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owena31

Cap badge fakes - don't be taken for a ride
by owena31( 1224)
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 21st Lancers...
Tags: cap badge | army badge
699 of 739 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Infantry Regiment badges - How to spot the fakes
by owena31( 1224)
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
167 of 179 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Cavalry Army Cap badges - how to spot the fakes
by owena31( 1224)
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
151 of 164 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Cap Badge Spot the copies - London Regiment -
by owena31( 1224)
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
83 of 93 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Irish infantry Cap badges
by owena31( 1224)
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
70 of 79 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Yeomanry Cap Badges
by owena31( 1224)
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
67 of 75 people found this guide helpful
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owena31

Cap badge Makers marks
by owena31( 1224)
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
62 of 65 people found this guide helpful
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3643markb

military badges
by 3643markb( 53)
in my opinion of all things military, the item that most people get ripped off with especially on ebay is cap badges.to say it is a minefield is an understatement i hope my advice will at least save someone...
Tags: badges | military | cap | helmet | militaria
49 of 50 people found this guide helpful
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seamusardmhacha

IRISH I.R.A. VOLUNTEER CAP BADGES
by seamusardmhacha ( private )
There are a number of Irish Volunteer cap badges appearing for sale here on ebay. As a collector of thirty years I have only ever seen a handful of original cap badges to the volunteers. Reproduction volunteer...
Tags: IRA | MILITARY BADGES | IRISH HISTORY | POLITICAL HISTORY | BADGES
43 of 51 people found this guide helpful
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arnhem440

border regiment badges
by arnhem440( 1734)
(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
29 of 33 people found this guide helpful
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