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Old 09-11-23, 03:56 PM
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Default Welsh Guards officers fs cap
recent purchase, c.WWII welsh guards officers universal pattern field service cap
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Old 09-11-23, 04:01 PM
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Nice (pity about the mothing), are the buttons "worn" Bronzed finish or brass/gilt?
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Nice (pity about the mothing), are the buttons "worn" Bronzed finish or brass/gilt?
no sign of bronzing, just brass
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same as on this earlyish SD cap
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Just wondered, from the toning on the buttons in the images.
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Just wondered, from the toning on the buttons in the images.
With another look with a magnifying glass I can see why you say that, there is a darker ring around the raised portion of the button, which is not a shadow so you might be correct that it was bronzed
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