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Old 18-08-11, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Aerowallah View Post






Hi,

Your badge appears to be a late WW2 pattern RN officer's cap badge that has obviously had the anchor removed and an eagle supplanted in its place. Also, I noticed from the close-up photograph that there appears to be a trace of thread just below the eagles beak on the inside of the wreath, suggesting the original point from which the tips of the anchor were also removed, but not quite in their entirety. I've attached a partial scan of an early 1930's pattern RN cap badge which should help demonstrate my point.

Best regards,

Zob.
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