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Pricey 12-10-18 10:34 AM

Leicestershire Helmet plate Genuine? Please Help
 
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Hi,
Could any body help with this helmet badge.
There is so much work in it I think it might be genuine.
The material is faded velvet on some kind of card board
Many thanks in Advance
Pricey

manchesters 12-10-18 10:39 AM

I believe the Helmet plate is fake, but the HPC may be genuine.

The patina and colour and 'actually' the lack of detail lead me to this conclusion.

regards

Pricey 12-10-18 10:51 AM

Thank you Simon - that was very helpful

grenadierguardsman 12-10-18 06:49 PM

I agree, the back is very smooth.
Andy

Nozzer 12-10-18 07:03 PM

The "splurge" around the central part of the crown is the first thing to look for on fake helmet plates. Originals are much more tidy. The centre would appear to be genuine.

norfolk regt man 12-10-18 07:15 PM

I find that if there is a bump in the design of the backplate, at the five o’clock position, then is a modern repro.
Because the modern copies have this fault.

Nozzer 14-10-18 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by norfolk regt man (Post 456752)
I find that if there is a bump in the design of the backplate, at the five o’clock position, then is a modern repro.
Because the modern copies have this fault.

Hi Andrew,

Can you show this fault please? The more things to look for, the less chance of people being caught out.

Cheers,

Andy

Frank Kelley 14-10-18 07:55 AM

I too, do not believe the plate itself to be original, sadly more and more of these marriages appear to be taking place these days, very annoying, my thoughts would be to simply get a refund.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pricey (Post 456693)
Hi,
Could any body help with this helmet badge.
There is so much work in it I think it might be genuine.
The material is faded velvet on some kind of card board
Many thanks in Advance
Pricey



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