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Gurkha badges: 1st and 11th?
Two Gurkha badges. The first one is a cap badge to the 1st Regiment, the second one is a sweetheart or possibly a tie pin of the 11th Regiment, or just a generic Gurkhas commemorative badge in silver. I can't really understand the purpose of the chain and hook, though...
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Hi,
I'm no expert so please wait for the more experienced Gurkha badge experts to weight in but the lack of voiding in the first badge remind me of copies I have seen. The chain on the other badge is normally a safely device to avoid it being lost. The term 'belt & braces' comes to mind. Hope this helps. Cheerio, Roy
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Hi Loupie - the 1st is a copy and you can see several similar examples on e bay. As Roy says the "tell" is the lack of voiding at the bottom of the POW feathers. The second badge is probably a sweetheart brooch - and difficult to determine the age but looks of recent manufacture - nothing to do with the 11th though. Tim
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