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Old 24-05-10, 09:35 AM
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Hi Folks

What are the thoughts on this GPR badge?

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Old 24-05-10, 12:07 PM
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AAC OSD?

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Old 24-05-10, 01:12 PM
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Officer theatre made??

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Old 24-05-10, 02:01 PM
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I have also considered that it is theatre made when you look at the backing. It is not a collar badge but has the size of cap badge.

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Old 24-05-10, 04:23 PM
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I won't comment on the badge but the verdigris looks new and if the badge is ok i feel that it has been rebronzed recently,but thats only my opinion from the picture.
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Old 24-05-10, 09:12 PM
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I am afraid this is a copy.. There is a US based seller (Bi*****m)that has sold numerous of these over the past three years on Ebay. The metal looks like a bronze painted composite metal. There are also other samples made of this metal like the Greek sacred squadron badge and the ww1 Cycle Corps badge etc.

The only theatre made samples that I have seen are either sandcast brass, or silver samples respectively made in Egypt,Tunisia and Italy..
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Old 25-05-10, 06:23 AM
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Thanks -I had a feeling something was about it. Also I believe only bronze OSD collar badges existed.

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Old 26-05-10, 06:43 AM
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Thanks -I had a feeling something was about it. Also I believe only bronze OSD collar badges existed.

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As far as I know that is correct. I have a pair somewhere. They might even be in one fo my albums...
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Old 26-05-10, 02:57 PM
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That is one of the common replicas but given a bronze finish. This comes close, a North Africa made example.
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Old 26-05-10, 05:37 PM
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I just picked up this one from Ebay it looks like a hallmarked badge.

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Old 27-05-10, 07:12 PM
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You outbid me on that one. Looks like a good 2-lug sterling badge indeed, lucky bugger!
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Old 27-05-10, 09:13 PM
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Hi Luc,

Lucky find indeed Seller told me this is one of a veteran who was killed in Arnhem, no identity though - a bit weary of these stories - but given the looks of this badge could be true-who knows?
Is this an officers version?

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Old 27-05-10, 10:12 PM
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If it is hallmarked silver then it is an officers badge.
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Old 29-05-10, 01:06 PM
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Given what I previoulsy read about WW2 AAC badge, should I suppose the following is not good and, so, avoid it?
AAC cap badge
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Old 29-05-10, 03:08 PM
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Hi Phil, the AAC cap badge always had lugs so this is a replica yes.
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