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Old 28-12-08, 03:48 PM
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Default Any experts on RMA badges out there - 4

Finally - the RMA 'walking out' cap badge. As can be seen, various examples - probably all repro's. Again there are variations in design of the flame, number and polarity of the lugs plus method of attaching chevron to the grenade. Top left is only 'hollow' chevron and looks wrong in that badge seems more like modern day 'bronze' finish + it is messily soldered, its lugs are E-W on flame part of grenade only. The three down the right are very bright and shiny - seemingly cheep, gaudy imitations. L/Cpl & Cpl have the same lug arrangement as top left badge but Sgt has additional lug at the bottom of the chevron. Bottom left Sgt one is similar in flame design to the 'shiny' 3. The glaring difference to the reference picture mentioned for the basic cap badge is that the cut in at bottom right of the flame is deeper and the bottom right flame piece seems to hang lower. I am most hopeful on the top middle, middle left and bottom middle set of badges. The flame in all three looks similar to each other - and more like the reference book. The Sgt & Cpl badges have small 'flaps' at the base of the grenade - which the chevrons butt up to. The lugs are all different - L/Cpl has N-S, Cpl has E-W on chevrons and Sgt has E-W on chevrons + a single N-S facing lug on the flame. L/Cpl & Cpl chevrons are impressed in rear and so reflecting pattern from the front - the Sgts chevrons are solid. Any thoughts anyone?
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