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Title Tank Corps cap badge
Nationality British
Period c 1917-39
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The Tank Corps was raised in 1917 and this badge was commonly in use until 1939, when a new badge was introduced in white metal, this being in gilding metal. The Tank Corps was the instrument of immediate tactical success on the Western Front, which broke the stalemate of the trenches and was a major contributing factor to the final victory.

It is of one-piece die-struck construction, with two lugs brazed to the edge of the reverse on each side. This is similar to the more normally encountered version with a slider, but there are manufacturer's variations in the design. The badge is made of gilding metal and retains its bright finish.

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[Militaria : Badges : British : 20th Century]

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M T, UK, 15.08.2009

Hanger arrived safe and sound 11.30ish today. Very pleased, it's as expected. Your excellent pics make all the difference in terms of confident buying over the net. As a matter of interest, the frog, which as you said is very a/f, is, as you thought, 'spot on'. On closer inspection it is a mk.1 Naval Frog, designated 'for cutlasses'. Date seems around 1860ish give or take.

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