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Cast copy of an original Army Air Corps badge
My only question is whether it was cast to deceive or out of necessity?
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#2
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Neither, very deliberate, shame it is broken.
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#3
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I can get the missing lug replaced easily enough, but is it worth the expense?
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Possibly a campaign cast from Egypt to replace lost badges? I don't think you could ever be certain either way.
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#5
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I would study the loop in this case. It appears to be factory made and footed from what I can see. Is that commensurate with period bazaar manufacturing.
There is a known bronze version of the AAC badge believed to be made in North Africa in WW2 https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...92&postcount=9 |
#6
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I'd be very happy with it without a repair, a good and very scarce plated example, they have become much harder to find now.
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#7
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I own several British made die stamped AAC plated badges which are indeed the earlier badges. Are you saying they followed suit in the bazaars? It’s a plus point it’s cast from a genuine badge but as so often the case without some provenance or context there is often doubt. |
#8
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No, these were factory made, some plated, I suppose, for the same reason that many GM and WM badges were plated.
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The area around the missing lug shows no evidence of a foot to the lug. |
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Between two other A.A.C. badges for comparison.
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