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Old 16-12-18, 05:16 PM
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This Tank Regiment cap badge has flat lugs, in white metal. Is this usual for a badge of this type which I assume is WW2 period? Any opinions welcome.

Kind regards, Malcolm.
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Old 16-12-18, 06:17 PM
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Nice looking badge IMO.
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Old 16-12-18, 06:48 PM
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Hello Tony.

Thank you for the reply. I had not seen one before.

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Old 17-12-18, 02:33 PM
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Hi Malcolm,
It’s not usual to find these lugs but they are a good sign, date is notoriously tricky to pin down. I’ve got just one the same amongst badges to represent each WWII tank regiment but whether it is a wartime style or pre-war perhaps has elluded me.
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Old 17-12-18, 03:22 PM
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Hello John.

Many thanks for the reply. Greatly appreciated and very interesting.

Kind regards, Malcolm.
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Old 17-12-18, 06:11 PM
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Rightly or wrongly I thought that these flat lugs were a feature of some Canadian badges.
They have been mentioned before on the forum as being indicative of WWII manufacture on British badges.
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Old 17-12-18, 10:08 PM
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Leigh. Thanks for the info. Interesting that they are also white metal. Kind regards, Malcolm
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Old 18-12-18, 06:27 AM
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Typical WW2, very nice, you also encounter the RAC/AAC/Parachute Regt badges made like that on occasion.

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Hello Everyone.

This Tank Regiment cap badge has flat lugs, in white metal. Is this usual for a badge of this type which I assume is WW2 period? Any opinions welcome.

Kind regards, Malcolm.
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Old 18-12-18, 07:11 AM
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Offhand I know that I have a Seaforth Highlanders badge (Pictou Highlanders?) and one or two others.
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I have just received a Coldstream guards cap star with this type of " flat lugs " fitted.
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Old 18-07-19, 08:46 PM
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Send it back (so it can be given to me).
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Send it back (so it can be given to me).

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G'day Malcolm.

I have one with small copper lugs and it has the rear pointing gun. Have a look and see it the gun points to your left (rear) or to your right (forward pointing).

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Andy,

Look forward to seeing this one, will you be posting it in your Album?

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Look forward to seeing this one, will you be posting it in your Album?

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Im looking at redoing my albums shortly Simon.
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