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Old 02-02-08, 11:38 PM
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I don't have any books to help me with VBs. Anyone have pictures of good or bad ones? I have a badge,KC, which I forgot to take a picture of today, probably too good to be true as it was bought localy -Devon. Will have to beg the camera again.
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Old 04-02-08, 03:23 AM
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I expect the badge should match the shape of the added scroll, but I've not seen an original or restrike to know for sure. I collect WWI. I know there are a lot of 4th VB restrikes. Any thoughts? Cheers, Paul.
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I expect the badge should match the shape of the added scroll, but I've not seen an original or restrike to know for sure. I collect WWI. I know there are a lot of 4th VB restrikes. Any thoughts? Cheers, Paul.
Interesting badge, I can't ever recall seeing a 3rd VB and as you say the 4th are abundant. The scroll on this one looks more suited to be tagged onto the bottom of a badge with a slightly curved bottom rather than overlaid.
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Old 04-02-08, 09:26 PM
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Thanks Keith. If anyone has or comes across a picture of one I would be very interested. Least its still in with a chance. Paul.
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Big bump. Have now seen a picture of a similar badge, Bosleys mail sale 20 Oct 2004, no. 259. As a couple of years have gone by, anyone else got one to compare pictures with? Cheers, Paul.
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Big bump. Have now seen a picture of a similar badge, Bosleys mail sale 20 Oct 2004, no. 259. As a couple of years have gone by, anyone else got one to compare pictures with? Cheers, Paul.
Paul,

I think but am not 100% that there was one in the last Wallis And Wallis sale before Christmas in the Walter Lambert Collection Pt.3. W&W don't illustrate too many of their lots but there were quite a lot of excellent VB's in that sale which had decent pictures (and I forgot to save as references). However it may have been the previous one Pt.2.

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Paul, just noticed in the latest Bosleys catalogue (20/1/10 ) number 380 is a 3rd vb Devonshire with applied scroll, allegedly from the Hugh King collection priced at £50 - £75, with a 4th vb at number 381 for £40-£60 !!
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Old 10-01-10, 08:36 PM
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The one in 2004 went for £88, so I'd like to see a picture of the reverse of one. Good match from the front to that one. Don't have the Bosley catalogues these days, credit crunch etc! Cheers, Paul.
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Paul,
This is a genuine 5th V.B. with added scroll
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Thanks Alan. Wire fixings-interesting. Fingers still crossed that another Third will turn up like mine. Cheers, Paul.
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This is my first post on this forum so here goes and a happy new year.

I have a white metal Devonshire Regiment badge with the "3rd VOLR BATTN" scroll attached with the 2 wire fixings.





I have used photobucket to host the photos, is there a more appropriate way.

20/6/16 I am now quite convinced that this badge is a recent fake.

29/12/17 Pictures updated
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Hi Team, my first post this year; so happy new year. Just a quicky, I see you mentioned that the 4th is plenty faked. Whats your take on this one. I'll put the back up later.

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Hi Team, my first post this year; so happy new year. Just a quicky, I see you mentioned that the 4th is plenty faked. Whats your take on this one. I'll put the back up later.

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Hi Simon

I think these two are restrikes, one white metal the other brass, they appear to be from the same dies as they both have a low part in the outer ring on the left between the B & T and some of the letters like the "V" in Devon also have the same deformity.





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29/12/2017 pictures replaced they are fakes
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Old 02-01-11, 09:27 AM
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This chap would appear to be the Drum Major of one of the Devonshire Volunteer Battalions, the photo was taken by a Tiverton Photographer and posted in Tiverton on December 17th 1907.



I can't get the detail any clearer but it certainly looks like the Devonshire badge with the added scroll.



The Buttons look like 3rd Bn but it could almost be a 5??



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A badge sold through Bosley's in post 35 of this thread. Regards, Paul.
http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...t=devon&page=3
and small KC button and ST:
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