5 Artist Rifles for review.
 

Can I ask members opinions on these five, the top right badge I'm confident in, but the rest......
Any help appreciated. Tony.

The badge at top right is the one that I like the least due to the protruding chin and staring eyes of Minerva. I am not too keen on the badge lower right either.

Top left in WM restrike from the OSD die; top middle good; top right good ‘Brucie’; bottom left probably a restrike due to poor rear definition - you do see really nice ones of these where it looks like Minerva is wearing eye liner; bottom right fake with fat font from Martin Marsh’s catalogue.

All IMO of course

Photo of said catalogue thanks to Tim (grey_green_acorn).

Cheers,

Luke

P.S. the top middle is a stunner, if you ever wanted to move it on let me know.

Here is the badge from the same die as the top left restrike.

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ictureid=81770

It’s not that die. It’s the Gaunt die where the hair finishes short of the scroll, like this one which has lost its finish.

JT used to have a lovely example in his albums. Sadly he’s no longer active on here :(

Yes, I see what you mean.

What has happened to J.T.?

Thanks for the replies very helpful.
Cheers Tony.

Excellent thread. I have learnt a lot today. Thank you.

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Not badges that I have ever really liked, the amount of spurious examples is truly bewildering, some very obvious indeed, a glance at the reverse is all that is needed, others far less so.
I like the pale coloured example in the centre of the upper three.

Thoughts
 

What are people’s thouf on this one please
Regards

Stephen