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02-11-18, 11:39 AM
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PAOLIY Officer Badge
Hi All
I have had some correspondence with Griff regarding this badge, which he thinks is possibly a fake, mostly because the period that it would be worn was 1903-1908 and period photos only show officers wearing bullion badges. This has the correct tang & lug arrangement of the period and I have never seen fakes with these fitted. I believe it is original but not known but if I'm wrong I need to get a refund. Opinions welcome! Cheers, Alex 
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02-11-18, 11:59 AM
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Alex,
i am by no means an expert on the Regiment but I do know a bit about badges of that period and I can say that the badge is not of the quality to have been made or worn at that time. My conclusion therefore is that it is a modern fake intended by its fittings to deceive. regards
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Simon Butterworth Manchester Regiment Collector Rank, Prize & Trade Badges British & Commonwealth Artillery Badges
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#3
02-11-18, 12:43 PM
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I agree, the quality is poor IMO.
Andy
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Leave to carry on Sir please.
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02-11-18, 01:32 PM
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I have attached a genuine die stamped silver Officers IY collar from the period..... just to underline the difference in quality.
K&K has a collar badge shown in the book..... it is not a cap badge. Also.... the Albert's Crest was not worn in SA (it appeared in 1903/4). One PAOLYC badge was worn in SA ....and that was the bullion LYC badge worn on the IY FFScap by one or two officers ..not all (see below). 
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Cofion gorau Gruffydd M-J www.paoyeomanry.org.uk "A Yeoman from the Stalwart Rural Cavalry" Lechyd da pob Cymro 
Last edited by GriffMJ; 02-11-18 at 03:04 PM.
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#6
02-11-18, 06:57 PM
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Without even a glance at the reverse, I have to say the obverse is really very crude, so much so, that I would certainly not be at all happy with that and would seek a refund.
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#7
03-11-18, 10:45 PM
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Here are another couple of "less than genuine" LIY badges from the same stable.... one of them cost me £70 Alex..... so we all make mistakes ;0)
* If you look carefully at the I.Y. scroll you can see where they erased the "YEO"..... so the mould badge was a post 1908.
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Cofion gorau Gruffydd M-J www.paoyeomanry.org.uk "A Yeoman from the Stalwart Rural Cavalry" Lechyd da pob Cymro
Last edited by GriffMJ; 04-11-18 at 08:53 AM.
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#8
04-11-18, 03:18 PM
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£70 is a couple of bottles of whisky!
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