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Old 02-02-20, 04:25 PM
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Picked this badge up this week and very pleased with it, Manchester pals cap badge, thin brass with two loops set wide on the reverse. Well polished on the front with a couple of traces of the original bronze finish, much more present on the back, cheers,

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Old 02-02-20, 04:58 PM
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A nice original badge, well done
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Old 02-02-20, 05:03 PM
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Thanks Simon
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Old 02-02-20, 06:15 PM
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A nice original highly polished badge, well done. If only it could talk.
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Old 02-02-20, 09:25 PM
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Thanks a lot, I believe a distant relative was killed in action while attached to the 17th Battalion (2nd City battalion) Manchester Regiment from the 1st Bn East Surrey Regiment on the the Somme
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They really are lovely things, getting quite expensive too these days.


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Picked this badge up this week and very pleased with it, Manchester pals cap badge, thin brass with two loops set wide on the reverse. Well polished on the front with a couple of traces of the original bronze finish, much more present on the back, cheers,

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Old 09-02-20, 09:32 PM
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Indeed Frank, the thin brass can make it seem a little fragile but it's quite a sturdy badge and athough well rubbed it has a nice patina to it, I really like this badge, cheers,

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Old 20-02-20, 10:43 AM
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Yes, they really are very distinctive badges, they was a time when they could be found for very little money, not everyone realised what they actually were.

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Indeed Frank, the thin brass can make it seem a little fragile but it's quite a sturdy badge and athough well rubbed it has a nice patina to it, I really like this badge, cheers,

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