When you say post-war examples due you mean items manufactured up to 1960 when the patterns changed or recent repro's?
Its its the former it can be difficult to tell and more and more repro's items are coming on to the market for the living history guys.
I would like to think most experienced collectors can identify the modern repro's but this obviosly come through looking at lots of badges. Its a pitty you live so far away or I would invite you to look at my collection which must be one of the biggest in the country. I also had the benefit of building up my collection when the book first came and no one was interested in trade badges. Hence cheap prices and very few repro's on the market.
Neil
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