RCMP INSIGNIA  Page 3 BADGES

 ABOVE -- North West Mounted Police badge; obsolete since 1904.  Note the first word in the motto did not use the letter "S" on the end during that time.

ABOVE -- Nice reproduction of the NWMP officer's helmet plate

ABOVE -- reproduction of a North West Mounted Police sergeant's pouch badge in its presentation case

 In case you can't read it ---  The card that came with this badge says--This is to certify that this North West Mounted Police Sergeant's Pouch badge is one of one thousand reproduced to commemorate the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regina Senior Non-Commissioned Officer's Mess, 1882 - 1982.  Badge Number  MP 0874.

On the other side of this card, it says the foregoing in French.

 ABOVE --   Old RCMP hat badge with King's Crown.  Says Made in England on the back; used between approximately 1920 to 1953.

 ABOVE -- RCMP collar dog with King's Crown to go with the above hat badge.

ABOVE -- the RCMP cap badge used from approximately 1954 to 1962.  It used to be all brass colored, and you can really see the brass color on the back.  But on the front, the electroplated brass color has mainly worn off except for some left on the bottom area.  It is distinctly heavier than the similar badge pictured just below, and this one above has a certain metallic ring when it is lightly dropped on to a hard surface.  The number of holes on each side of the center crest differs from the number of holes on each side of the staybrite badges pictured below.

ABOVE -- used between approximately 1963 to 1974.  Cap badges - light weight, these are the "staybrite" anodised aluminum/plastic.  LEFT one has the Gaunt  Birmingham mark on the back.  RIGHT one has the Scully mark.  You can see minor differences such as the word CANADA under the crown is a different size and the outer edges of the mapleleaves are different.

ABOVE - the RCMP collar dog matching the left badge pictured just above this pic.  Again - super lightweight, shiny silver color with a light gold tone, Gaunt  London mark on the back.  Note the crown has no red in it.  Unsure why the hat badge says Gaunt Birmingham, while the collar dogs say Gaunt London.

 ABOVE -- RCMP current issue crown pin for officers; these are 20 mm.  Still need the silver embroidered crowns and pips that go on the fancy gold cord shoulder boards.

ABOVE -- old RCMP King's Crown pin.  

 ABOVE -- old RCMP Transport badge.  Love the wheel.   On Page 2 Patches, there is a pic of the Transport shoulder flash.

 ABOVE -- older style RCMP hat badge.  Older style, but still with a queen's crown, used from approximately 1974 to 1976.

ABOVE -- Royal North West Mounted Police badge - but is believed to be a reproduction.   This style was used until 1920.

ABOVE -- RCMP hat badge used from approximately 1976 to 1979.  Check out the shape of the crown - it is the same shape as the badge used from approximately 1974 to 1976 pictured two photos above.  It is quite different from the shape of the crown on the other badges pictured below which also have red enamel in the crowns.  When you see any green in the pic, note that it is a reflection from something in the room.  There is no green on the badge.  

ABOVE -- RCMP hat badge;   current issue though used mainly from 1979 to 1993; the current style has a few variations, of which only collectors seem to care.  Examples - the bison's beard is thicker on this one, and above the words Royal and above Police, there is less blue enamel in the ribbon.  Check out the badge pictured just below.

ABOVE -- RCMP hat badge in use since 1994 or so.   This one differs from the two badges pictured just above in that it appears to have a clear epoxy type coating over all of the blue enamel, giving it a glossy finish.  The red color in the crown also has this finish.  All 3 of the badges with this shaped red crown would likely be considered current style.

ABOVE -- 5 RCMP badges in a group photo -- for ease of comparison - All of these are pictured separately above.

TOP:   The badge at Top Left has a bison whose beard is thinner than the badge at Top Center. The badge at Top Center has a darker shade of red in the crown. The Top Center badge also has less blue enamel on the ends of the scroll above the words, Royal and above Police.

The badge at Top Right is similar to the one at Top Center, but the badge at Top Right has a clear epoxy-type coating over all of the blue and red enamel, giving it a shiny appearance.

BOTTOM ROW:   The badge at Left has no red in the crown and instead, has 2 holes (voids) in the crown. The badge at Bottom Right has a solid crown with the red added.

Note that the shape of the crowns in the Top row are similar to each other, but are very different from the shape of the crowns of the badges in the Bottom row.

ABOVE and BELOW  --  RCMP badges in a belt holder.   Besides the belt clip on the rear, these have velcro between the front piece and rear piece, to allow one to insert the rear part into a front pocket, allowing the badge front to hang loose without using the belt clip, such as in a front shirt pocket.

ABOVE AND BELOW ---

Here is the cap badge made by Scully with the

2007 hallmark on the rear.

ABOVE -- Vets badge

ABOVE -- RCMP Veterans Association bullion crest.

ABOVE -- Veterans Association patch

ABOVE - I think this is worn on berets

ABOVE -- 1982 anniversary badge set to commemorate the 50th anniversary of RCMP policing in Nova Scotia after the Nova Scotia Police was absorbed into the RCMP in 1932 - in the presentation case.

ABOVE -- an RCMP Officer's hat badge.  Note how the center crest and bottom words are made of metal, while the leaves and border are made of metallic thread.  This one is known as the 1980s pattern in Don Klancher's book, and only 591 of these were made - see page 71 of DK's book.

 ABOVE -- another RCMP Officer's hat badge, 1983 pattern.  Note how the center crest and bottom words are made of metal, while the leaves and border are made of metallic thread.  This one is the current issue and has been in use since 1983, per Don Klancher's book.

ABOVE -- an old style RCMP Officer's hat badge.  Note how the center crest is made of metal, while the leaves and border are made of metallic thread.

ABOVE -- an old style RCMP Officer's hat badge.  Note how the center crest is made of metal, while the leaves and border are made of metallic thread.

ABOVE -- another RCMP old style officer's hat badge.  This one is likely a more recently made reproduction by a company in British Columbia; you can discern this based upon the color of the very shiny center piece.  Even though it is likely a reproduction, you can still see some officers wearing this version in recent Internet photos.

ABOVE -- medium sized RCMP blazer crest.

 ABOVE -- RCMP King's Crown, old officer's hat badge, Marine Section.  Possibly from the 1930s.

 ABOVE -- RCMP King's Crown, old style officer's hat badge, possibly from the 1940s.

ABOVE -- 6 RCMP officers' hat badges.  I thought you would like one picture with several badges in the same picture, for ease of comparison.  All are pictured previously.  Again, the one at Bottom Right is newest and the one at Top Left with the King's Crown is the oldest.