Hello,
Can anyone tell me what this is? I was told it could possibly be Canadian. Any help would be great. THANKS!
Can anyone tell me what this is? I was told it could possibly be Canadian. Any help would be great. THANKS!
-
-
Definitely NOT Canadian. At least, not Cdn military. The style is completely wrong, especially the edging, and the colours look too bright even for our full dress stuff. [Yep, I'm a Canuck].
The crown the lion emerges from is called a "mural crown" and in classic heraldry indicates the arms of a city or town. It looks to me like an inexpensive badge put together for a private group with limited means. Perhaps a club or youth group of some sort?
You might find it if you google "out of a mural crown a demi lion rampant" and look through the images that come up. Good luck!
Peter -
One of my old outfits. 101 Squadron, RAF. It's a squadron patch for the growbags and overalls.Comment
-
I stand correceted - it is military. Who or what is the lion & crown for, Tony?
PeterComment
-
It's not a crown, rather a turret. 101 were the first unit to operate the Boulton Paul Overstrand - a twin-engined biplane bomber in the '30s, that itself was the first to utilise a power operated turret. The badge reflects this. 101 are now a tanker squadron with the venerable VC10, which is due for retirement very soon. When it goes then so will the squadron - forever in all likelihood.
Comment
Comment