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Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies Today, 12:51 PM
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Posted By Keith Blakeman
Genuine ones are thinner. I only have a cheap...

Genuine ones are thinner. I only have a cheap pair of non-digital calipers so can't help out with actual measurements I'm afraid.
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies Today, 12:14 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 315
Posted By Keith Blakeman
There does seem to be a lot in common with the...

There does seem to be a lot in common with the Essex one to this example.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284099903109?hash=item4225ac7e85:g:2vYAAOSwl4Ff1pzJ
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies Today, 11:36 AM
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Posted By Keith Blakeman
If you have any other titles check the thickness...

If you have any other titles check the thickness for comparison. I bought a dodgy one recently and it was obvious.
Forum: General Topics. Yesterday, 12:32 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 393
Posted By Keith Blakeman
Geoff Newman has a sold one for reference on his...

Geoff Newman has a sold one for reference on his site: Item No. 23082

EDIT: Apologies, I missed it was a request for an officer's badge.
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 19-06-22, 11:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 214
Posted By Keith Blakeman
I've just trawled through 130+ pages of the Kent...

I've just trawled through 130+ pages of the Kent and County of London archive and they certainly appear to be ww2 ish.
Forum: Cavalry, Yeomanry, Tank/RAC Badges 18-06-22, 09:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 214
Posted By Keith Blakeman
Pretty sure won through both. I’ve got Denzil...

Pretty sure won through both. I’ve got Denzil Mortimers’ WW2 collars of this pattern who was an officer but I also have the smaller officers collars versions of the 23rd LAC, 3rd COL and 4th CLY in...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 18-06-22, 04:11 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 6,978
Posted By Keith Blakeman
Excellent, thanks. I’ve never seen that pill box...

Excellent, thanks. I’ve never seen that pill box hat badge described as anything other than an RV’s glengarry.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 18-06-22, 03:46 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 6,978
Posted By Keith Blakeman
I stupidly forgot to title the picture correctly...

I stupidly forgot to title the picture correctly from wherever I saved it from, just has 1st Corn, no RV or VB suffix.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 18-06-22, 03:15 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 6,978
Posted By Keith Blakeman
Can anyone date this photo by the medals?

Can anyone date this photo by the medals?
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 14-06-22, 03:10 PM
Replies: 15
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Posted By Keith Blakeman
Logically a blank scroll without an SA honour...

Logically a blank scroll without an SA honour ought to be a 1st VB badge and not 4th/5th TA (Geoff Newman 25038) as the honour pre-dates it. But.....it has a brass rose. 2nd VB badges are seen...
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 13-06-22, 08:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 429
Posted By Keith Blakeman
A proper one.

A proper one.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 12-06-22, 07:21 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 443
Posted By Keith Blakeman
I have this one also. I honestly don’t know the...

I have this one also. I honestly don’t know the significance of the 3 above the 60

The crownless badge is more likely to for the busby with the crown worn on a boss.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 11-06-22, 05:12 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 443
Posted By Keith Blakeman
It’s much larger, about the same as the WW1 badge.

It’s much larger, about the same as the WW1 badge.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 10-06-22, 04:50 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 443
Posted By Keith Blakeman
Pretty certain it’s this one.

Pretty certain it’s this one.
Forum: It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification 08-06-22, 02:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 269
Posted By Keith Blakeman
I’ m all for the underdog C. No seriously G

I’ m all for the underdog C.

No seriously G
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 06-06-22, 10:48 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,882
Posted By Keith Blakeman
I have two similar badges but the loops are E/W...

I have two similar badges but the loops are E/W on one and N/S on the other, I’ve seen N/S on dealers sites, is there a ‘correct’ placement?
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 01-06-22, 05:34 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 464
Posted By Keith Blakeman
Yes, that’s the one.

Yes, that’s the one.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 01-06-22, 04:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 464
Posted By Keith Blakeman
Not marked but I’d say almost certainly Gaunt. ...

Not marked but I’d say almost certainly Gaunt. One of a number of mint examples I bought from the DNW sales when they were selling off the Gaunt stuff. It came with a 1st pattern MM’d Queens.
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 31-05-22, 11:20 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,200
Posted By Keith Blakeman
Yes, sorry. I was thinking ahead to the VTC’s.

Yes, sorry. I was thinking ahead to the VTC’s.
Forum: Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies 31-05-22, 10:58 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,200
Posted By Keith Blakeman
Earliest I have is the fully voided 5th London...

Earliest I have is the fully voided 5th London pre & WW1 by Gaunt. I’ve had the Fattorini 7th DG in the past and probably a couple of their VTC’s.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 31-05-22, 04:09 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 1,774
Posted By Keith Blakeman
Here you go, I’d say they’re from the same die,...

Here you go, I’d say they’re from the same die, with the left scroll hobbed for the change in designation.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 31-05-22, 08:01 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 1,774
Posted By Keith Blakeman
That 1st VB badge is nowhere near the quality of...

That 1st VB badge is nowhere near the quality of the 2nd & 4th I have.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-05-22, 07:27 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 1,774
Posted By Keith Blakeman
They’re the two rare ones. 2nd & 4th turn up...

They’re the two rare ones. 2nd & 4th turn up fairly regularly. There’s also the all whitemetal version too. Forum member Beacon View once told me a fellow soldier found one in the shingle when...
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 21-05-22, 07:23 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 1,774
Posted By Keith Blakeman
They’re the two rare ones. 2nd & 4th turn up...

They’re the two rare ones. 2nd & 4th turn up fairly regularly.
Forum: Infantry (& Guards) Badges 20-05-22, 01:45 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 1,774
Posted By Keith Blakeman
1st is extremely rare, I don't have one though...

1st is extremely rare, I don't have one though but my2nd and 4th are almost identical other to each other than the number.
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