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14-08-17, 12:57 PM
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Colours of plastic badges
Finally managed to obtain an example of a bronze coloured Kings Liverpool plastic badge that I am happy with and that does not just look like a dirty grey example.
It did make me wonder what other regiments also had plastic badges manufactured in different colours ? P.B.
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14-08-17, 01:10 PM
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Peter,
That gold colour option seems a very rare beast with some badges. I have been after a gold Royal Malta Artillery plastic badge, having got the, still uncommon, dark brown version already. One appeared in Bosleys many years ago so I know they exist. Makes me wonder if there is a gold RA plastic cap badge also! regards
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14-08-17, 01:32 PM
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I'd always assumed the wrong colour was just a manufacturers error.
Without checking I know I have West Yorks in silver grey & in copper colour & a Queen's West Surreys in silver grey painted light tan instead of made of light bronze coloured plastic.
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14-08-17, 08:58 PM
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I suspect that this was a result of difficulties in achieving precise colouring during the early days of plastic moulding. If a usable badge was produced in the "wrong" colour it would have been wasteful to destroy it.
Tim
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