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Old 21-11-15, 05:15 PM
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Hi all, I have come across this LRDG badge on ebay and wondered what people thought?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LRDG-LONG-...cAAOSwf-VWUCTY


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Old 21-11-15, 05:43 PM
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Hello Overland, welcome to the Forum.
From your question, you are asking about the authenticity of the badge?
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Old 21-11-15, 05:48 PM
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Not a good one I'm afraid.

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Old 21-11-15, 05:50 PM
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Hi Bill, Yes just wanted to ask for some expert opinions please. Thanks
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Old 21-11-15, 05:54 PM
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Hi Albert, can you explain why? I see it doesn't have any of the more obvious signs of a copy... the letters are voided, no outer ring etc.
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Old 21-11-15, 07:47 PM
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The biggest problem is the tail touching the leg.

There are more eBay listings for this type lately...


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Old 21-11-15, 08:16 PM
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I thought I had read that there were examples of originals with the tail touching the leg, this forum had a thread where it was mentioned earlier this year:
http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ad.php?t=46726
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Old 21-11-15, 08:25 PM
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Could be but this one is a fake imo.

Lets wait what other options are.

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Old 21-11-15, 08:36 PM
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It looks like it is being "dressed for sale" with supporting props. It is good theatre...
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Old 21-11-15, 08:52 PM
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Hi

this site has some information and shows reproductions along with period items

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http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-badges/lrdg.htm
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Old 21-11-15, 08:59 PM
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Take a look at the badge in this tread, note the "blob" below the G in LRDG.

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...ad.php?t=49697

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Old 21-11-15, 09:26 PM
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Albert, that 'blob' in the second ebay badge looks very similar to this confirmed authentic badge from an NZ collector, on another forum:
http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=163686
It is difficult to see the difference.
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Old 21-11-15, 09:27 PM
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the one halfway down the page, not the first one.
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Old 21-11-15, 09:33 PM
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Agreed, the blob looks the same...

I still do not like it, but lets wait what some of the real experts have to say about it.

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Old 21-11-15, 09:48 PM
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Yes it will be interesting to see what they say. Thanks for your response
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