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17-08-11, 06:53 PM
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Restike????
Hi all,
is this a restike. I got it from a veteran at a memerial of the battle of arnhem.   Please don't mind the lighting. It's from my 58 swiss pocketlight. 
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17-08-11, 07:17 PM
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hi are you able to post a clear photo of the back?
given how you got the badge, i doubt it would be a restrike. phil
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17-08-11, 07:38 PM
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I don't know PHil. I have a very similar story. When I was a kid, maybe 12 or 13, I use to go with my dad to work on Saturday's as he was a central heating engineer for homes.
One of his customers was actual a vet of the "Bridge Too Far" fiasco. He actual ended up in that house featured in the movie with Laurence Olivier, that manor house. Anyway, he was carried by a friend to the river when they got out on the boats. He was wounded by an MG34 20 mins after landing on the first day. He showed me the wound which he still had. Anyway, he gives me what he said was either his or at any rate a real set of wings as I was into the WW2 thing back then as I am now. I cherished it immensely. Once I checked them out on here, yes you guessed it -re-strike. I have to say, of all the things over the years, that disappointed me. I hope Robin's is a good one, looking forward to seeing the back. Simon.
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#4
17-08-11, 07:46 PM
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Hi gents,
The badge that Robin shows has a slider so I think we can safely say that it is not an original badge of the period. Besides that, the clues to its authenticity were it to be a looped badge would be on the obverse. There are some very informative threads on the KC Para badge that are well worth revisiting. Ry
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17-08-11, 09:48 PM
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Robin,
This badge was given to you by an Arnheim veteran, this does not mean it is the one he wore when he droped in on his first visit. It is more likely one of a number he had taken with him to give away or swap with friends he may meet on his trip. Enjoy the badge and remember the vetran and his comrades even if it turns out to be a restrike, which it probally is not. I have been impressed by the young people of Arnheim who attend to the war graves there. Welcome to the forum. Eddie
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