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Originally Posted by High Wood
I am not sure that you are understanding the definition of a restrike, unless of course, you are being deliberately obtuse.
Generally, a new die was cut when an old die was worn out and discarded. Many of the discarded dies have survived and have been used to strike new badges.
I find it strange that three separate badges all have faults from worn dies. (Four if you include the one posted by the person who started the thread).
All three of my badges have the same fault over the B of Brigade.
It is possible that worn dies were kept in use for too long to meet war time demand, but it is equally possible that discarded dies were used to produce badges for the collectors market after the badge became obsolete when the design of the London Rifle Brigade cap badge was changed to include Great War battle honours.
The British Leyland remark was an attempt at humour.
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I think you should wind your neck in.
If you look at my Martin Marsh catalogues you’ll see I define restike as a badge from an original die produced later outside its period of west.
Look again at your badges and the badge you commented on in the opening post. The flaws are very evidently on R and F of RIFLE and the R and E of BRIGADE.
Please highlight the flaw over the B on the badge in post #1 or the first two of your links? I don’t feel the need to continue this as your errors are so obvious and attention to detail so poor.
You’ve shown no evidence the LRB badge with the die flaw is not genuine and period.
I’ll leave you to remount your high hobby horse.
Neil s apologies for diverting your thread.