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03-09-13, 07:30 PM
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Australian badge - any good?
Hi
Not much experience with Aussie badge, so hoping someone could tell me if this Rising Sun is any good? Thanks Colin
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03-09-13, 10:41 PM
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Looks ok to me.
Mick
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03-09-13, 11:08 PM
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hi colin
hard to say. the back looks like it may have been plated? probably ok but there are better examples out there bc
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03-09-13, 11:29 PM
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Cheers Guys
It comes with a bunch of other stuff, I probably only paid about £5 for it, all in all. Why would someone plate it? Colin
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"The Devonshires held this trench. The Devonshires hold it still " "One day I'll leave you, a phantom to lead you in the Summer, to join the Black Parade"
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04-09-13, 01:26 AM
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hi colin
i looked at your other badge pics you posted and maybe its the lighting. the other badges look good so would assume this is also bc
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04-09-13, 04:55 AM
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Quote:
 Colin
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"The Devonshires held this trench. The Devonshires hold it still " "One day I'll leave you, a phantom to lead you in the Summer, to join the Black Parade"
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07-12-13, 03:31 AM
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Hi Mate.
This in my opinion is a copy.cWW2 Badges are die struck and have a different backing(the badge you have also looks die struck but there is something that just does not look correct about it).It is Not a post war Pre 1953 issue badge as these are all marked AMOR.and it looks nothing like a pre WW2 Gilt metal badge.. Also the metal or colour of the metal is incorrect.The lugs also look post war type. Does the badge fell soft or easy to bend.this is a good guide on copy badges.Not made to the same spec's as the real ones.I have a large collection of Rising suns and Its just my opinion that is a copy made for reinactors,medal mounters ,a gap filler as such etc. I hope this helps. Kaiser
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