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Originally Posted by btns
Have you considered an overrun on earlier orders?
When the specs changed the old stock was modified and sold.
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Yes absolutely, however of the ones I’ve seen the majority do not have scars. The statements I was responding to are these:
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Originally Posted by Jack8
It is an original WW2 badge by Gaunt with the well known die flaws.
...It is therefore reasonable to assume that these other ranks badges were also produced by Gaunt and that the subject of this thread is also a WW2 Para badge by Gaunt
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Do I think it’s a WW2 badge - no. Do I think they had an overrun of WW2 stock that lasted 5 years - no. Far more likely it’s a post war made badge which has then been converted.
It’s 100% accurate to say the badge which is the topic of this thread was made from the Gaunt die. It’s also accurate to say the Gaunt die was in use from WW2 onwards, but, it’s a stretch to say the badge in question in this thread “is a WW2 badge” or that all badges from this die are WW2.