Certain fakes - Confirmation appreciated

The first three badges came from an antiques shop in London. The seller claimed to have no idea if they were genuine or not. I've looked at several threads relating to each one and have concluded they are poor quality immitations. It would be nice to have the back-up of forum members before I start demanding refunds. For those who are wondering - they were £15 each reduced from £22. The tank corps badge is a seperate purchase but another I'm curious about. Can't find a matching image (in brass) in my books.

1st Battalion Blackpool Volunteers:

The lady in wales strikes again.
Glazy, unsharp finish to rear.
Too good to be true anyway.

Lancashire Hussars:

Zero definition around the centre of the rose.
Missing letter right-hand side of scroll. Seems to read Lancashire Hussars.I - Should be I.Y?

Liverpool Scottish:

Poor definiiton on reverse particulary to the face. I believe this is not an expensive badge so I am surprised to find one faked.

Tank Corps

Not sure about the slider, direction of tank or the material (wm/brass)

Tony,

Looking at your Lancashire Hussars, it appears to be the pre-1908 Imperial Yeomanry pattern, but with the letters 'I' & 'Y' missing.

(Hope you don't mind me reproducing your image to illustrate the area I am referring to):

LH.jpg

The post-1908 Lancs Hussars scroll (which would not have the letters 'I' & 'Y') would have the lettering of the word 'Hussars' extending to the end of the scroll, whereas this example appears to stop short where the 'I' & 'Y' should be.

I don't have an example of my own to use for comparison I'm afraid, but there are a few examples pictured in THIS THREAD.

Hope this helps.

Peter.

[Edit - Apologies... just realised that you had already pointed this out ].

[Edit #2 - here is a temporary link to an Imperial Yeomanry badge currently for sale on Robbie's site: http://www.deadspartan.co.uk/shop/vi...h=10481&phqu=2 ]

Thank you Peter. I edited my original post yesterday evening after realizing why the scroll appeared to be too long. Taking a critical look you can clearly see the letter 'I' after the dot. It's a little difficult to photograph. I can't make out the 'y' at all. The remainder of the lettering appears crisp and detailed.

[Alan O]

The Liverpool Scottish is a definate fake.

[ASR142]

Hi There
The RTR cap badge looks as if its been repairded with a replacement slider 2 lug sections left and right of the slider also it may have been a silver plated example looking at the edges and in the lower regions other wise looks ok Steve

Liverpool Scottish:

I'm annoyed with myself for buying this one. I don't know much about spotting fakes but I do know poor definition is a significant indicator.

RTR:

I have to learn to look closer. Hadn't even considered the possibility of a replacement slider even though it didn't look right. Nice to think it's a badge with a bit of history instead of just a copy.

Thank you for your comments.