Barnard Castle OTC

[Shiny]

Hi All,

I've just taken a roll of the dice with this as it was cheap but a bit outside my normal collecting area.

I did a very quick search in the shop and thought it's a Barnard Castle OTC badge but when I've come home and done a proper search they all seem to have lugs rather than a slider.

What have I ended up with? Is it ok or a fake?

Thanks a lot,

Michael

[mike_vee]

Not my area but maybe CCF ?

Barnard Castle CCF wear the double shield badge in gilding metal.

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...2&d=1522092310

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[Shiny]

Thanks Mike,

I wonder if that's the answer, it's brass and seems quite old but never say never.

Michael

[cbuehler]

That crimped slider is normally a feature found on much older badges. While most Barnard Castle badges may have lugs as you say, that does not mean sliders were not used as well.

CB

[Shiny]

Thanks CB,

I'm keeping everything crossed. It does seem old but I know that can be "enhanced".

Michael

[Alan O]

It is not one of the modern CCF badges but an earlier one. Impossible to date but stats say it is OTC.

[Shiny]

Thanks Alan,

So it could be a real OTC badge just on a slider rather than lugs after all?

Michael

[Alan O]

Michael

The early OTC ones were brass on a slider. Yours is a match. The CCF wears the same design but the modern ones are a yellow design on lugs.

I imagine that the school wore the old OTC badges well into the 50s.

Yours would command a premium price as a result.