Partially finished fake, oddities.

[High Wood]

I picked these up yesterday more out of curiosity than anything else, because they were a, very cheap and b, a good example of the badge maker's art.

The Parachute Regiment badge is cast and though at first glance it appears to have been cast from an original badge, I believe that it was cast from a copy.

The Lincolnshire Regiment may be a genuine brass planchet? used to test the die, put is probably from a fake die.

I have no idea what the "Green Howard" title purports to be. Perhaps it was for issue to the last soldier who enlisted in the Green Howards before they amalgamated.

[High Wood]

I am coming round to thinking that the Lincolnshire Regiment might actually be an unfinished officer's collar badge.

[Mike B]

Very interesting oddities - agree re Lincolnshire.

[Jack8]

The Parachute Regiment badge, however it came to be is the same pattern as the officers pattern badge made by Ludlow London.

[Jack8]

Maybe it was a reject as the reverse is good until you look at the right hand side which has lost its form.