A Few I'm Unsure Of

[Dr_Shemp]

Hi all,

I'm fairly new to collecting badges and was blissfully unaware of fakes until recently. I've gone back through the badges I've bought so far and I've attached a couple I'm unsure of, would anyone be able to give their thoughts on the ones I've attached?

26th Hussars - Whilst the details on this one look quite good, there's a bit of a bump on the left wing and the lugs on the back are quite narrow which make me a bit nervous.

DLI & E Yorks - I bought these from the same seller at a car boot sale with a few other things. Both have a 'B P & Co Ld B'Ham' makers mark on the slider (I think he had another DLI for sale without though). Both of these have little marks of a pinky-white chalky stuff in the crevices of the badges, I'm not sure if this is old polish or maybe something else? (Hopefully not from when they were faked!)

Tank Corps - This one looks alright, but it looks cast rather than stamped, the design of the tank (placement of the rivets and such) is different from other examples I've seen and I haven't seen many other examples with lugs. Is this a bazaar copy maybe or something else entirely?

Scottish Horse Yeomanry - I only bought this yesterday, it looks really nice to me but I've noticed a slight makers flaw on the first 'T' in 'Scott' and a bit of a step on the left side of the St Andrews cross. This is the only one I have with a Gaunt makers plate on the reverse too. It matches with other examples I've seen online, but are those fakes too?

Many thanks for your time!