24-12-18, 05:07 PM
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Thanks for the explanation, still something to look out for
regards, Iain
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Originally Posted by Frank Kelley
Well, to be quite honest, I think that I have only come across two others, notwithstanding, I am simply trying to account just why that should be, it is worth pointing out that officers of the various Transvaal Volunteer Force wore their badges as the rest of their particular regiment, but, they were produced, here, from the same dies, so whilst die struck, they were usually in silver and certainly not always hall marked, the give away was the silver wire used the fashion the loops, rather than the copper used for the rank and files.
Regards again, Frank
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