After having a close look at the three examples the 'date bars' all appear to be the exact same design. This includes the slight variation in depth of date stamps , the 1916-17 being deeper/sharper than the 1917-18.
If they were "made in the ordance works where they came from" that would mean they are all from the same factory ?
If they were made by a "local jeweller/artisan" then workers from other factories in the area could have them ?
Third alternative is that they were produced by the actual badge manufacturer ?
Also interesting to note that the 'date bars' appear to have been pre-drilled with two sets of holes which could indicate that they were possibly originally made to have more 'date bars' attached ?
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