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Originally Posted by Luc
Signalman that is a correct example of the "cast fault" type. Nickel plated brass, where the one with voided crown and no cast fault is made of solid nickel (or solid chrome as a metallurgist once suggested but I didn't feel like having it tested).
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Luc I find that hard to believe, If nickel-plated surely the lugs would have been plated as well? I think the badge is made of white metal (64,5% Copper, 16,5% Zinc, 19,0% Nickel by weight, Royal Army Clothing Department Pattern No. 4481/1897) with brass lugs. The only officially nickel-plated badge I'm aware of is the early version of the PARA badge.
I've never ever heard of solid chrome.
How about slidered AAC badges? Are they any good?
Rgds,
fougasse1940.