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21-09-20, 07:17 PM
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eBay Para Regt badge KC opinions please
Good evening,
Can I have your opinions on this Parachute Regiment badge, please? Are my old eyes misleading me or is the lion looking backwards? Marinus EBAY-PARA-REGT - 1.jpg EBAY-PARA-REGT - 2.jpgEBAY-PARA-REGT - 3.jpg 
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#2
21-09-20, 08:57 PM
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Sure looks like it to me. But I am no expert on British Para badges.
Terry
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21-09-20, 09:16 PM
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eBay Para Regt badge KC opinions please
Hello Marinus,
Para badge looks dubious from what I can see.You may want to glance at the following article from my blog for further confirmation; http://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2011/0...cap-badge.html Regards, Arnhem Jim Arizona Territory Last edited by Arnhem Jim; 23-09-20 at 04:47 PM.
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#5
21-09-20, 09:27 PM
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Repro! Found with modern footed loops (as yours) and with fake Marples & Beasley brass sliders.
Read this thread - https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...hlight=Marples Note the lion is falling off the crown from the back, die flaws highlighted and how the cords cross over etc. etc.
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#6
22-09-20, 06:44 AM
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Awful, a glance the crown speaks volumes, if you have bought that send it back and advise the seller you wanted a real one!
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#7
22-09-20, 03:27 PM
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eBay Para Regt badge KC opinions
Gents,
I believe also that this is a repro. It has the same die flaws and the "ugly falling lion" as the badge that Luke shows in his post #5 and link. I didn't won it on eBay, I was outbid as usual in the very last seconds. Thank you all for your opinions. Marinus EBAY-PARA-REGT - 5.jpeg EBAY-PARA-REGT - 4.jpeg
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23-09-20, 05:06 PM
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"White Metal Alternative" parachute regiment badge
Yes, Paul has some very nice para badges indeed.
I was actually triggered for my eBay search when I saw the "White Metal Alternative" badge in his album. Marinus Quote:
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#10
23-09-20, 08:37 PM
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Very interesting Yes i have a similar badge, in fact 2 if you count the brass unplated one (in hand they are quite different). Now they are similar with the rigging lines which I am comfortable with, but the lion on mine seems to be straight forward facing unlike this one, and under magnification I can see die flaw, and similar looking marks on the body of the lion on the white metal I have with this one. My white metal is closer to the one in this post, but on the brass version, again is similar in look, rigging etc, but different when in hand, weight, thickness, quality and crispness of look. When I compare my white metal with the brass, they are in fact very different in detail, looking at the back tells the bigger story, the brass one being very detailed and profound. Also the feathers are very different in the shape, the brass are more round, equal, and defined than the whitemetal alternative version I have and the one in this post. The lugs on my white metal are certainly more aged, no fresh/bright brazing. I am happier with my white metal alternative, than the one subject to scrutiny, and I have read all the comments and followed the links, with the history with the slider versions etc, and to be honest im on the fence. If I was to doubt, it would be the lack of clarity on the back, rather than the front, I know that die flaws are known in JR Gaunt, and they are much more obvious than this badge, are they the only maker to have them? I dont think I have helped the debate, but you have my 2 c's worth. Let me try to do some picture comparisons, I tried earlier but only having an iphone 6 my pictures never seem that great. Kind Regards Paul
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#11
23-09-20, 07:53 AM
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You had a lucky escape.
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