HOWE Battalion RND
After reading Alans post and following the link, I had a rummage for this badge.
It is similar, but not quite, to the good badge in the link. It is solid and well struck, although the reverse lacks definition a little. The lugs are short and it doesn't have the Gaunt plaque. Any opinions? Sorry for the poor images, but the light is terrible at the moment. If it is worth it, I will take some better pictures tomorrow. Regards, Andy |
The light is a little better, so I will try one more time.
Thanks for any help, Andy |
I don't know Howe I could help here, mate :rolleyes:
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My first impression of this badge was it had lost the Gaunt tablet, but then looking at the Scroll font, found that it is not Gaunt made. The 'O' in the word Howe is much flatter in the Gaunt badge.
Was there another manufacturer of these badges? Garry |
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Hi,
I hope you guys dont mind, I have taken the liberty of combining the obverse and reverse images of the HOWE badge in question against the Gaunt badge into single pictures to better view the differences. See pictures. Regards Steven |
Thank you for your replies (some of you anyway :p ;) )
I appreciate it very difficult to give an opinion on a picture, nothing is better than a badge in the hand. One thing I am sure of is that my badge does NOT come from the same die as the fakes that are often encountered. This leads me to think that my badge could be OK (one can hope and I am certainly NOT going to destroy it 'cause it aint cot a Gaunt plaque :eek: ). Or the fakers are getting better :( Kind regards, Andy |
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I'll get my coat. Phil |
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I like the side by side merger, it makes it much easier to compare, especially on a small screen. I reckon you should hold on to yours too, Andy. Better to keep than to later regret.
Howe do I know which coat is yours, mate? |
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You never gave it to me!!
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Cheers Phil,
Of course I will keep it until something better comes along (if ever!). Long before I joined this forum I had an Anson RND badge that had a strengthening bar, but no Gaunt plaque. I let it go as a fake because of that and now I will never know. There is a moral here :cool: Regards, Andy |
Just a thought.... is it a collar? Short "D" loops..... what are the dimensions compared to the longer "O" looped cap badge (with the Gaunt tablet)? Is it a bit smaller in size?
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