Hi Bill, as to whom owns the dies to a badge is an interesting one, If we look at the UK experience, the manufacturer did. When Gaunt went boobs up the dies where sold to the highest bidder. A quick look in the UK sections and you see the devastation of a hobby by greed.
With my Dad's old regiment, the "official" dies to the current regimental pattern are owned by the Queen and lent out to the manufacturer. The regiment has several distict patterns of badges though, at least one pattern die set is the property of the Regiment. So I know of 2 different patterns. I can ask him if there are others.
Greg
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