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unknown Chinthe badge
Burmese? prongs on the rear for fastening. Any ideas?
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I'd guess modern Burmese, but that's an off the cuff guess. Later I'll see if I can find any evidence!
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Thanks Peter , this one seems to have some age to it but I had not seen bend over wires on an Indian or Burmese badge before. The other thing I found curious is that the Chinthe appears to be pushing over the pillar , the badge does not appear to be bent. Kevin
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Not necessarily be a badge.
Might be a decoration for a door handle, jewellery box etc.. while i was in Burma (wasn't collecting badges or medals then) I saw Chinthes on all sorts of things.. |
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looks like it is made just like a badge found on horse fittings, ie lead with a wire fitting and brass plated.
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Keep looking at it, not even sure its a Chinthe now as have never seen one with raised leg. It is cast brass with a tin like plate similar to some Indian badges. China? Kev
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I agree that the wire fixtures are odd. That was what prompted my notion that it's post-47, as I've seen a few more modern badges, sand cast, with thin metal 'pins' cast onto the back, clearly meant to be bent over [once] to asten them to cloth.
OTOH, Khyber and Norfolk Reg't may be correct. I didn't find anything like it in the few IA books I have on badges. |
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