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Old 13-11-09, 05:26 PM
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Default Wear and tear..

This example of the 8th Recce badge is currently listed on ebay. A previous owner has spent a lot of time polishing off the detail on the obverse. At the time, it was probably the envy of others, being bright and sparkly. Unfortunately, the value of the badge is considerably reduced for today's collector.
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Old 13-11-09, 05:41 PM
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Bill that is a very interesing badge. I like it very much. I will not be bidding however. I am still on the hunt for a nice original but with the prices sky-rocketing, I think I will just stay content with my Scully marked reunion bagde.
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Old 13-11-09, 07:19 PM
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Hi Bill and Ray. Ray, I don't know if you noticed that this badge has no holes for the overlay pins and no overlay. Is it possible that this badge is one of a first batch made without the overlay???

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Old 13-11-09, 08:05 PM
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Not sure about it being first issue, but it may have never had the overlay on it.
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Old 13-11-09, 08:30 PM
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Default Not a two piece badge

This is one of the white metal one piece badges. Never had the overlay. The two piece badges are flattened where the overlay goes. As seen from the back the inscription "VIII Recce" does not show through. This badge shows the lettering through, as well as having no holes for the overlay pins.

If I were an VIII Recce collector I might be tempted to pick it up (as a unique "version"), but as a general collectable it really is little more than scrap metal now. This mutilation may have been just as easily been post war. The seller has a "story" but it is not verifiable in anyway.
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Old 13-11-09, 08:45 PM
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This is the 2nd 'buzzed' badge I've seen; the other, a 2-piece, had the overlay removed, the base polished down like this & the overlay put back. Probably need to examine a few 8th Recce wartime pix to see if there is any truth to the 'officers did it' story.
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Old 13-11-09, 08:48 PM
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Hi Bill, It is unlikely the damage was inflicted post war, as the unit reverted to the 14 Hussars badges, and the 8th Recce ones were obsolete. The 8th Recce badges were likely relegated to the dresser drawer or some other out of mind place. It was quite a common practice to "polish" the detail off of the badge, and in some cases the soldier took great pride in achieving this state with his badge. This is not to say that it could have happened post war, but the likelihood is small.
(I believe there was an earlier thread on the Forum with an image of an 8th Recce fellow wearing the 14th Hussars badge. IIRC the image was taken at a river crossing.)
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