Kkrc Bakelite Cap Badge

[max7474]

I recently bought a job lot of bakelite cap badges from Canada on Ebay (Essex, RASC and Middlesex) and a fourth a KRRC which I already had one of. They were a little dear but all in good nick with both brass tangs. Any idea how many KRRC were made and how rare they are?
Thanks

[leigh kitchen]

I've always judged them as one of the more readily available plastic economy badges on the market.

78,920 made, all by H.P., contract dates 28/10/43 - 5/9/45.

I've got one of these with it's nice stamped out red backing - & the other day discovered that a moths taken a chunk out of it.

That's about the same number as Army Air Corps, over twice as many as the RA gun pattern, about 2/3rds the number of Para Regt.
Often seems that numbers produced don't tie in with current availability & prices.....

[Dan Maltby]

Leigh, how many RAC plastics were made please (obviously its a corps and not rare but im curios).
Where did you find this info?
and finally how many makers are there that you know of, ive only seen
A Stanley Walsaw

Sorry to be a pain in the ass
Dan

[leigh kitchen]

Sending you a PM.....

[max7474]

I've always judged them as one of the more readily available plastic economy badges on the market.

78,920 made, all by H.P., contract dates 28/10/43 - 5/9/45.

I've got one of these with it's nice stamped out red backing - & the other day discovered that a moths taken a chunk out of it.

That's about the same number as Army Air Corps, over twice as many as the RA gun pattern, about 2/3rds the number of Para Regt.
Often seems that numbers produced don't tie in with current availability & prices.....

That is odd that they are the same no as the AAC as the AAC badges are really pricey. I saw a dealer with one for £60 last week! possibly this is the Glider Pilot Regt/ Airborne connotations of the DDay anniversary pushing the prices up?