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Old 13-09-13, 11:48 AM
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Simon

The end the of slider looks modern? A bit like this one.... a fake.

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Old 13-09-13, 12:22 PM
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Yes Griff
I was looking through the Bosley catalogue, and I only clicked on one's that interested me and found two fakes.

Even though I have never bid on a Bosley auction, it doesn't give me much confidence if I ever did feel to do so.

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Old 24-01-14, 06:40 PM
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What do you think of this one?
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Old 24-01-14, 08:09 PM
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Shape of the crown is getting very near right and if the crown had voids could cause problems. Not seen one like it before though. Regards, Paul.
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OK I confess that I have no idea about this one so your opinions please.
This badge landed on my doormat this morning from Ireland. It’s from the same die as the badge Alan showed in post #28 on this thread, which wasn’t warmly received but certainly isn’t one of the standard fakes.

Looking at mine it has all the hallmarks of a good original badge: nice rear detail, good deep striking, good patina/age, nice period slider with a partial crimp. Overall the detail is very good quality. In short if this was a badge to any other WW1 infantry battalion I think very few, if any, would doubt it. It even has a bit of a wrist on the hand of Ulster which lack of is seen on all the fakes.

I’m aware these are a devil of a badge and there’s really only die which has universal acceptance as genuine (post #16), however, in light of this badge, Alan’s and the other attached image from a Bosley’s auction I wonder what members thoughts are on badges from this die?

My personal opinion is they’re genuine.

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Old 14-03-19, 01:54 AM
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Here is another identical one sold by Bosley’s at their May 2007 Military Badge auction now showing the same die flaw at 2 o’clock between shamrock top and right shamrock leaves.
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Old 27-03-19, 03:40 AM
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Just to put this one to bed. I’ve stumbled across a very old thread from 2008.

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...l+Irish+Rifles

The badge Jeanpit shows was collected by his grandfather in WW1 as a gift from a British soldier to a young boy, so has cast iron provenance. It is clearly from the same die as mine and Alan’s, evident from the flaw (most apparent in picture 3) that I mentioned above.

Which means these are indeed without doubt genuine badges, and, badges from this die exhibiting the flaw were worn by the men of the 14th Battalion RIR on the Western Front during the Great War.

Alan - hope you didn’t ditch your badge from post #28!

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Old 27-03-19, 07:54 AM
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No still got it.
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Old 20-07-19, 04:30 PM
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https://www.regimentalbadges.com/en-...7#.XTNA77Cmdjo

Another one from Bosleys with the same flaw between the right and centre leaf.
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Could I have your opinions on this one please
cheers Malc
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Old 12-03-21, 11:15 PM
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A fake.
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Old 13-03-21, 01:52 PM
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Thanks for the informative answer Luke
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Old 13-03-21, 03:25 PM
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I think it comes form a fake die. Lot of small tells but the most obvious is the palm and thumb shape.
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Good morning all,

Member's thoughts welcome on this one currently on sale on eBay ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175615695170

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Old 16-02-23, 11:07 AM
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An eye wateringly expensive old fake.
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