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Originally Posted by altcar73
Depending upon the size of the badge, £200-£300. This is based upon the cost to the police force I was last serving with before retirement in 2006. Its probably more now. The manufacturers used to say that the cost was split 50/50 with the ordering organisation, on the basis that they, the manufacturer, as part of the contract would retain the die as part owner. This was to stop the force taking the die to another manufacturer. As to whether the quoted cost was accurate or whether the manufacturers were spinning a yarn, you would never know.
If an order was very very large, for example one placed by the Met. Police or by the MoD, the manufacturers would often absorb the cost of the die themselves so as to quote a lower price overall and thereby increase their chances of winning the contract.
Dave.
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Most police badges follow a pattern, a star surmounted by a crown with the force/county logo below the crown, this could possibly be carried over from one die to another.
Dave's quoted price was 16 years ago and as he said that may not be correct. British cap badges rarely follow a set pattern, so I would say the cost would be in four figures at a guess.
Rob