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It's been emotional.
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Leigh, if it's affected you and feel the need for help and support I believe that Alan & mike run a help line for issues like this.
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Thanks,that's good to know, I'll try to soldier on with just a little self medication.
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I have had numbers of RFC and RAF badges that have quite a range of toning. I don't doubt the 'bronzed' appearance of Force 136 attributed badge but I follow the logic that even OSD badges if vigorously polished will return to a GM brass base metal rather than copper.
Its only a badge and everyone is entitled to an opinion. all the best Mark |
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Not toned but bronzed, the RAF with remains of a slider was found under a bush in a garden but not buried.
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RAF Bronze & Copper cap badges
Hi all,
Continuing with the theme of this thread. Here are my versions of RAF KC Other Rank Bronze (8.34g) & Copper (9.01g) badges I have in my possession. The Bronze one was sold to me as such. Also, attached for interest are Bronze & Copper RAF KC WO badges. These both have hexagonal rear fittings. I assume that both bronze versions would be late WWI era onwards. Any comments most welcome. Regards, Graham |
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Some more RAF cap badge examples
These are some of my RAF cap badges with sliders & other non-slider badges with a darker tone to them.
I'll be honest, I had never heard of the Marsh fakes until some months back on this forum but it would explain some 'RAF' badge creations I have seen offered for sale in the past & some of these unfortunately (hopefully not all) may be their work too? I just picked these badges up over the years as they looked a bit different to the standard RAF cap badges. I had also heard there was an early RAF cap badge issued but nothing definitive & every day is a school day. I would be interested to hear what others think of these as being original to start with please. |
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I think what people forget is that veterans often don't really care about the badges like we do and can lose them / give them to kids to play with etc. Then one day they see a badge at a market and buy it as a memento, and voila! A suddenly obscure yet 'genuine' veteran badge.
As mentioned here many time before, buy the badge, not the story. Cheers, Alex |
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