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Originally Posted by John Mulcahy
This badge is a headdress badge and the fact that it has sweat holes leads me to believe that it is not an OSD cap badge in a conventional sense but is a die stamped brazed O/R badge that is darkened deliberately of otherwise.
I would have expected a slider or two loops it appears from your description that it may once have had a slider but has only ever had one loop
John
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Actually it does not have sweat holes as such, only the 2 tiny holes drilled to take the pins of the silver/wm devices. Sorry to have misled you.
You may well have a point regarding extraneous coloration of the badge, but I am a bit sceptical here. The look and feel of item rather tips the scales in favour of authenticity, but that's only my opinion.
It is not die-struck but die-cast.
I confirm it has only ever had one loop, just above where slider (I presume) was originally attached. The 'remnant' of slider is dk bronze, almost black, as is the whole back of badge.
Have made a rough sketch
GTB