LOUTH SCHOOL O.T.C

[Mike Ricketts]

I have just bought, from a dealer, the above badge.
In fairness to the dealer, he couldn't say whether it was an original or a re-strike, simply that he had bought it from an "old boy" who was disposing of his collection of military cap badges.
In the absence of a definitive guide to OTC badges, I looked on ebay(!), only to see that there were several Louth OTC badges for sale, at wildly different prices, but none of them claiming to be original....
My suspicions now aroused, I have come to this forum for advice: what should I be looking for to determine the badge's authenticity?
My badge is bi-metal, like those on ebay, but, unlike them, is not solid, but, rather, "hollow-backed"; it also has "curtain-hook" type hooks on the back for the pin.
Can anyone give me any pointers as to whether the badge is original or not?
MR

[Bill A]

Hello Mike, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts. Members should be able to answer your query.

[mooke07]

I have an original Louth OTC in my collection and will post pics tonight for your reference. Non-footed lugs to the rear, blank scroll, tabs joining the bottom scroll to non-smiling Sphinx are all keys, cheers Dean.

[Luke H]

Can you post a picture?

Post #3 and #12 in this thread may be of help: https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ighlight=Louth

If it looks like the type pictured in either post then it’s a fake.

[Alan O]

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ictureid=82083

A genuine one.

The copies have a distinctive face on the sphinx found on many fakes using the same sphinx die.

[Mike Ricketts]

Gentlemen (I assume) All,
Thank you all for your rapid replies.
I would like to say that my Sphinx's smile is enigmatic, but the puffed cheeks, and Luke H's image of an original, suggest that I have been duped.
It would be good to see mooke07's pictures as final evidence of fakery.
How much should I pay for a genuine Louth OTC badge?
MR