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Old 17-04-15, 09:23 AM
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Default 9 KARAT GOLD LRDG BADGE
I just got this from a veterans family.Its marked 9 Karat gold and has a brooch pin.This type I am led to believe was made in Cairo as a sweetheart badge but I also think something like this could have been used by officers as a head dress badge .Any thoughts on this?
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Old 17-04-15, 09:27 AM
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Lovely badge.

I heard they were made from gold taken from dead Germans. Urban myth?

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Old 17-04-15, 09:32 AM
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Hello,

In my opinion the gold badge is a sweetheart brooch. Made and purchased in Cairo.

A fine item indeed.

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Old 17-04-15, 05:30 PM
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stunning !!
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Old 17-04-15, 05:34 PM
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Wonderful badge,

Looks to be lovely quality. Thanks for sharing.

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Old 17-04-15, 07:12 PM
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A quality piece, and a bonus to have provenance too

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Old 18-04-15, 04:24 PM
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A similar badge but in silver...
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Old 24-03-23, 09:37 PM
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It is with interest that i read the post on the LRDG Gold badge as i have one in my collection for a very long time. I managed to relieve an even older collector friend of mine of this badge. It took me a long time to get it but the wait was worth while. Now for the interesting part. There are a number of "marks" on the rear of this badge that i would like any information on. Even hazard a guess. The badge originally came from a collector in Wales.
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Old 24-03-23, 11:20 PM
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A very nice badge

9K is the gold content, 9 carat.

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Do you mean the marks by the hinge and c catch? That is probably where solder has been filed away, it is very common on repairs on jewellery (you see a lot of Victorian silver brooches repaired in the 20's and 30's, with the same marks), although I wouldn't let that detract in any way as its a lovely thing, and if it is a repair, its likely a pretty old one anyway.
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Oh ... just seen the other lines which could be letters! Is there a chance it wasn't a brooch in it's original form? Possibly a pendant? It looks like whatever lettering there was has had the hinge plate and catch put over it?
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Is there a chance it wasn't a brooch in it's original form? Possibly a pendant? It looks like whatever lettering there was has had the hinge plate and catch put over it?
When you compare the hinge & catch positions with the sweetheart in post #1 it looks to me that either the original fittings were replaced or there were no fittings to begin with ?

Could it have been a 'flat' backed medallion , for display rather than wear ?

Lettering either a personal 'inscription' or makers mark/details ?

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A lovely badge!
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If you look at the initials beside the Hinge they appear to be FM and at the clasp TM. As for the badge "pattern" any ideas.
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The photos you posted on GMIC in 2019 are clearer.


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