From Joyce, Ken Into the Maelstrom Pages 90, 94-99
Page 90 Picture 141. Describes the reproduction cap badges as coming "...in bi-metal, brass, white metal, silver, silver with bogus maker and assay marks and bronze. They are found with slider and lug fasteners and are cast solid or stamped."
Page 97 Picture 160. "The UK-made officers' badge which first appeared in mid 1944. Note the rounder flow to the feathering details and the right section of the scrolling compared to the Scully badge. These were only made with half rounded copper alloy lug fasteners and split pin."
Page 98 "Both the Scully and the UK made badge were constructed in the exact same way, both using an almost identical three-piece die set."
Joyce then describes the manufacturing process, including the use of "copper alloy pins". "The pins, soldered to the overlays, were then insertedthrough holes made in the brass portion of the badge. The exposed heads of the pins on the back of the badge were then hammered into a dome or flattened to secure the overlays to the badge."
Page 99 "The badges made in England were not marked."
From Ken Joyce's description, I am assuming that the UK made badges should be flat backed with pins (rivets) and no makers' mark.
Does anybody agree or disagree with this summation?
Phil
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