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Old 28-10-20, 10:33 AM
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I have been told this badge seems authentic but my initial belief that it was an authentic badge looks groundless. Any ideas?
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Old 28-10-20, 10:41 AM
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I have been told this badge seems authentic but my initial belief that it was an authentic badge looks groundless. Any ideas?
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Old 28-10-20, 11:09 AM
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Its a common fake.

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Old 29-10-20, 10:20 AM
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Thank you. I am going through my late father's badge collection - keeping some and selling others. I do not want to mislead potential buyers (which is what seems to have happened to my dad). I presume the fake Somerset badge has no value?
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Original badges have a value.

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This badge is of a design that does not exist in any reference book that I can find nor is it recorded in the Somerset military Museum's collection in Taunton castle.

It is widely sold online by known fakers for £5-6.
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This is a 1902 Jennens badge from my collection with no obvious signs of the Jellalabad having been removed and is normal cap size. Any thoughts on it?
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