Norfolk Yeomanry - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

tonyb · #1 26-10-18, 01:29 PM

Almost mint condition Norfolk Yeomanry cap badge, still retaining most of the original gilt finish.
Hope its of interest, Tony.

grenadierguardsman · #2 26-10-18, 06:25 PM

Very nice too.
Andy

tonyb · #3 26-10-18, 06:31 PM

Thank you Andy.

tonyb · #4 09-03-19, 01:24 PM

Couldn't resist buying another one

Not in the same nick but still a nice item.
Tony

manchesters · #5 09-03-19, 01:53 PM

Are you sure that the maker mark was used on genuine NY badge sliders Tony.

I have a niggling feeling they were not but cant recall why.

regards

tonyb · #6 09-03-19, 02:28 PM

I hope so

Tony.

Luke H · #7 09-03-19, 02:29 PM

The maker mark is of the style considered to be genuine and I know of at least one (marked) which came off a WW1 trophy belt of genuine badges.

However I saw this on eBay last week...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/badge-cap...edirect=mobile

As the rest of the sellers items were restrikes or fakes I emailed asking if it was original since the condition listed was ‘new’ and the description claimed to be ‘makers obsolete stock’.

I received a reply saying ‘Bent & Parker was one of the oldest badge manufacturers’ and the badge was ‘certainly genuine’. When I replied saying the maker is Bodill Parker and that I’d asked because the rest of his badges were fake, marked as ex-stock and also listed as new I received a reply saying he ‘rejected my assertion’ his badges were fake...

All the badges the seller had up and currently has listed look duds to me. What are the chances he owned one genuine Norfolk Yeo badge? Seed of doubt planted?

Luke