Leeds Pals cap badge and shoulder titles help

[Zim661944]

Can anyone help me with the information regarding if the cap badge and shoulder titles are genuine Leeds Pals please!

[Alan O]

This is a genuine one. Can we have a larger picture of yours please.

[oc14]

Both give me no cause for concern, I’d say you’ve got a good original cap badge and matching shoulder titles

Paul

[Gary B]

Originally Posted by Alan O

This is a genuine one. Can we have a larger picture of yours please.

Alan, hi
Sorry to show my lack of knowledge, but is there any variation on this badge in terms of the "angle" that the small, middle owl is positioned?

Yours looks pretty well upright but on other photos I've seen which claim to be of genuine pieces, (the Doyle and Foster book for instance) the small, middle owl seems to lean to the left a lot more?
G

[Nozzer]

An old thread;

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ght=leeds+pals

Andrew

[Gary B]

Blimey Andrew, there's some really interesting stuff in this thread - thanks so much for pointing me in the right direction!
G
(PS: and I now know what a "leaning budgie" is !!!)

[High Wood]

I cannot do much regarding the lack of focus, but this is some improvement on your original photographs.

[Gary B]

Guys, I know nowt other than what I've picked up from the Forum, but aren't those legs a little long?

[oc14]

Originally Posted by Gary B

Guys, I know nowt other than what I've picked up from the Forum, but aren't those legs a little long?

No, they're fine....when you see a long legged "budgie" you'll immediately see the difference !

Paul

[Gary B]

I've got what appears to be a cast brass version - with an "upright budgie", short-legged-owls and decent shield spots (and ram horns which don't venture beyond the fleece - many thanks Alan O, what a star!)
But I then saw an identical badge on e-bay with the dreaded " I believe this to be a genuine badge" sales pitch...
Subsequent investigation via Forum experts confirmed that the e-bay trader in question is in fact, a charlatan (this bit's been cleaned up so the moderators don't melt down). In fact, he is a l***g b*****d of a charlatan....
So I now know that the Leeds Pals badge that I gave a 50/50 chance of being legitimate is a dud, no better than a Mann's bottle top in fact...
So I'm back in the hunt for a good 'un.
Oh, the joys of badge collecting !!!!!!