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MH331

26-09-21 12:03 PM

R Inniskilling Fus

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A Friday afternoon badge or copy? No sweat hole. Soldier’s Friend residue in some recess.

tonyb

26-09-21 12:22 PM

Hi, I think the metal between the bottom of the flag and castle turret is a bad sign.
Cheers Tony.

MH331

26-09-21 12:50 PM

Tony you are probably right but there are some pretty poorly struck period badges out there.

Phil2M

26-09-21 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyb (Post 560467)

Hi, I think the metal between the bottom of the flag and castle turret is a bad sign.
Cheers Tony.

Is it metal or is it polish build up?

tonyb

26-09-21 05:18 PM

Good question Phil.
Tony.

MH331

26-09-21 05:39 PM

It’s metal

Luke H

26-09-21 05:43 PM

Metal I believe.

A genuine badge in my belief.

Some fakes do have this feature which is where I believe the advice/saying has come from. The badge above is from a different die and everything about it strikes me as correct and period.

tonyb

26-09-21 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luke H (Post 560515)

Interesting, that being the case I wonder how many genuine examples have been dismissed as fake?
Apologies for my incorrect assumption re badge in original post.
Best I keep stumm.
Tony.

cbuehler

26-09-21 11:54 PM

As Luke mentioned, a genuine badge without doubt. All too many WW1 era badges were of horrible quality; but just such a "quality" that fakes do not exhibit. Judging badges by this factor alone would seem an obsolete endeavor.

CB

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