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Old 25-04-18, 08:06 PM
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I would be grateful for opinions on this LRDG Badge. I attach some pics.
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Old 25-04-18, 08:32 PM
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Not one i would accept.
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Old 25-04-18, 09:49 PM
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In my opinion this is a fine original LRDG badge.

It appears to be the badge sold in auction at Thomas Del Mar this week.

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Old 25-04-18, 10:02 PM
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I believe its a cast copy, i can see pitting ( characteristics of casting ) on the badge. I'm happy to be wrong though.
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Old 25-04-18, 10:24 PM
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In my opinion this is a fine original LRDG badge.

It appears to be the badge sold in auction at Thomas Del Mar this week.

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Keith, do you know what that badge sold for?
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Old 25-04-18, 10:58 PM
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Looks like a good one to me.

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Old 26-04-18, 05:51 AM
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All the traits of a good one in my opinion. But always best to see it is the flesh to make a decision.
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Old 26-04-18, 05:51 AM
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I think that is okay, not something that I collect, but, it does not look remotely like any fake that I have come across in the past and you see a great many these days, was it terribly expensive?

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Old 26-04-18, 06:51 AM
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Keith, do you know what that badge sold for?
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£380.00 hammer price...
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Old 26-04-18, 06:08 PM
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Thanks grenadierguardsman, Kieth, Luke, Jack, Mike and Frank,
It looked a bit 'New' to me, but I must confess that I have never seen one in the hand, and I wondered whether it was original or not. It did go for a tidy sum, but then I do not know how much these go for. I thought a bit more.
I just wanted to know what a real one looked like. I must confess that I have seen an 'iffy' item , a U Boat Badge in particular, achieve surprising amounts in very experienced military auctioneers such as Walllis and Wallis,
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Old 26-04-18, 07:20 PM
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Thanks Keith.

Peter - I’m no expert but from reading many posts in this section I gather the ‘going rate’ for a genuine LRDG badge is about the £800 mark. The last one at Bosley’s had a hammer price of £700. So even with TDM’s 28.8% auction costs I’d say you did rather well indeed.

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Old 26-04-18, 07:36 PM
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A lot of money, but, these days, even with the excessive premium, a satisfactory price to actually have to pay out.

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Old 26-04-18, 07:41 PM
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I'm no expert on these, but I'm sure all were made in Egypt and were cast, this particular badge shown has had the loops pinched which is generally the sign of a badge from an old collection that had holes drilled in a wooden board and the pinched loops pushed into the wood.

Not a practice recommended and maybe this was why the badge was sold for a reasonable price. A nice find for the buyer . . !

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Old 26-04-18, 08:07 PM
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I'm no expert on these, but I'm sure all were made in Egypt and were cast, this particular badge shown has had the loops pinched which is generally the sign of a badge from an old collection that had holes drilled in a wooden board and the pinched loops pushed into the wood.

Not a practice recommended and maybe this was why the badge was sold for a reasonable price. A nice find for the buyer . . !

Rob
Yes Rob, i too believe they were made cast. My reason for not liking this one was, i believe i can see sharp edging/markings. Which i thought were very new like.
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Old 27-04-18, 06:23 AM
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I think you did quite well there, long gone are the days when two hundred and fifty pounds got an original.

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Thanks grenadierguardsman, Kieth, Luke, Jack, Mike and Frank,
It looked a bit 'New' to me, but I must confess that I have never seen one in the hand, and I wondered whether it was original or not. It did go for a tidy sum, but then I do not know how much these go for. I thought a bit more.
I just wanted to know what a real one looked like. I must confess that I have seen an 'iffy' item , a U Boat Badge in particular, achieve surprising amounts in very experienced military auctioneers such as Walllis and Wallis,
Thanks,
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