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Old 29-01-22, 10:59 PM
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Hello . Here is an Essex Regiment ( Tank ) cap badge .
White metal appears to be discolouerd on the obverse but nice on
the reverse .
This badge possibly wouldn't be one of those which were buried in dry
cement , then dug up and cleaned with some chemical causing a
discolouration ?
We read that this happened some time ago and we're not expert badge
collectors so have no way of verifying as to the validity of this .
Thank You .
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Old 29-01-22, 11:21 PM
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Hello . Here is an Essex Regiment ( Tank ) cap badge .
White metal appears to be discolouerd on the obverse but nice on
the reverse .
This badge possibly wouldn't be one of those which were buried in dry
cement , then dug up and cleaned with some chemical causing a
discolouration ?
We read that this happened some time ago and we're not expert badge
collectors so have no way of verifying as to the validity of this .
Thank You .
Is your question "Is this genuine" ?
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Old 30-01-22, 12:41 AM
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Hi Cam . Yes, that was what we would like to find out if possible .
Is this badge authentic ?
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Old 30-01-22, 12:45 AM
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Experimenting with various lighting I can never seem to get the true
appearance of a badge so the obverse does seem a little different in my
photos as to what this badge actually looks like in real time .
Sorry , I should have included this in my previous post .
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Yours looks different than the one I have. Mine has a makers mark above the left lug (Birks) I attached photos.
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As a side, may I ask if they wore he MacGregor tartan behind this badge as both the Essex Highlanders and Essex and Kent Highlanders did?

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Old 09-02-23, 10:05 PM
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Hi Terry,
I have never seen any evidence of the Essex Tank wearing the tartan behind their badge. As an armoured regiment they wore white metal badges and the black beret.
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Old 10-02-23, 04:27 AM
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Thanks Bill!!!

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