[hindoostan]

Hi everyone, my name is John Lockton, if you attend any medal and militaria fairs you may have seen me, especially at those run by Mark Carter or Andrew Jukes over the last 5 years. I first collected medals when I found my grandfathers 50 years ago, since then I built up a good collection to the 17th Foot/Leicesters and continue to buy/sell in a hobby sort of way to this day.
During those 50 years I must have handled/owned hundreds, if not thousands of cap badges. I always passed them on to a dealer friend, and more recently gave them away with the mans medals when I sold them. I think I missed a trick as cap badge dealers often bought a set of medals off me stating the badge was worth more than the medals! I've started buying a few cap badges as I have always been interested in all aspects of militaria and need a affordable interest in these strange lockdown times . I can tell the obvious fakes and the obvious genuine ones but struggle with the large grey area in between. Medals are so much easier to spot the duds! I have posted a few times recently, and been grateful for your knowledge on one or two badges I have bought. I can't help you much on cap badges but I can help if you have a medal query, especially to the Leicesters as I have 50 years of medal rolls, pow rolls and various literature etc. I sold some of my collection a few years back and some is now in the regimental museum as there were some unique groups to the regiment .

Cheers

John