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Is there a beginners guide to spotting fakes?
New to the forum.
I used to collect cap badges from an antiques dealer when I was in school, before ebay and online auctions took the tactile aspect of buying out of the equation. Recently I bought a bag of assorted badges from a seller who was auctioning off batches from an old collectors estate, a bag of patches, a bag of metal cap badges etc. I don't suspect a scam here as the seller included all sorts, it was an innocent random batch of badges. Now I can tell an outright fake and have the Kipling & King books and the Alderton book out of the library, but the photos don't really tell me enough and they all seem suspect. I had no idea fakes had become so common and had assumed I could buy en masse and finish of the collection of Corps of the Services badges I started years back. Is there a beginners guide out there that might be more informative? I was hoping to sell on the rest, but not if they're fakes. |
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Kchickenlord,
Welcome to the Forum, a most interesting thread. Sadly there is not a comprehensive guide to spotting fakes ( there are some guides on E.B. including one written by a dealer who appears to offer a lot of dubious items ). Some of the well know books on collecting badges cover the subject in various depths. The best advice I believe is to go back though some of the threads here, including those on makers marks and you will start picking up tips to identify fake badges. P.B.
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I'd be more than happy to give you an opinion if you want to post images here or send me photos to look at! Best regards Andy Andy |
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I'll sort some proper photos. There are a few with gaunt marked sliders, a 4th Irish Dragoon Guards that looks like it was made last week, a white metal KODR. I know these are all fakes, but an Engineer Volunteers Badge would have fooled me had I not found a mention on one of the threads here.
I have one very suspect Royal Fusiliers with an overy thick slider with a faint Ambourne makers mark. I'll add the pics to the thread when I can either scan them during the week or get a lend of a camera I can take decent photos on. |
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