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Original LRDG hat badges were either cast, die stamped or die cast. The badge in the first post appears to be die cast and has been highly polished front and back. Apart from the Gaunt made badges, the last badges issued to the LRDG were die cast and made in brass and bronze. The following are two original die cast LRDG badges. |
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LRDG badges
Well, I did say I was no expert . . !
Were any badges made in Italy or elsewhere? Rob |
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Thanks Luke, Frank, Rob, Andy and atilathenunns.
I should point out that I was not the purchaser, but wnted to know what a genuine Badge looked like in case I came across one in the future. Thanks for your posts of the genuine items atillathenunns, and I wonder if you would mind posting pics of the reverses. Thanks, Peter |
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Well, in that case, I take back what I said in post fifteen, you missed this particular example.
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Hi Frank,
Yes indeed I missed this one, but since I know very little about them except that they are widely faked, I erred on the side of caution, erred being the operative word in this case! Peter |
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Well, never mind, there with be others in due course, at least you know a bit more upon what to look for in the future, you certainly would not want to spend a very considerable amount of money on something that would have no value whatsoever, in particular, when so many spurious badges are offered as original.
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Thanks Frank,
You are of course correct, and this is an area that I should study a bit more. Peter |
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Hi Brent,
Thanks for your reply and apologies for the lateness of reply, but I have been away from the internet for a while. You do have a good point, especially when very convincing fakes are widely available, the downside being that you would have to pay top dollar. Of course the other side of the coin is that you could end up paying a few hundred pounds for something that is worthless. Caveat emptor indeed! Thanks, Peter |
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