British Army Proficiency Badges, 1st ed v's 2nd ed - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

JerryBB · #1 10-09-20, 11:21 AM

I wondered what are the differences between the 2 editions as I would like to add one to my library at some stage?

Thanks for any insights

leigh kitchen · #2 10-09-20, 11:26 AM

2nd has updates, dealing with badges in use after the date of publication of the 1st but the images are of poor quality.
The 1st is a much better quality product, the images are far better than in the 2nd.

Ask grumpy what he thinks about 1st v 2nd (light blue touchpaper and retire.......)

JerryBB · #3 10-09-20, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leigh kitchen

2nd has updates, dealing with badges in use after the date of publication of the 1st but the images are of poor quality.
The 1st is a much better quality product, the images are far better than in the 2nd.

Ask grumpy what he thinks about 1st v 2nd (light blue touchpaper and retire.......)

Thanks very much for your opinion Leigh, sort of what I had expected about more/updated info in the 2nd edition but sort of surprised, though not totally about the image quality declining in the 2nd ed, thinking of churchill's collar badge book....

leigh kitchen · #4 10-09-20, 12:57 PM

The 2nd edition was basically a scan of the 1st, the quality suffering as a result.

JerryBB · #5 10-09-20, 04:45 PM

looking for a 1st edition then....

leigh kitchen · #6 10-09-20, 04:57 PM

Unless you want the additional information which includes badges introduced from the early 1980's - 2005.