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owena31

Cap badge fakes - don't be taken for a ride
by owena31( 1422)
I am consistently amazed by people who repeatedly buy from sellers who have a seemingly unending supply of 'rare' cap badges from supposedly old collections. If a seller has sold the same rare Victorian...
Tags: cap badge | army badge
779 of 820 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Infantry Regiment badges - How to spot the fakes
by owena31( 1422)
A guide to help you spot the blatant fakes. However there remain a huge number of fakes made which are indistinguisable from the originals but hopefully this guide will help to identify the obvious copies:...
Tags: cap badge | headdress badge | regiment badge | infantry badge | military badge
187 of 200 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Cavalry Army Cap badges - how to spot the fakes
by owena31( 1422)
When buying Cavalry badges the following are give aways as fakes: KDG - The 1898 to 1915 pattern - a very common copy but the fakes come with 2 lugs on the scroll (rather than at chest level or on a slider)...
Tags: cap badge | army badge | military badge | cavalry | cap badges
163 of 176 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Cap Badge Spot the copies - London Regiment -
by owena31( 1422)
London regiment being the some of most desireable of Territorial badges have been widely faked. These are a few tips to spot the fakes. 1-4th bns - Don't pay over the odds for any all brass version of this...
Tags: london regiment | cap badge | army badge | rifles badge | finsbury
90 of 100 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Irish infantry Cap badges
by owena31( 1422)
As the price of pre 1922 Irish infantry badges is going up and up the following are useful tips on spotting which sellers are flogging the fakes: Munster regiment - The most common copy has a really fat and...
Tags: cap badge | irish badge | munster badge | leinster badge | inniskilling
88 of 98 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Cap badge Makers marks
by owena31( 1422)
There are a rash of fake makers marks out there. First of all: JR Gaunt London were a reputable firm and about 1941 or so they did have a JRGaunt London mark on the sliders of some of their cavalry and...
Tags: cap badge | army badge | yeomanry
81 of 85 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Yeomanry Cap Badges
by owena31( 1422)
Unfortunately Yeomanry badges have been widely faked - in fact nearly every version and type has been faked. Many are indistinguishablefrom the originals especially the single metal types. There are some...
Tags: yeomanry badge | cap badge | army badge | yeomanry | cavalry
72 of 80 people found this guide helpful
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arnhem440

BORDER REGIMENT ,CUMBERLAND,LONSDALE military badges
by arnhem440( 3080)
(left)......medals and ephemera to Corporal Lawrence Cowin,1st (Airborne) Battalion,Border Regt, signaller/wireless operator,D Companys signal platoon,KIA by German mortar round on slit trench,courtyard of...
Tags: Border | cap badge | militaria | fake | Regimental
32 of 36 people found this guide helpful
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1954wally

cap badges
by 1954wally( 153)
restrike badges on ebay. i am dismayed when i see that the majority of cap badges on ebay are restrikes i know this because i deal in badges. fellow ebayers are being cheated and it annoys me. some pointers to...
Tags: cap badges | badges | military badges | militaria | headdress
11 of 14 people found this guide helpful
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fsbr1908

Buying and Wearing WW1 Era Officers Trench Watches
by fsbr1908( 615)
Buying and Wearing WW1 Era Officers Trench Watches I am by no means an expert on watches, but since I have been interested in vintage WW1 era "Officers" or "Trench" watches I have bought some good ones and...
Tags: WW1 | Officers | Trench | Wrist | Watch
5 of 5 people found this guide helpful
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