Old Canadian Army hat pins?NEED INFO

[sniper762]

Found two pins at coin shop today one has Royal Canadian army medical corps and the other one just has canada on it . when are they from ? what are they ? thanks.


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[Colinbc]

Badge of the Canadian Army 1953-1968. Changed after all the services unified in 1968.

 

[purple]

The one on the left is the General Service cap badge which was worn by personnel of all ranks who were not allocated to a specific regiment or corps. There was also a General List cap badge which was the Canadian Coat of Arms. This was worn by specialized officers with no corps/regimental affiliation, such as legal officers.

 

[Nyles]

Both are Queen's Crown, so they're post 1953 for sure. Earlier badges had the round-topped King's Crown (more properly a Tudor crown). The RCAMC badge is fairly common, the Army General List badge is less so. I'm not sure exacly when they transitioned from lugs to sliders, but lugged Queen's Crown badges are fairly common so I'd guess they're both no earlier than the 60s.

 

[sniper762]

Thanks for the info guys!! I payed $2 for them and will give them a good home.

 

[shootemup]

The General List OR badge is so much nicer looking than the CF cornflake recruits get today. It also came with collar badges.

 

[TheTooner]

Those are cap badges. Hat pins are pins that ladies use to secure their hats to their hair.

 

[purple]

I've seen cap badges with the rear slider for sale in antique shops as "money clips".

 

[Skaal-tel]

I've seen cap badges with the rear slider for sale in antique shops as "money clips".

lol! Not a bad use for an old badge or two I have lying around!