Printed 53rd Welsh div patches - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

JerryBB · #1 21-03-13, 02:17 PM

These arrived today from a dealers and opinions would be greatly appreciated as I'm not sure on the W patches. All the examples I have seen have the weave running from top left to bottom right and the wavy edge looks different.

Thanks.

Mike Jackson · #2 21-03-13, 02:28 PM

I have seven printed examples - on six of them the weave runs from top left to bottom right. On the seventh it runs from top right to bottom left. I don't much like the "shadowing" effect on the W - giving it a strange three dimensional appearance (as per hull numbers on USN warships)
Mike

JerryBB · #3 21-03-13, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Jackson

I have seven printed examples - on six of them the weave runs from top left to bottom right. On the seventh it runs from top right to bottom left. I don't much like the "shadowing" effect on the W - giving it a strange three dimensional appearance (as per hull numbers on USN warships)
Mike

Hi Mike, it was both the weave that concerned me and also the "shadowing" effect which is not something I have seen before. Sadly the sellers pics were not great and it was only when they arrived today could I see these areas of concern.

The IWM collection which has quite a few of these does not have any of this type and I also looked at old threads here without success, though there was a thread a while back with a fake printed W shown, but it was on an EBAY link which no longer shows the image.

JerryBB · #4 21-03-13, 04:07 PM

Adding some pictures of the rank insignia as it was suggested that these might be an indicator of this set being good or bad. They are on the wrong way I think, though do look quite well settled into the fabric, but they do not match any of the other rank insignia of this type that I own and look a bit odd IMHO.

REME245 · #5 21-03-13, 05:18 PM

For whats it worth its not a pattern I have ever seen before.

JerryBB · #6 21-03-13, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by REME245

For whats it worth its not a pattern I have ever seen before.

Thanks for the info, as that is part of the problem, as they do not match the known originals I have seen and sadly the only fakes I can remember the details of are the embroidered types and what the fake printed examples look like I can't remember or find images of.

It also feels to be a thicker base fabric than the other printed patches I have from other units.

In theory I have the right to return them to the seller so if it is a thumbs down I will only lose the postage costs, twice!

Obviously I would rather they were good, but if bad, back they will go.