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Old 19-06-19, 04:29 PM
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Default East Kent Regiment Silvered Badge.

This badge came fitted to a Buff's officer's forage cap (the seller provided photos to show that the badge was hollow die struck and fitted with a slider and that the cap had holes from where a badge with east / west lugs had been fitted).
I've aquired the cap, thinking that the badge is either an Other Ranks genuine badge which has been plated or a complete fake / repro.

The badge would appear to to have a toned silver coloured plating, there are no worn areas to show whether the base colour is white or yellow metal.

Has anyone any views as to whether this badge is a genuine one which has been plated for whatever reason, nefarious or otherwise, or a straightforward out and out fake please?
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Old 19-06-19, 05:47 PM
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Certainly looks different to the Birmingham Mint version. Note on your example the join points from the neck to the wing and the wing to the tail.

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Old 19-06-19, 06:00 PM
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Thanks and apologies - I should have mentioned, I'd checked the Birmingham Mint badge as what I thought would be the most likely suspect prior to buying the cap, yes, the badges are noticeably different.
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