It's been a while since I originated this thread, but I attach below photos of the front and back of another cap badge that has come into my possession. It is a really heavy badge with a substantial, almost plaid brooch type pin on the back. The main body of the badge is made in 2 parts, but the bottom of the crown, the ears on the side of the head and top joint of the antlers have little stub type pins below that are then soldered onto the backing wreath. This gives a gap between the wreath and the other part larger than any other version I have and clearly visible on the photo on green card. This photo also shows more clearly the damage sustained by the antlers at some time in the past.
At the bottom of the wreath on the back is a manufacturers mark
J.WISE & SON, BIRM
unfortunately no silver hallmarks, nor have I been able to date this yet.
Ian H
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