8th London (Post Office Rifles) Regiment

[Tinto]

Hi Forum members,
Comments welcome on this badge with lack of voiding.
Thanks, John

[Luke H]

From the common fake die but unvoided and with tangs.

[Tinto]

Thanks for your assessment, Luke.
Regards, John

[wardog]

Usual fakes have just the crown unvoided and hatching dividing line under TT in BATTALION. Regards, Paul.
Some good examples and one shown with blades- https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...+office+rifles

[Fatherofthree]

Greetings John.

Following on from Luke's post, I will add what I believe are a couple of pointers for future reference:

Within the plinth below the crown, there should be .. beneath the th.

(However, I have seen what I believe to be faked examples with the .. but show other faults which render them as duds.)

B and L of Battalion are slightly out of sync with the other letters.

There are others.

Regards.

Brian

[Tinto]

Originally Posted by Fatherofthree

Greetings John.

Following on from Luke's post, I will add what I believe are a couple of pointers for future reference:

Within the plinth below the crown, there should be .. beneath the th.

(However, I have seen what I believe to be faked examples with the .. but show other faults which render them as duds.)

B and L of Battalion are slightly out of sync with the other letters.

There are others.

Regards.

Brian

Thanks Brian and Paul,
Badge is not mine.
Cheers, John