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Old 25-03-20, 10:10 PM
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Anyone know anything about this badge. It's about 2 inches long and made of lead. Looks like it's related to The Uffington White Horse, which used to be located in Berkshire. Is it military?

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Old 26-03-20, 02:46 PM
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Hello Ron, your account is active and open for posts.
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Old 26-03-20, 02:49 PM
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Looks like the cap badge of the Berkshire Yeomanry, whether it is genuine or not I have no idea

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Old 26-03-20, 03:01 PM
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Are you sure its lead? It looks to have had lugs braized to it. It may be a bronze officers badge. How easily does the reverse scratch?
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Looks like a ground dug O/R's brass badge to me.

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Old 26-03-20, 06:37 PM
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Actually Berkshire Imperial Yeomanry I believe, but broken.

Note the flat line at 6 o’clock on the scroll. This is where the I.Y. letters would have been attached, their breaking has left a flat line rather than the normal scroll border.

It being an I.Y. is further supported by the fixings. Genuine Berks I.Y. badges had 3 loops, 2 E-W at the scroll curls and 1 North behind the horse. The scars of these are visible on your badge.

The edges of the reverse look correct as does the lettering. So it’s either an original badge or cast from an original. I would go with the former and therefore it’s GM not lead.
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Old 26-03-20, 11:47 PM
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Looks like a ground dug O/R's brass badge to me.

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Yes, it was found with a metal detector
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Old 26-03-20, 11:46 PM
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Looks like the cap badge of the Berkshire Yeomanry, whether it is genuine or not I have no idea
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It was found with a metal detector and was probably buried in the ground for many years

If genuine, how old would this be?
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