Hi Dudley
Lots of questions and all have been answered here on the forum. If you do a search you will find all the info asked and more. But I will give it a crack again for you.
Firstly on the surface collecting rising suns is a small but interesting hobby. In general there were only 4-6 patterns depending on who you ask. But manufacturers variations opens up a new field.
The stokes stamp generally doesn’t date the badge to WW1 or 2 and generally are hard to date however if you show some pics it may asssist with an educated guess.
A voided crown is generally a manufacturers variation but also may indicate who or where it was made. So again a pic front and back would assist.
Any rising sun with a slider indicates WW1 and that it was made in England during the war. Again there are some variations in construction.
And final question Mick has already answered.
Now I’m sure some of what I have said will be debated by some on the forum but 30+ years of collecting these I have formed my own opinions.
Hope this help
BC
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