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Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges

22-09-17, 07:35 PM

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Posted By hagwalther

Hi Alan, I'm away from home at the mo so all...

Hi Alan,

I'm away from home at the mo so all this by memory but yes, SWB was authorised and genuine ones are by Dowler. They are scarce though. The images shown of the SWB and Welch are knock...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges

18-09-17, 04:34 AM

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Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes

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Posted By hagwalther

Hi Guys, The document is a good start re: AA...

Hi Guys,

The document is a good start re: AA cap badges but there are lots more in the Kew Archives and other documents around the UK in museums etc. worth looking at.

The complaints about the...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges

14-09-17, 07:28 PM

Replies: 120

Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes

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Posted By hagwalther

Hi Bess, If I remember the order of changing...

Hi Bess,

If I remember the order of changing from non-AA to AA was first buttons followed by collars and then badges. This was not a 100% rule but can be viewed as a general approach to the...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges

14-09-17, 06:58 PM

Replies: 120

Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes

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Posted By hagwalther

Quite right Alan. To correlate collars with...

Quite right Alan. To correlate collars with badges is quite foolish and if one reads Army Dress Committee minutes one will find that seldom (if ever) are the two authorised at the same time.
...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges

14-09-17, 07:23 AM

Replies: 120

Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes

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Posted By hagwalther

Hi Mike, Never found any authorisation info...

Hi Mike,

Never found any authorisation info for this item.

Regards,

Chris

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges

30-08-16, 11:51 PM

Replies: 120

Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes

Views: 29,999

Posted By hagwalther

Hi John, Probably incorrectly made. ...

Hi John,

Probably incorrectly made.

Back of badge is gold so this was the last colour used in colouring this badge.

As crown is also silver it seems that it was accidently 'stopped off' post...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges

30-08-16, 08:24 PM

Replies: 120

Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes

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Posted By hagwalther

Hi Julian, Related to the thickness of the...

Hi Julian,

Related to the thickness of the metal used perhaps...?

Regards,

Chris

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges

29-08-16, 07:51 PM

Replies: 120

Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes

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Posted By hagwalther

Hi Alan, Die Cast - injection molding if two...

Hi Alan,

Die Cast - injection molding if two dies used or open cast if no reverse die.

Die Struck - Two dies (obverse and reverse) brought together under pressure of which the rear my be blank,...

Forum: Anodised Aluminium Badges

25-04-16, 04:24 AM

Replies: 120

Sticky: Unofficial commissions, factory mistakes and the outright fakes

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Posted By hagwalther

Hi Guys, I agree with everything stated...

Hi Guys,

I agree with everything stated above apart from the Firmin bit.

Gaunt was the manufacturer of his badges - check out the sliders used.

I wonder what else he was 'involved in'...
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