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Forum: Air Force (RCAF and CAF) 03-11-19, 03:18 PM
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Posted By zorgon
Hi Don: I think the originals were probably...

Hi Don:
I think the originals were probably OK but the damage/flaws were created in the process of re-creating the dies that then went on to stamp the copies. Any flaw in the duplicated die would...
Forum: Air Force (RCAF and CAF) 03-11-19, 05:33 AM
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Posted By zorgon
So Mike’s comment that this item looked like a...

So Mike’s comment that this item looked like a sand casting got me thinking. The one replica of the Officers Field cap badge we know about can be found in the 1967 Commemorative set. In looking at...
Forum: Air Force (RCAF and CAF) 28-10-19, 04:51 AM
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Posted By zorgon
Thanks Mike, a good explanation. Do you have any...

Thanks Mike, a good explanation. Do you have any idea why, in the manufacturing process, they might go to the trouble of making something like this?
Forum: Air Force (RCAF and CAF) 26-10-19, 06:46 PM
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Posted By zorgon
Unusual Canadian Air Force (CAF) circa 1920 cap badge

I’m not sure what to make of this cap badge. It was manufactured in two pieces; front and back stampings, held together by three bent wires. Both stampings appear to be copper. It appears to be in...
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