Fakers Tools / Dies on ebay

[Alan O]

I take your point but in this case I think it's very fake. The die detail is poor and I have yet to see a badge from this die I would consider period.

[billy]

Has any Forum member Won one of these? If they have will theybe willing to open up and send in photo's and give there views on the Die Sets?

[sketchley kid]

Knowing the amount of boxes and bits I'm not surprised after all these years some bits are in the wrong places, and they are originals from 'G & N'....I really believe any that aren't sold will be in the scrap pot from what I've been told.
I do know the seller who is advertising these for 'G & N' and he is a genuine chap. well respected .

[sketchley kid]

Well the Bays set's gone.

[mm1]

If a member of the forum has purchased a set, it would be interesting to see if a badge could be made from the parts - a great video !

Mark

[sketchley kid]

You'd still have to put sliders or lugs on.

[magpie]

I think lugs and sliders would be the last and least of your problems.

[sketchley kid]

Exactly...........I see that the BAYS set has gone....

[Alan O]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-SET-OF-....c100005.m1851

The existence of this Kings (Manchester and Liverpools) badge rather suggests that they are modern dies and not original as this badge was never issued in brass and nickel but only in a/a.

[Nozzer]

If it was a forum member that won the Hertfordshire Regiment die last night, I would be very interested in seeing a close up of if possible.

The thing that does worry me, is that if and I do say "if" any of the dies are original, that in the wrong hands a lot of damage could be done. Of course it always depends on the extent of wear or damage to the die. Luckily, the fake Hertfordshire badges are easy to spot.

[norfolk regt man]

Originally Posted by billy

Has any Forum member Won one of these? If they have will theybe willing to open up and send in photo's and give there views on the Die Sets?

Yep, I have won a set, east anglia badge

[norfolk regt man]

Originally Posted by billy

In my case Simon curiosity! To have the Tooling which made so many badges apeals to me as a collector and also as a metalworker, a well made piece of Engineering Tooling speaks to you it performs a function but can have a beauty in its own right if well made!

This is also my reason for wanting to own and have a look at a set

[Nozzer]

Originally Posted by Nozzer

If it was a forum member that won the Hertfordshire Regiment die last night, I would be very interested in seeing a close up of if possible.

I take it not then?

Can anyone show any of the dies that have been snapped up so far?

[norfolk regt man]

Originally Posted by sketchley kid

I have just spoken to the seller who I know well .....he is posting on behalf of the Bham company that produced them and they are just gathering dust and need to be out of the way..........and they were the 'G & N' Company quoted earlier and were official Government Producers.
They will most probably end up as scrap metal.
And as 'Billy' said earlier inquiries are from ex squaddies for their own Regiment.

Hi, just to be clear, did the dies come from g and n, or a later company that brought there dies. Would like to know as I brought one set of dies

[norfolk regt man]

turns out the set I brought , to the east Anglian brigade are from

G.S.Tye & co Ltd Birmingham.

they are the only makers of the large Anodized cap badge that uses four fixings to hold the front of the badge to the back.