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Showing results 1 to 25 of 30 Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Alan O

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 13-02-23, 02:04 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O That is the small all gold badge that was issued... That is the small all gold badge that was issued only in a/a. The fakes are gold and silver a/a in the large size that were issued only in all brass and bi-metal.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 13-02-23, 01:15 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O It is not authorised for production so a fake... It is not authorised for production so a fake rather than a copy. This design was never officially made in a/a.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-07-22, 06:05 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Chris Marsh's research did not find any evidence... Chris Marsh's research did not find any evidence that West Yorkshire Regt was officially authorised for production See Page 148 and Appendix 8 Non Authorised cap badges.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 02-07-22, 09:20 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O https://gnmilitaria.co.uk/shop.php?code=26318#pret... https://gnmilitaria.co.uk/shop.php?code=26318#prettyPhoto Fife & Forfar with an S&W mark added - post manufacture in my opinion. Buyer beware.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 25-03-19, 08:43 AM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O The majority of pre 1958 infantry cap badges were... The majority of pre 1958 infantry cap badges were sealed for the TA battalions in the 1960s who continued to wear the old pattern after the Regular Battalions had adopted the Brigade badges. Where...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 24-03-19, 02:22 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Stew It was a design that was not authorised... Stew It was a design that was not authorised for production. The regiment merged in 1958 before an a/a badge was issued to them. Both the Regular and TA Bns wore the new badge. If you have seen...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 22-09-17, 07:00 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Chris shows a Dowler marked badge from the early... Chris shows a Dowler marked badge from the early 1960s so I stand corrected and they were authorised for the TA. The 1st Bn wore the SWB badge in 1959 and then changed to the Welsh bde badge soon...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 22-09-17, 01:58 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O You have got me thinking now! I will check Chris... You have got me thinking now! I will check Chris Marsh's book when I get home. Alan

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 22-09-17, 12:36 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Unfortunately the production of these a/a badges... Unfortunately the production of these a/a badges does seem rather muddled and hard facts are few and far between. The fact that the Welsh badge is made form a Gaunt die but not maker marked does...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 22-09-17, 10:36 AM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O It is with good reason that Chris Marsh's book... It is with good reason that Chris Marsh's book entitles the cadets chapter as a 'confusion of cadets'. As I understand it the badges shown are 'not authorised for production' - namely not worn by...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 20-09-17, 12:48 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Arthur Thank you that's very interesting. ... Arthur Thank you that's very interesting. Can I confirm that they were wearing it in a/a as the parent Gunner Bty seems to have been wearing the brass version in the 1950s? Alan

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 14-09-17, 12:07 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O There is no correlation between a/a collars and... There is no correlation between a/a collars and cap badges. Collars were often sealed and made in a/a long before cap badges as stocks of collars were often smaller, and thus used up faster, than cap...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 19-10-16, 10:13 AM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Chris literally wrote the book on these ones so I... Chris literally wrote the book on these ones so I would ask him as he knows far more than me. it's personal choice but I would always go for the maker marked one rather than the unmarked...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 19-10-16, 09:48 AM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O If you mean the Welch Regt, then the copies are... If you mean the Welch Regt, then the copies are not identical as the way they made are different. It is bi-colour. You are correct that as a copy then it would not be suitable for sale on the...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 29-08-16, 07:23 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Die cast = solid back with no detail Die... Die cast = solid back with no detail Die struck = mirror image of front detail.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-04-16, 07:06 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O In brass like this one. In brass like this one.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-04-16, 06:30 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O AEA Wiltshire Regt A copy of a badge that was authorised for production but has been reproduced with a Gaunt maker's mark and a die struck reverse. The period Wiltshire AEA cypher badges were made with a riveted...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-04-16, 05:22 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O East Yorkshire Regt A fake badge that was not authorised for production. Die struck with Timings slider.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-04-16, 05:22 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Welch Regt A copy of a badge that was authorised for production. Die struck with blank slider.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-04-16, 04:56 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regt The Beds & Herts was not authorised for a/a. Die struck fake with a Firmin slider.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-04-16, 04:45 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Norfolk Yeomanry An badge that was not authorised for production for the Norfolk Yeomanry. It has been suggested that it was actually used by Royal parks staff and the like. Firmin maker's mark. Die cast...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-04-16, 04:42 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O South Staffordshire - unmarked slider An unofficial commission of a badge that was authorised for production. No maker's mark. Die struck reverse. Bought from £5 from Jeremy Tenniswood in 2005. he had a box of them

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-04-16, 04:01 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O 9th Lancers A badge that was not authorised for production. No maker's mark. Believed to be Gaunt made private commission for John Gaylor. Die cast reverse. Bought in a job lot of other badges.

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-04-16, 03:58 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Duke of Connaughts in gold a/a A factory error of a badge that was authorised for production in silver. The slider shows sign of wear and has been bent for a beret. This is the only one I have ever seen in gold a/a. Firmin...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges 04-04-16, 03:55 PM

Replies: 120 Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes Views: 30,705 Posted By Alan O Royal Ulster Rifles King's Crown A badge that was not authorised for production. No maker's mark. Die struck reverse. Bought for £3 in Devizes in 2006.

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