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Unusual metal "RFC" rank badges
A friend in Canada has recently sent me the attached photos of some metal "RFC" rank badges. At first they do appear to be such but, on closer examination, the Flight Sergeant version is not right. It has a different pattern centre star. As I have never seen any reference of photos of metal versions I am stumped. Does anyone know what they are??
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Nice , thing never seen ,probably field made !!
WW1 cheers steve |
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Here is a better detail pic. They don't look like theatre made items, as they wouldn't have had a pattern to follow or cast.
Dave |
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To me the hub design on the left looks remarkably similar to the RAAF metal leading aircraftsman rank badge. Is it possible these are Australian Flying Corps badges? (I had the two subject pieces in hand at one point, they are very interesting to say the least!)
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MIKE Collecting RCAF Wings Uniforms Badges and Insignia |
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These were woven on drab drill, or blue, and in 1921 at least the star was in yellow. These may well have been a trial set by Stokes and Sons, or Bridgland and King, from soon after the Great War. RAAF did have quite a few metal badges made, but most were in drab or blue. Keith |
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at first glance i thought australian. as Keith asks, the lugs may hold a clue.
if it was stokes made i would expect a makers name as they named nearly everything bc |
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Here are the rear views of the badges. Neither of them is maker marked.
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Very interesting Dave,
Those lugs are very similar to that used by a manufacturer by the name of Henry Arendsen and Sons, who was a metal manufacturer of Malvern, Victoria. He does not appear to have started supplying Department of Defence until not long before the start of the Second World War which puts him out of the time period somewhat. I will look in the Gazette and see if it tells me when he was registered. Cheers, Keith |
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