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Hi Gerwyn,
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but both of your 16th collars are modern copies. Hwyl, Kevin |
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Thank you for the photo. I still cant get over why they would they go to all that trouble in making a repro, which looks a better quality than the original. Just did a search on line, and I found one that was identical to mine, tried to copy and paste it, but it didn't work on here. Gerwyn Last edited by pioneercorps; 12-03-23 at 05:58 PM. |
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Your not a bearer of of bad news. When I bought them, I just liked them, and they went with John Gaylor's Pals section. Apart from my Regiments of the Line in 1914 which I hope are genuine, the rest I called my odds and sods. Gerwyn |
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In post #11 I do like that copy, actually better than the original, I hope I have this right?
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Thank you all, you’ve rekindled my interest again in my badges.
When I did a search on the Middlesex Works badge, the one I found that looked like the one I have, it had a makers mark stamp on the rear, the makers were Firmin London established in 1655, so I went and checked mine by using a magnifying glass, never noticed or looked for one before, mine had the makers mark Firmin London stamped on it. Gerwyn |
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Notwithstanding the poor photo, if I had just seen the reverse I would have said it looks like a kosher full size Firmin marked OSD collar with a fake scroll added. What looks like w/m parts on the front though may suggest otherwise.
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The makers stamp, is the same as the one on mine. Will try to take a better photo. Gerwyn |
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Your public works is a known fake and made by a well known dealer , they also came in a silver metal and stamped silver on the back along with the firmin mark
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OSD means. No w/m on it. Gerwyn |
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Hello Gerwyn, OSD = Officer’s Service Dress , as said it does very much look like an OSD collar badge especially the rear,with parts added certainly not an original Public Works badge , as far as I’m no aware they weren’t any with a maker mark & only with sliders not loops & originals have a distinctive shape in that the scroll ends are a lot flatter, also the fixings of the scroll has 3 again distinctive larger tabs to secure it to the badge .
Gerard
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Always interested in buying cap badges to the Middlesex Regt-Hertfordshire Regt-The Rifle Brigade |
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Thank you for this information. The one I seen with the stamp on, I couldn't down load. Gerwyn Last edited by pioneercorps; 13-03-23 at 02:35 PM. |
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These are known fakes commissioned by a dealer some years ago. https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=43296 https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ad.php?t=80028 |
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Its the same style stamp, has the other ones I seen on Firmin London web site which go back many years. Gerwyn |
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