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Originally Posted by Sonofacqms
One of the interesting things about "sand cast" or locally made badges is to try and put the unit the badge pertains to historically into an area where these badges were made such as India, Egypt or other Middle Eastern countries.
If a war raised unit such as a Royal Naval Division cap badge is sand cast there is a very good chance it is a reproduction as the Royal Naval Division Btns only wore cap badges when serving on the Western Front, before that they wore cap tallies whilst in Gallipoli.
I have several locally made badges which I have attributed to units that served in the above mentioned locations, as to whether they are original I cannot guarantee, but interesting items nonetheless.
Rob
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Indeed this is exactly what I do when get the chance! I also compare metal types as well ! I’m fascinated by the mixture they used in North Africa it’s almost like alchemy of gold in some cases!
Kind regards Chay