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Armoured Car
I have an armoured car badge similar in the shape to the Lanchester RNAS collar badge, but larger, size being 5cm x 2.5cm bottom of the wheel to the top of the turret. Also there are no "rivets". Any ideas
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I'd say the details have been polished down as some remaining can still be seen.
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Yes I agree that some detail still exists, two roundals, but this appears to be too large, and heavy, to be a collar badge also the design is slightly different to the RNAS Lanchester.
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My first thought was that it's an armoured car crewman's arm badge.
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Possibly, but not RNAS as far as I know. Ratings wore an oval collar badge with a Talbot armoured car to the centre, whilst the officer's wore either a Talbot car or a Lanchester car or thier collar, the Lanchest being a slightly different design to the one shown. I have the Talbot rating's and Talbot officer's badges.
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Hi
i believe middle east post WW1. Armoured cars policing units. cheers Steve |
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It's an arm badge worn by the Armoured Car Company, Shanghai Volunteer Corps.
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Hi "Hoot"
Many thanks. John |
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Another example (image only).
Tim
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"Manui dat cognitio vires - Knowledge gives strength to the arm" "Better to know it but not need it than to need it and not know it!" "Have more than thou showest, speak less than thou knowest." |
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Perhaps I can add a little more to this thread.
I have owned the attached photo for many years as its inclusion in Edwards and Langley's Proficiency Badges book shows! The arm badge being worn by a member of the Royal Tank Corps is clearly an armoured car which appears similar to that shown. In addition the late Jim McDonald, chronicler of anything Tanks had the badge illustrated which is identical to that shown. All of which suggests its use at some point by RTC Armoured car crews or units. Jon |
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Some additional information in this previous thread:
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=30650 Tim
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