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Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 07-05-09, 11:40 PM
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Posted By dragonz18
Another point, on badge production here. Luke is...

Another point, on badge production here. Luke is right in saying that a badge from any certain manufacturer will always look the same, in that the 'production' dies are made from a 'master' Hub-Die....
Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 07-05-09, 11:30 PM
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Posted By dragonz18
Re the origional post, am still in 2 minds on the...

Re the origional post, am still in 2 minds on the actual badge itself ,but am thinking that the tablet has been put on a 'possibly' older item to give it a more obvious....shall we say.......
Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 07-05-09, 11:17 PM
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Posted By dragonz18
Comparison pics of different number of...

Comparison pics of different number of 'lames'(planks) 8 on the 'copy' ( a different version, but often seen on Ebay). This one at least has the 'sloped' N. But terrible & odd sail 'definition'.The...
Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 07-05-09, 11:11 PM
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Posted By dragonz18
Luke, good detective work going on here ! ...

Luke,
good detective work going on here !
Some points...........
Have had a look at what I would call 'standard' Gaunt tablets, with the 'eye & tape-measure' method (must get some calipers) & I...
Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 06-05-09, 10:08 PM
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Posted By dragonz18
Ian, this is a bit of a puzzle....... I have...

Ian,
this is a bit of a puzzle.......
I have an exactly identical cap(right size here) badge to this one , but without the tablet. Very well made & with some decent looking age & lugs, strongly...
Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 18-05-08, 04:43 AM
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Posted By dragonz18
Agree that it's a dud, & should always have lugs,...

Agree that it's a dud, & should always have lugs, but am fairly sure that Gaunt was not the only manufacturer of these. Though it would seem that they were the major producer.?

Cheers !
Steve
Forum: Royal Navy and Royal Marines 02-05-08, 09:53 AM
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Posted By dragonz18
Hi, TRT,I would say that there was more than 1...

Hi,
TRT,I would say that there was more than 1 (Gaunt) maker of RND badges.Though Gaunt's seem to be the major supplier with these.
Without provenence it is getting hard to say now which other...
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