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Old 08-04-08, 06:31 PM
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Exclamation Edwardian KOSB

Hello lads,

Does anyone know what to look out for when trying to get a kosher early KC KOSB as I'm stumped and have wanted one for a while?

Cheers,

Luke
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Old 08-04-08, 09:22 PM
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Default What's kosher?

It has been my belief that there were three different makers variations simultaniously, the one you show, a more "rounded" one, which also came fretted for OR's, and the most common "smaller" one.
The one you show is sometimes called the "Edwardian" version.
Here's where the plot thickens; both original and reproduction KC and even pre-1887 VC badges were worn into the 21st century by the KOSB, both by Officers and OR's. Reproduction badges being worn in the Army is something that rarely gets mentioned here on the forum and sheds a different light on "original" badges.
So, I think kosher is fairly relative in this case.
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