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Old 22-11-18, 05:24 PM
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I'm getting really fed up with the fakers, and their attempts to fool us get more and more devious. We have been debating whether the offered (eBay mainly) WWI Glosters cap badges were ever genuinely issued in brass. So far, no evidence can be found that they were ever issued in brass - unless anyone knows differently???
They were not issued in brass.

Have a look at Alan’s album https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...p?albumid=2871 you will find the 1916 RACD list of change which explains it.

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Old 22-11-18, 06:13 PM
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You are right: the Glosters were not issued in brass.
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I'm getting really fed up with the fakers, and their attempts to fool us get more and more devious. We have been debating whether the offered (eBay mainly) WWI Glosters cap badges were ever genuinely issued in brass. So far, no evidence can be found that they were ever issued in brass - unless anyone knows differently???
These WWI economy badges were designed to speed up the production process of bi-metal badges, so there would have been no need for an economy badge as the Glosters badge came in a single metal.

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