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Forum: General Topics. 21-07-08, 07:09 PM

Replies: 31 Bend Test Views: 3,948 Posted By Luke H If its impossible to bend a genuine badges then... If its impossible to bend a genuine badges then how did the squaddies manage it when they shaped them to fit peaked caps or berets??? I suppose they had a break press on the Somme to do it

Forum: General Topics. 21-07-08, 05:37 PM

Replies: 31 Bend Test Views: 3,948 Posted By Luke H Good point Will, when you bend those things all... Good point Will, when you bend those things all the force is going on the small area where the cross arms join the central device (and maybe the tiny area adjoining the laurel to the crown on certain...

Forum: General Topics. 21-07-08, 06:21 AM

Replies: 31 Bend Test Views: 3,948 Posted By Luke H Just to add to this I was told a story by a... Just to add to this I was told a story by a fairly prominent dealer a few years back who said when one of the big badge companies sold a lot of their dies off they also flogged around a years supply...

Forum: General Topics. 20-07-08, 06:32 PM

Replies: 31 Bend Test Views: 3,948 Posted By Luke H I'm with Alan and JJ on this one. The bend test... I'm with Alan and JJ on this one. The bend test can be pretty useful especially when it comes to white metal badges I find, but as Alan mentioned the design has to be taken into account when gauging...

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