[JerryBB]

Of course Paul, and when I used to collect the dark side it was sad to see some older collections with more than a few fakes among them.

My point was merely about the tendency for 50's badges to be a darker more vivid blue than wartime which was based on my own personal observation of a lot of badges, as well as comments posted by experienced long term collectors.

I think in this hobby, you can garner a lot from more experienced collectors, but always remember that we all get it wrong some of the time and ultimately it is our own responsibility to research, research and then do more research.