RAF Officer of Air Rank KC : repro?

[Rodd Hill]

Just got this; I have a feeling it is a relatively recent Indian repro. I don't like the cartoony lion, and the orange backing seems unlikely to be WW2 period.

Your thoughts are welcome--thanks!

[Frank Kelley]

OMG I hope you did not pay very much for that, can you get a refund?

[manchesters]

Franks right, modern tat, sorry.

[Rodd Hill]

Thanks guys. I didn't buy it; just weeding out a few bad apples from a collection that I'm selling for the family of a recently-deceased collector. There's some space-fillers that the old boy must have picked up somewhere.

[SAS1]

The orange backing (called 'Holland') is correct for wartime badges, but yes this is a modern repro.

[billy]

I have one of these in my RAF Album have tried to upload but can,t! so me most likely! mine is still in packaging no Nato stock number but came with loads of others some similarly without NSN and some with so provenance is good will dig out and rephotograph tonight but for now go to my RAF Album bottom left corner on the 2nd row 3rd in from left or here if this works? which it has!! cheers billy


http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ctureid=102113

[SAS1]

Billy, the one in your album is a modern QC one in small size for side cap and beret. The one at the head of this post is a repro KC in large dize for the peaked cap.

[billy]

Yeah meant to post the fact it was Q/C last night , thought about it while driving to work and promptly forgot! restrikes are a pain! all the best billy

[Rodd Hill]

Thanks all--confirmed my suspicions. Good to know about the orange backing used in WW2--hadn't heard that before.