Both look original to me.
The 8th has been restruck so the vast majority of the P.W.O versions are fakes but yours is good. The style of the slider and the brass rods are different from the fakes.
It is my opinion that this badge was an early TF association purchase as the extra void and the wires would be an expense that the Army Clothing Department would not bother with when the sealed the pattern in 1916.
Alan
Last edited by Alan O; 12-06-22 at 04:30 PM.
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