suffolk regiment badges opinions welcome

[Neil s]

Hello All, I have been collecting british badges since the early 70's it's changed a bit now and with all the restrike/fakes about it feels that we are now in the position of the nazi german stuff when I started, we all get caught now and again but I think I may have discarded nearly as many good badges thinking they were not right the old advise about clean strikes and look for faults is not always correct, and I have found the forum very useful although i'm not sure I would be confident to give my opinion without having hold of the badge, but I think it's time I put up a few badges for opinion and perhaps discussion.
I am starting with a twin tower officer's osd it came with a matching pair of collars I have never been overly happy with king's crown twins and don't really know why this example should exist and the backs plus the lack of a makers marks does not helpIMG_20201221_192159.jpg

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[grenadierguardsman]

Looks like a nice genuine one to me.
Andy

[Sonofacqms]

This badge looks good, there are sprigs under the scroll which the other ranks originals did have, whether this is good for OSD's I don't know.

Rob

[cbuehler]

The badge is fine. There were many makers of OSD badges, and unmarked ones are just as common, if not more so, than those marked. One cannot apply the same criteria to officer badges relative to OR badges when it comes to details.

CB

[Neil s]

Thank you for your comments, here are some more I am quite happy with the qvc but not so sure about why the economy is blackened although it seems to be the same strike as the otherIMG_20201223_194015.jpg

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[KLR]

Nice OSD - try and look at other examples, you may find a marked one of the same die.
"All GM" badges had to have new dies because they were only one metal.