Oh dear! as in expensive?

[tonyb]

What do the a/a collectors think of this http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/201284309339?nav=SEARCH
It's not a badge I would be happy to waste my money on.
Or am I wrong?
Cheers Tony.

[engr9266]

Maybe it is because of the mis stamping of the maker name that someone thinks it is worth paying for? Who knows?

[William]

West Yorkshire Regt (Prince of Wales’s Own) is usually available in AA Gold & Silver. There is also at least one All Silver badge out there, which may most likely be a factory mistake.

They generally sell for hundreds of pounds apiece. With this in mind, I suppose it is not so surprising to see plenty of bids on this cast aluminium fake. There are lots of cast fakes of this badge about.

Possibly collectors are looking for a substitute for the real thing, maybe just to plug a gap in their collections?

Awra best

William

[grenadierguardsman]

That's a shocking looking badge.
Andy

[Mike H]

If people want to waste their money !

[Mike_2817]

I would not pay .31p for it, it must be the worst fake going...

[Nozzer]

Looks the same as the one on the excellent site by Chris Cuniffe.

Scroll down to Page 12 http://www.smle.army-cap-badges.talk...d_Infantry.htm

Perhaps he will see this thread and comment.

It really is a horrible example of a very poor quality copy using the wrong pattern cap badge as a master, as I'm sure most will know the genuine AA badge is based on a much more delicate horse (which is the reason why its so rare as the tail snaps off quite easily), I feel sorry for the buyer of the copy, I hope he knows what he is actually getting.

Originally Posted by William

West Yorkshire Regt (Prince of Wales’s Own) is usually available in AA Gold & Silver. There is also at least one All Silver badge out there, which may most likely be a factory mistake.

They generally sell for hundreds of pounds apiece. With this in mind, I suppose it is not so surprising to see plenty of bids on this cast aluminium fake. There are lots of cast fakes of this badge about.

Possibly collectors are looking for a substitute for the real thing, maybe just to plug a gap in their collections?

Awra best

William

[hagwalther]

Hi Guys,

I sold one of these a few weeks ago (the actual badge used in my book) to a member here on the forum for 25GBP so looks like I did not charge enough!

Rest assured it was sold as a fake (which even blind Freddie could spot) and was not this particular item.

If anyone out there is into fakes/repros/unofficial commissions etc. I have quite a few for sale on my web site at:

http://www.aacapbadges.com/fakeforsale.html

Regards

Chris

[Tony B]

I came across this old thread and as a relative new comer to collecting found it interesting. I have a West Yorkshire badge which I believe isn't a fake. It was purchased in South Africa shortly after the war. When fakes weren't as yet being produced. Unfortunately it is broken. So, my question is – is it worth anything.
Thanks for any help.
Tony

[Tony B]

I came across this old thread and as a relative new comer to collecting found it interesting. I have a West Yorkshire badge which I believe isn't a fake. It was purchased in South Africa shortly after the war. When fakes weren't as yet being produced. Unfortunately it is broken. So, my question is – is it worth anything.
Thanks for any help.
Tony

[Alan O]

Firstly welcome to the fourm. It's a cast badge probably made overseas as a replacement for a sodlier serving abroad. It's not anodised aluminium but brass and of little value I am afraid.

[AndyC_65]

Originally Posted by hagwalther

Hi Guys,

I sold one of these a few weeks ago (the actual badge used in my book) to a member here on the forum for 25GBP so looks like I did not charge enough!

Rest assured it was sold as a fake (which even blind Freddie could spot) and was not this particular item.

If anyone out there is into fakes/repros/unofficial commissions etc. I have quite a few for sale on my web site at:

http://www.aacapbadges.com/fakeforsale.html

Regards

Chris

And as the buyer of Chris's badge, I was more than happy to take the blindingly obvious fake for its oddity.

I can confirm that it's still in my possession - so there's at least 2 of them out there.

cheers,

Andy C

Andy,

There are more than two, I have an example somewhere,

Originally Posted by AndyC_65

And as the buyer of Chris's badge, I was more than happy to take the blindingly obvious fake for its oddity.

I can confirm that it's still in my possession - so there's at least 2 of them out there.

cheers,

Andy C

[hagwalther]

Originally Posted by AndyC_65

And as the buyer of Chris's badge, I was more than happy to take the blindingly obvious fake for its oddity.

I can confirm that it's still in my possession - so there's at least 2 of them out there.

cheers,

Andy C

Hi Andy,

This badge is, in my opinion, quite important from a collectors point of view.

Not only was it made by open cast methods and molten aluminium as opposed to impression cold die forging from strip aluminium but someone even managed to attach the slider to it in very robust manner. Such an action is not that easy to achieve using aluminium parts in what must have been a back room setting.

They even went to the trouble of having a 'Gaunt London' puch made to stamp the slider although copies do exist without markings - detail indeed!

In fact this is one of the few fake A/A badges out there when compared to the many factory made unofficial commissions etc.

Regards

Chris