Sealed small of badge
Badge eight
This I believe is the sealed pattern of the 1927 small of badge (badge six).
It was sealed on the 5th of December 1951.
If you compare this to badge six, the die is a lot more crisp, slight differences, especially the back, and a slider that fits the period, I've compared with other badges for that time. Also the gilding metal is of that period of badge, again comparing it to other Badges of the period.
These would have been issued upto 1965 when the anodised aluminium came in to use.
Attachment 1
From a dealers list
Attachment 2
Photo from a member of the AY OCA, shows the badge in use, photo annotated Castlemartin 1960.
I can only assume this is the sealed small of badge, it could also be the 1927 badge passed down from the family, who knows
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