I think the lugs would be the clue. I will take some photos of the lugs on mine when I can access them and post the photos. Idon't think it would be possible to clean an original oxidised badge back to fully plain briught brass, and I can't imagine why anyone would try that hard. Original brass ones would have to be straight out of the Cairo foundry, unlikely but not impossible, which brings us back to the need for provenance.
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