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Old 19-10-07, 08:00 AM
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Hi Marcus,
nice to see someone else with an interest in Artillery badges
Thanks for posting those to help the thread along !
Here are some more to add to the TF .......

1. The 10 leaves variety (with berries also) has a slider with "Lambourne & Co Birmingham" maker's mark.
2. The 12 leaves variety, struck in w/m. 2 lugs behind the wheel.
3. The 10 leaves variety again (no berries) has a nice looking slider,but has a problem or two,as well! A miss-struck edge on scroll above 'ET'. A 'ghost' cleaning rod head on left (??) top scroll under-fold. This is an odd occurance & not usual, even on normal re-strikes !
These things aside,there are some other features that are usually associated with re-strikes here ,though some may occur on origionals as well......a very high cross & orb on crown,larger RH side on the connecting piece on the centre lower scroll & field.Then the main feature ....a clipped-out section between the Trail towing-ring & the bottom RH scroll end curl.This has been around for a while now & has become more & more pronounced,over time ,so that the more recent strikings have a very noticable 'notch' here now.This is seen on nearly all the really rare variations, 'Cadets', 'West Riding',etc. on Ebay. Take care there, as the biggest majority are duds, now-a-days!
I keep this one though,as it is fairly interesting,for it's extra oddities, just the same.
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