Plastic ATS - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

jim a · #1 28-02-10, 07:30 PM

I picked up a plastic Ats at the gunshow this weekend. It has a makers mark on the slider but all that is legible is ------ LTD BHAM... Can anyone help with the maker? Thanks Jim A

Sonofacqms · #2 01-03-10, 12:43 AM

If it is the same as mine it reads "JR&L LTD B'HAM" on the slider.

fougasse1940 · #3 01-03-10, 12:05 PM

All 254,000 plastic ATS badges were made between 18-04-42 to 05-09-45 by Jarrett, Rainsford and Laughton Ltd.

Rgds,
fougase1940.

jim a · #4 01-03-10, 03:55 PM

Thanks for the info... that would be it... I was trying to make out a stanley or wallis maker mark and they weren't fitting the bill.... Jim

fougasse1940 · #5 02-03-10, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by jim a

Thanks for the info... that would be it... I was trying to make out a stanley or wallis maker mark and they weren't fitting the bill.... Jim

I'm not aware of a "Wallis" maker mark on plastic badges, do you mean "A Stanley & Sons, Wallsal"?

Rgds,
fougasse1940.

jim a · #6 02-03-10, 02:05 PM

You are right... I was going by memory and thouight there was a Wallis manufacturer ... excuse my red face

Mike_2817 · #7 02-03-10, 11:24 PM

I was under the impression that all 'Plastic' Cap Badges were produced with thin brass blades and not Sliders, and that the makers mark was impressed into the back of the badge. Is this not the case with the ATS badge? and if so what other badges were produced with sliders?

Any chance of a picture of one (rear)?

fougasse1940 · #8 03-03-10, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike_2817

I was under the impression that all 'Plastic' Cap Badges were produced with thin brass blades and not Sliders, and that the makers mark was impressed into the back of the badge. Is this not the case with the ATS badge? and if so what other badges were produced with sliders?

Any chance of a picture of one (rear)?

Not all manufacturers marked their badges, and there are unmarked badges by manufacturers who usually did mark them.
The RA gun and RAPTC badges are also slidered.

Rgds,
fougasse190

Alan O · #9 03-03-10, 12:50 PM

Those 2 were made with brass sliders where as the ATS had a plastic one. The only other slidered one that I know of is the Q/C KRRC which had a brass sldier as well.