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Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-11-21, 01:42 PM

Replies: 28 Heavy AAC badge ? Views: 2,552 Posted By Artillery909 Indeed they're not Luke. I'm quite surprised how... Indeed they're not Luke. I'm quite surprised how many are currently on that world famous auction site; I normally see just a couple and they're almost always the more common diestruck type. In a...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-11-21, 01:33 PM

Replies: 28 Heavy AAC badge ? Views: 2,552 Posted By Artillery909 Thanks High Wood, I had seen that thread but... Thanks High Wood, I had seen that thread but wasn't sure when you'd got the badge.

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-11-21, 01:32 PM

Replies: 28 Heavy AAC badge ? Views: 2,552 Posted By Artillery909 Forgot to respond to this. Considering most would... Forgot to respond to this. Considering most would say Marinus's badge has been sandcast, I'd say no. Do UK made sandcast badges even exist I wonder?

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 29-11-21, 01:29 PM

Replies: 28 Heavy AAC badge ? Views: 2,552 Posted By Artillery909 Rob, North Africa and India are the overseas... Rob, North Africa and India are the overseas theatres where locally made badges were most likely procured; the AAC also served in the Mediterranean region so one or two countries there may also be...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 28-11-21, 08:13 PM

Replies: 28 Heavy AAC badge ? Views: 2,552 Posted By Artillery909 Precisely Luke, and let's not forget that with... Precisely Luke, and let's not forget that with the boom in the value of airborne and special forces insignia in recent years, the temptation to make hard to detect fakes has never been greater....

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 28-11-21, 04:11 PM

Replies: 28 Heavy AAC badge ? Views: 2,552 Posted By Artillery909 I'll have to take you at your word on that Frank.... I'll have to take you at your word on that Frank. If you're happy that a veteran obtained badge is always cast iron proof of originality, then fair play to you; others have made the same mistake. ...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 28-11-21, 01:19 PM

Replies: 28 Heavy AAC badge ? Views: 2,552 Posted By Artillery909 I wish that was possible but after receiving the... I wish that was possible but after receiving the information, there was no reason for me to save the photos. As is so often the case, a badge is dividing opinion so if you'd prefer to take the...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 28-11-21, 02:39 AM

Replies: 28 Heavy AAC badge ? Views: 2,552 Posted By Artillery909 Sure. I bought one myself and had it appraised by... Sure. I bought one myself and had it appraised by a guy who knows these badges well. I was shown screenshots of half a dozen that were exactly the same. Most were ebay offerings but there was also an...

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 27-11-21, 06:37 PM

Replies: 28 Heavy AAC badge ? Views: 2,552 Posted By Artillery909 Send it back, it's a modern fake. Who was... Send it back, it's a modern fake. Who was the seller?.

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 22-03-20, 05:56 AM

Replies: 12 Indian wing? Period? Views: 655 Posted By Artillery909 Drink away Simon, both "experts" have been known... Drink away Simon, both "experts" have been known to make faux pas themselves ;)

Forum: Airborne, Elite and Special Forces Insignia 24-02-20, 07:00 PM

Replies: 19 Weird AAC cap badge from the Stroud Auction Views: 1,715 Posted By Artillery909 Be aware that there are fakes out there that... Be aware that there are fakes out there that don't exhibit this trait

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