Hi all
I have a couple of those silver-looking Admiralty badges and one has traces of a black paint in the outer circle. I will post photos of them later.
The 1914 enamel badges seem to have come in for quite a few modifications as I've got them with white paint (not enamel, although it may be enamel
paint....
) in the centre of the badge and also a red enamel (of the
vitreous sort!) behind the crown and also ones with the paint left over from doing up the local post box!
Then you have the ones that have had the half moon cut off and a pin put in its place or the one I posted a photo of with a dear little frame to hold the badge.
I guess that this is what keeps us busy....