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Old 28-07-17, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by QSAMIKE View Post
Good Afternoon Everyone.....

I just got off the phone with the man who wrote the book on the South African Constabulary and he told me that he is 99% sure that this badge is one of the Prototypes that that Baden-Powell ordered from Birmingham when the SAC was founded...... He rejected it and went with the horizontal badge..... He has a Brass QV crown badge that was a prototype with the square lugs..... Neither badge though has a makers mark.....

Mike
Thanks Mike, that is indeed a great find then. Can't be more than a hand full of those around. Have a great evening. Regards Andrew
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