CAR badges - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Loski · #1 24-08-15, 06:59 PM

Hi guys I recently picked these up from ebay they were both in the 5 to 7 pound range opinions please.

Tanker Mike · #2 24-08-15, 07:09 PM

I cant seem to open the links

Staffsyeoman · #3 24-08-15, 07:36 PM

Same here.

Loski · #4 24-08-15, 07:42 PM

Im having posting photos from photo bucket dunno why

Bill A · #5 24-08-15, 08:29 PM

Hi Loski, Try the file attachment method.

Loski · #6 24-08-15, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill A

Hi Loski, Try the file attachment method.

Yeahhh

Loski · #7 24-08-15, 09:41 PM

Here is the one on the left mounted on a Canadian made Logistik maroon beret

Phillip Herring · #8 24-08-15, 10:21 PM

1. There is nothing wrong with the cap badge on the left, but they are very common.

2. Unless I am mistaken, Logistic Unicorp didn't supply clothing to the CF until after the Canadian Airborne Regiment was disbanded. That would make it inaccurate to have the Canadian Airborne cap badge on this particular beret.

Phil

Bill A · #9 24-08-15, 10:37 PM

Interesting beret. Usually Cdn kit has a date of manufacture on it. As Phil says, there is some inconsistency with the badge being on the beret.

ddaydodger · #10 25-08-15, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill A

Interesting beret. Usually Cdn kit has a date of manufacture on it. As Phil says, there is some inconsistency with the badge being on the beret.

It is also mounted much to high, should be closer to the sweatband, 1/4 to 1/2 inch above.

Tanker Mike · #11 25-08-15, 02:35 PM

The badges are good, there are some copies out there of the airborne cap badge, but they are usually very heavy and dont look right. A fellow back in the day had some made and had OSONS (SSF moto) stamped on the back.
I believe the badge on the left is the early version, as the badge on the right has the type of slider (with the tab) for later cap badges.

Phillip Herring · #12 25-08-15, 03:07 PM

The earliest CAR cap badge was in brass and white metal. Later badges were the CF "staybrite". Coated so that they did not need polishing. The badge on the left looks too shiny to be the first issue.

Phil

Bill A · #13 25-08-15, 03:29 PM

The badge on the right of the image is interesting. I may be having a moment, but I don't recall seeing a solid backed CAR badge previously. As Mike says the ball slider is later issue, dating to sometime in the late 70's or early 80's. At that time NDHQ started to require mm and dates on the badges. They are often stamped on the slider.

Phillip Herring · #14 25-08-15, 03:56 PM

Bill is right. I am wondering if the badge on the right is a more recent production from Joe Drouin, made for the association.
I have a flat-backed badge with screw posts. I bought it from The Canadian Airborne Regiment Kit Shop about 1989-90 and I believe these were made for the belt buckles.

Phil

Loski · #15 25-08-15, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Phillip Herring

The earliest CAR cap badge was in brass and white metal. Later badges were the CF "staybrite". Coated so that they did not need polishing. The badge on the left looks too shiny to be the first issue.

Phil

unfortunatly when the on the left arrived it was rather durty so I cleaned it but it had been cleaned previously as there was polish residue on the back