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Old 09-12-12, 12:19 PM
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Picked this up this morning, an a/a RAF cap badge, makers marked Firmin but with no means of fixing to the cap!
Anyone any ideas?
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Old 09-12-12, 01:20 PM
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Hi Tony

If it is smaller than the standard size RAF cap/beret badge it would have been worn by WRAFs on the 'hostess' cap. And no, I don't know how they fixed them on, probably sewn on is my best guess.

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Old 09-12-12, 01:29 PM
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I believe they are sew on badges, I have a standard cap size one and a smaller version.

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Graham/Paddy,
thanks for responses, it is a standard size cap badge.
What a pain having to sew the badge on!
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Tony

I believe they are sew on badges, I have a standard cap size one and a smaller version.

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Hi guys, Tonyb, The smaller anodised badge was for the 'pork pie/hostess' womens hat and the other was for the hat that replaced it and is in current use. Both came pre-sewn to the hat or band in the case of the larger one, which wasn't in use for too long as it was replaced by the 'wire look' badge, currently in use.
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Craig thanks for additional information.
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I have a sandcast KC cap badge which is on the sandcast project thread, did WRAF wear kings crown badges?
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Hi Rob,

They certainly did wear K/C cap badges.





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Phil, thanks for the picture, yes KC alright, but was it just the normal size RAF capbadge?

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