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Originally Posted by 2747andy
Julian,
They should not have been producing metal badges in quantity c.1964, as anodised were introduced some 10 years earlier? 
Andy |
Do not blame Gaunt for flooding the market in the 1970s. Gaunt was a commercial company. Militaria traders of the time put in orders.
I remember being told in London militaria shops that no one wanted those ugly stay bright badges and buttons. They were never going to be collectable. Collectors got what they wanted: gilt metal badges.