the reference to "Short Slide (vertical shank) reinforced behind the upper scroll" in post no 1 refers to two small brass"horseshes" fitted one either side of the top of the slider).
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ight=Artillery |
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Artillery badge
Hi Andrew this seller has a few not mega cheap though
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1917-Patt...-127635-2958-0 |
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The design was the same from 1903 onwards with the short slider. To be sure of a WW1 production type then you would want either the 1916 unpierced version or the 1917 with the wire reinforcement.
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Leigh,dean and Alan thanks for you help. I can now see I have just got to find one of the following three badges
An Unvoided type A short slider A horseshoe type of reinforcement. thanks again |
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It's 2 types - the slider is generally the same length on all post 1903 types.
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Thanks alan
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Without strengtheners fully voided, Solid unvoided economy and with strengtheners voided.
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If it’s someone who marched off to war 1914 to mid 1916 they would have been wearing the standard RA badge with a short slider fixing. As mentioned 1916 saw the introduction of the unpierced economy issue and 1917 the strengthen scroll type. Not intending to sow confusion but perhaps worth a mention I own an example (and have seen others) which is unpierced and with the 1917 strengthening wire. So ultimately you have a broad church of what you can choose to represent the RA during the 1914-18 period. |
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