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Old 19-02-21, 12:56 PM
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Bought a tin of badges off ebay out of bordom and coz they were cheap guessing the Essex is fake chaps wat about the other please
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As there are no replies chaps are these fake please ? if not they are for sale thank you .
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I would say certainly the IG is bad, and most likely the Essex is as well. Although I am not absolutely sure about it, I would expect braze holes and a slightly finer strike for these.

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I would say certainly the IG is bad, and most likely the Essex is as well. Although I am not absolutely sure about it, I would expect braze holes and a slightly finer strike for these.

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I agree, the Irish Guards badge is a mess.
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Thank you gents for your time.
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I hope the remaining contents of the tin mentioned are better than the pair in the photograph, if not, I should return the lot for a refund.


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