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Originally Posted by pontecagnano
It's likely the badge is original, as making anodised badges is more specialised. In this instance it appears the fake stamp has been applied to the original unmarked slider on a genuine badge.
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There is no breaking or cracking to the finish suggesting a heavy stamp has been applied latterly after manufacture.
To my knowledge, and I’m happy to be corrected by AA collectors, but unmarked sliders are quite unusual.
This seems an unlikely scenario that you are suggesting, that someone has obtained a scarce unmarked slidered genuine brigade badge and then latterly stamped a fake mark - perfectly centred and parallel - onto the slider, whilst the badge is attached without damaging the finish to the slider or the badge itself?
To make the impression for such crisp lettering a significant amount of pressure will need to have been applied to the MM stamp despite AA being relatively soft. That the badge will need to have been securely held in place whilst this was carried out without damaging it or the finish on the slider is hard to believe.
Can I ask how you know this second mark is fake rather than an alternate potentially later mark?