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RCAF and CAF Badges
Hi all, I've just bought a huge lot of Canadian and British badges and insignia. Within this lot are these RCAF and CAF badges. As I don't have any books on RCAF insignia, I bought this lot on instinct. I appreciate any help in indentifying this stuff.
Regards, Greg |
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Greg,first pic, top, looks like an army BD shoulder title. Bottom, RCAF Medical Service collars badges.
Middle,RCAF Chaplain collars. Middle left,an escape compass, right, an army officer pip. Jo
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Fourth pic, left,RCAF (early?) brass cap badge.Early 1920s Canadian Air Force cap badge (original???).Right, Canadian Naval Air Service badge.
I could be mistaken on the last two since RCAF stuff is not my aerea of knowledge. Jo
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Hi Greg, Jo, The cloth title looks like a RCAF nationality title. And I am not sure, but the CAF badge may be a collar.
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Most of these can be identified in Mazeas' 1920-50 book.
The RCAF cap badge is the scarcer first issue. Phil |
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You are right Bill about the Canada title. Had a second good look at it and it's blue contrary to what I had seen this morning.(Bad lighting next to the computer.) Mille excuses. Jo
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Thanks Jo Bill and Phil, I found them all in the back of Mazeas. So it looks like I have a set of RCAF medical collars, a RCAF Chaplins's hatbadge, a first patten RCAF capbadge (marked R for Roden), a RCAF escape compass, a Canadian Airforce officer's collar. There is also a tiny gilt pip with a blue felt underlay that may also be air related.
Thanks for the help! Greg |
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