Yes, you encounter this sort of thing an awful lot in the case of Victorian badges where the pattern remained the same into King Edwards day, sometimes the lugs were removed completely, but, on occasion, they were simply cut as close as possible to the badge, in particular, in the case of those applied to the reverse of deep die struck scrolls.
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Originally Posted by Keith Blakeman
I had, or may still have somewhere an example with braize applied in preparation for loops but with a slider, or alternatively the loops removed. Datable pretty close to 1906 I'd have thought as the pattern changed soon after.
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