As a new collector, I think I know where Peter is coming from.
In this forum, there are some extremely experienced collectors and I can only imagine how annoyed they might be if another "which regiment is this badge from" question comes up and you look at the badge, and actually the answer can be easily found by buying an elementary book on badges or doing a quick search here.
The black and white pictures in K&K admittedly do not help. However, if someone offers me a badge claiming to be a First World War one and I cannot find it in any of the books (including K&K), at least I know something is not quite right there.
I would have given up this hobby before I even started had it not because of the wealth of information found here and the generosity (both in terms of time and knowledge) of many members who are always happy to chip in with views and thoughts. I therefore do not want to abuse all these if I could easily find an answer to my questions (from books, or the internet).
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