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Old 14-01-20, 04:02 PM
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Can you please take a look at these cap badges and comment, I think they are probably all fake but just want another opinion.

I'm guessing the Warwickshire RHA is a common fake.
Next is 2nd Royal Surrey Militia...I think
Norfolk's is just an awful looking thing
Worcesters star looks like a silvered officers pattern but is spoiled by the shiny brass bit and the slider.

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Old 14-01-20, 04:10 PM
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You are correct on the Warwickshire RHA.

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Old 14-01-20, 04:30 PM
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Thanks Simon much appreciated
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Worcestershire Regiment looks like a Birmingham Mint product.

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Old 14-01-20, 04:43 PM
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Thanks Tim, Initially thought that too, actually doesn't look as good as the Birmingham Mint one, looks like it might be an unfinished one,
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Norfolk's is just an awful looking thing
Norfolk comes from the Lambourne die. Nothing wrong with it

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Old 14-01-20, 07:30 PM
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Really Nozzer, I'm amazed, is it meant to be a sweetheart badge then? Looks like it's been 'jazzed' up a bit.
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Hi

Can you please take a look at these cap badges and comment, I think they are probably all fake but just want another opinion.

I'm guessing the Warwickshire RHA is a common fake.
Next is 2nd Royal Surrey Militia...I think
Norfolk's is just an awful looking thing
Worcesters star looks like a silvered officers pattern but is spoiled by the shiny brass bit and the slider.

Regards
Sean
Sean the Surrey militia badges that i have seen have Surrey militia on them. I have a couple of these and believe they could be Coldstream Guards cap stars. I cant find much about them though to be 100%, musicians corps of drums ? i don't know ?
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Really Nozzer, I'm amazed, is it meant to be a sweetheart badge then? Looks like it's been 'jazzed' up a bit.
No... It isn't meant to be a sweetheart badge. You can clearly see where the shank has been removed and yes it looks to have been "jazzed" up.

Still an original badge though.
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Old 14-01-20, 08:05 PM
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To be honest picked it up many many years ago as a Guards item but then spotted it in Kipling and King hence me calling it Surrey Militia

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Sean the Surrey militia badges that i have seen have Surrey militia on them. I have a couple of these and believe they could be Coldstream Guards cap stars. I cant find much about them though to be 100%, musicians corps of drums ? i don't know ?
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Really Nozzer
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