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Originally Posted by Jack8
This is an interesting old thread featuring the AAC voided crown badge which I believe to be a Gaunt pattern badge identical to the hallmarked example. I appreciate what has been said about footed lugs appearing on modern restrikes and copies but I feel care should be taken in case we condemn genuine badges with feet.
This pattern of AAC badge is a scarce badge and not reproduced to the best of my knowledge. I have a few examples and all others I have seen have lugs with reasonable sized feet. I have also seen the Gaunt lug catalogue with footed lugs.
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ead.php?t=7152 |
If you’re referring to this wonderful badge
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...5&d=1250023722 yes it does have feet. My point above is there are feet and then there are ‘feet’.
After the Edwardian period practically all loops had feet. Indeed even prior to this if you study the early Gaunt catalogue you’ll see some that do, even in that period, have a small foot. Size and shape of the foot and loop itself is what’s relevant.
Also note how with Chris’s badge it has gold braze run down the loop, you don’t get that with fakes and repros.
I would not for one second doubt Chris’s badge looking at the loop. Rather compare his to the ones I’ve posted above and to me the difference is quite stark.