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Must say i've got a bit into this and am keen for you to get one that either two of three of us give a thumbs up on as having a good chance of being WWI, or one that you feel able to say you are happy with. The most easy to fake braze holes would be just round drilled holes. I like the look of the badge you have been offered, but It is a short slider. Sliders and lugs are the parts most ofter missing or dammaged on a badge. They can be replaced but you would hope to get the badge cheeper than a fully original badge. I could not state that this is a replaced slider. I would try to avoid a badge with yellowish brass, but apart from that, the ebay one also fits the bill. Sorry this all sound very indicisive, over what is a common badge but I sense it is very important for you to feel the badge was a part of the Great War. Cheers, Paul.