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Old 12-08-19, 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by L1A1 View Post
Hello John

Here are the pictures of the brass Irish Guards badge.
My personal opinion is that it is a reproduction mainly due to the quality of the strike & patina and the presence of prominent flanges on the loops which indicate modern fitments.

There is a common consensus among collectors that four loops is more likely to be the correct fitments (which I tend to agree with) but I have seen no substantiating evidence for this.

John
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