Royal Artillery Badge

Can any member identify this badge?

It is bigger much than those one often sees listed as a Pouch Badge, and of course I don't presume it was worn on a hat due to its size!

It appears to have had two fixing points on the reverse. One in the middle of the wheel and one where the chassis meets the ground.

Not sure what it is made of? It appears to be pressed thin brassr plate with a light coating silver finish on the front.







Thanks
Alan

Could it be a foot locker plate ... lots of units had something similar, there was a Royal Signals one on here sometime back.

Len (Ciphers)

They look like the sort of thing you'd find on something like a dedicatory plaque, perhaps on a memorial or in a church.

(Or on the sleeve of a very large sergeant !).

I am not sure that it is a RA Badge, the Barrel is too long, there are too many spokes in the wheel and the Trail is at the wrong angle - could it be American? What's the history, Alan?

Sgts and S/sgts wore the brass gun above the chevrons in the old BD days. Are these from those times Firepower museum may know

Shelldrake,

Sorry, there is no previous history! You are correct about the wheel spokes. It is possible that the badge is much older than I anticipate.

The Pouch Badge is shown below. Also to Too big to wear on a sleeve. This is what I have seen depicted mostly on web sites.


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Shelldrake wrote:

I am not sure that it is a RA Badge, the Barrel is too long, there are too many spokes in the wheel and the Trail is at the wrong angle - could it be American? What's the history, Alan?

I put the angle of the trail down to the poor quality of the manufacture. (You should see my blazer badge for example !).

The wheel spokes ? When I was a real Old Sweat I had a cap badge upon which the wheel rotated, (WOW !). Hence the many spokes in the picture.

In conclusion, shame on you SHELLDRAKE, I think it's Barnes Wallis's cap badge.

Over to you, over !

Possibly worn on a Shako or Busby way back in the day when those were standard head dress?

Saw this on ebay today. It says it is an 18 pounder in cast bronze

The sleeve of a RA Sgt Farrier...Is that your pea shooter at the top

Gordon. wrote:

The sleeve of a RA Sgt Farrier...Is that your pea shooter at the top

To paraphrase Churchill. . . some shooter... some pea !

Thought Barnes Wallis said that....

No Gordon, Barnes Wallis said BLAST & DAMM it

Gordon. wrote:

Thought Barnes Wallis said that....

No, that was my old Battery Commander Maj Frank Whittle!

I think the Farrier badge is the same as the second one I posted, but a bit smaller, I think!

That`s what i thought Alan

It could well be something that was produced by Soldiers in the trenches during WW1, they were renowned for manufacturing lighters from empty cartridge cases and tobacco tins from boot polish containers etc?

Just found this one........ don't know how I missed it, but my sixpennorth.....

I reckon it must be Genuine, if not isssue then something turned out by an approved supplier....,..... Much too good for trench art, although I know there were some very professional things turned out. Wheels seem OK.... Everything I have, or had, has 12 spokes and so does this if you look carefully. It's confusing that the wheel behind is shown too.... the spokes on that could be mistaken for extras on the near side wheel. All the other bits, ram rod, trail, ropes, etc. seem to be right even if angles & proportions could be a bit out.

What is it ? Dunno, haven't a clue. Indian Army maybe ?. Have a go with the RA Museum, I bet they'll have some idea about what it is.

Shelldrake wrote:

It could well be something that was produced manufacturing lighters from empty cartridge cases and tobacco tins from boot polish containers etc?

Touch of hilarity as the net seems to have gone PUFFO at this moment.......
Reminiscent of WW2 joke........... VIP visiting aircraft factory asks bench hand "How many fighters have you produced today?" "!5 !" says worker. "15 fighters? Bloody marvellous !" says VIP. "Fighters? Sorry thought you said lighters " says worker.

jimsigs1 wrote:

No Gordon, Barnes Wallis said BLAST & DAMM it

I thought it was `DAM & BLAST IT`.