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    Post by lorne19 Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:21 pm

    Picked up a R.C.E SD cap today at a gun show in Montreal for what I thought was a good price. This is the first Sd cap in my collection so I thought I would share.

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    Post by Bill Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:02 am

    Nice. Is the badge an officer's service dress badge?


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    Post by lorne19 Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:33 am

    Thats a good question I'm not sure, I'm not a badge expert by any means. I'll take some closer photos and post them.
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    Post by pylon1357 Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:12 am

    ARe you kidding me, the Gun show in Longauil was yesterday??


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    Post by lorne19 Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:39 pm

    Yes it was, and it was packed with tables and standing room only. Much better than the Sept show I went to. Still don't worry the next one is in march and there will be another one in may.
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    Post by lorne19 Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:16 pm

    Here's a closer pic of the cap badge.

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    Post by Bill Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:43 pm

    Looks like an osd. Can you see if the back is smooth?


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    Post by lorne19 Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:36 pm

    OSD? Yes the back is smooth and it appears to use a strange type of slider rather then the loops and pin type fastner.
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    Post by Bill Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:28 am

    Officers Service Dress is abbreviated osd / OSD. The osd badges were smooth backed, darkened brown finish, usually made in bronze.
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    Post by lorne19 Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:09 am

    Interesting, the cap badge is bronze and dose have a browninsh tinge, it also has a smooth back. This is one of the things i love about this hobby, the learning never stops.

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