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03-08-11, 12:54 AM
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WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?......
This is a new one on me.......I looked in Gaylor's.
http://cgi.ebay.com/WW1-MG-Comp-cap-...#ht_500wt_1332 
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#2
03-08-11, 01:19 AM
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I have a feeling that its a total fabrication. I can't see it in kipling and king. The location rings a bell for a well known faker mentioned on the forum before.
Phil
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03-08-11, 01:27 AM
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Yeah, I was only kidding. I don't think you'll find this chap in any book. I think this has to be the best he's done to date for me. Very creative........
 I wonder if you could class this as "Trench Art"......  Simon.
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03-08-11, 01:45 AM
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Johnny Depp acting C.O........
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03-08-11, 01:52 AM
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Lol. Would make for an interesting take on a fourth film, set in the trenches of the somme. Maybe 'in no mans land' as the subtitle.
I wonder what the cross bones were originally from?
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#7
03-08-11, 02:11 AM
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I don't believe I've ever seen an ebay seller with 96% feedback.
One to be avoided based on feedback alone!
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03-08-11, 02:20 AM
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I once saw 84 percent. That was in pc parts.
Its not bad for him as he has only just got going with this id. Phil
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03-08-11, 10:38 AM
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mgc
I think it's the shoulder title of the MG section in the Blackpool Pals, the bones are from a seagull hence their nicname " The Seagulls ". I was told that the cap badge was an ice cream cornet and instead of a crown they had the tower.
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#10
03-08-11, 10:50 AM
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I'm sure I'll come across Hitlers Diary on this website soon.
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03-08-11, 11:22 AM
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Having looked at his stuff....... its got some Canadian bits in it. Having seen other Canadian badges that have been altered ..... there was a Royal Atrillery badge on here that had an altered gun wheel that was considered "good".
I have to say the bones do look very well made..... possibly silver. There is no way of proving this is genuine..... but as an item of interest..... it certainly is! I wouldnt mind betting that if you dropped the badge in "Silver Dip"....... those bones would come out sparkly! (Take a look at his feedback! 96.3% hmmmmm)
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Last edited by GriffMJ; 03-08-11 at 11:40 AM.
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#12
03-08-11, 11:45 AM
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I think his two negatives sum it up.
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#13
03-08-11, 11:53 AM
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Despite the comments on this thread, I believe someone has gone to a great deal of trouble to create this item. Locating crossed bones at just the right size, fixing pins to the rear, drilling to correspond and assembly. Had it been pin-backed, rather than looped, I might have opted for a wartime souvenir piece. It almost poses more questions than it answers. David
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#14
03-08-11, 12:01 PM
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Going to a great deal of trouble to make an item is one thing, (it may well qualify an an item of beauty and high quality), passing it off as a WW1 badge is quite another thing.
Personally I believe this is a dishonest individual.
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#15
03-08-11, 02:17 PM
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Quote:
now you are giving him ideas!!
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