Sadly, this sort of thing has been going on for many years, books regarded as almost biblical contain photographs of spurious badges.
I think it pays to look beyond and focus upon a particular publications good points, which after reading this thread, this book clearly must have, although, I have not actually seen a copy yet.
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Originally Posted by Nozzer
As you asked so nicely,
Page 54, 1st pattern Tyneside Scottish Cap bade - FAKE
Page 65, Cap badge 2nd City Battalion - FAKE
Page 66, Cap badge 3rd City Battalion - FAKE
Page 109, Cap badge 15th West Yorkshire Regiment - FAKE
Page 130, Cap badge Royal Irish Regiment - FAKE
Page 132, Cap badge Yorkshire Regiment, c. WW2 with Kings crown
Page 224, Collar badge 16th (service) Battalion collar badge described as a
cap badge and is a FAKE
Page 238, Cap badge Loyal North Lancashire depicted by Loyal Regiment cap
badge which wasn't sealed until 1935!
Page 325, Cap badge Connaught Rangers - FAKE
Page 332, Cap badge Royal Munster Fusiliers - FAKE
That is just at a glance, but I have been unable to indulge the book fully what with work etc. I am not able to comment on the cloth as it is not my area of interest.
Please don't get me wrong, it is an excellent work which has taken some considerable time and effort on the part of the author to put together. However, given all that it has taken, you would have thought more effort would have been put into getting these small things right, especially given the resources available.
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