OPNIONS PLEASE - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

CAM · #1 02-10-23, 05:51 PM

Could I ask for an opinion on this please I thought VB were WM.

Thanks

Chris

Alan O · #2 02-10-23, 06:06 PM

It is a fake I am afraid. there is an original badge and hat in the Glasgow Museum and the w/m badge quality is superb.

CAM · #3 02-10-23, 10:15 PM

Thanks Alan. I thought as much.

Regards

Chris

cbuehler · #4 02-10-23, 11:48 PM

Fake as Alan mentioned. This particular badge has been a buggaboo for me for over forty years. I have yet to find one that I am comfortable with commensurate with price.

CB

Alex Rice · #5 03-10-23, 07:12 AM

I don't know if this is true, but I was told by an old collector many years ago that the originals were flat and the ones with the domed centre are all fakes. It is always possible that a soldier might hammer his badge a bit to curve it but I am sure you'd be able to tell the difference between that and one made to be domed.
Can anyone confirm this?
Cheers,
Alex

Alan O · #6 03-10-23, 09:15 AM

From memory the Boer War era hat in Glasgow Museum was domed.

Frank Kelley · #7 04-10-23, 06:46 AM

Awful, very poor modern manufacture, made clear from a glance at the reverse you would not expect loops like those upon any original.

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Originally Posted by CAM

Could I ask for an opinion on this please I thought VB were WM.

Thanks

Chris