Capt Trips Posted January 28, 2020 #1 Posted January 28, 2020 Need help in I'd ing this as real or fake. thanks in advance Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk
daniel griffin Posted January 29, 2020 #2 Posted January 29, 2020 To me it looks real, but a black badge repainted gold.
Capt Trips Posted January 29, 2020 Author #3 Posted January 29, 2020 I never thought about that. Hmmmmm. Worth making it black again? Maybe the gold will come off easy.? Any help greatly appreciated Sent from my moto g(7) play using Tapatalk
packratt713 Posted June 25, 2021 #4 Posted June 25, 2021 Or a brass badge with the black paint removed?
Custermen Posted December 6, 2021 #5 Posted December 6, 2021 On 6/25/2021 at 9:21 AM, packratt713 said: Or a brass badge with the black paint removed? My thought exactly. I happened to have a WW2 Wound Badge sitting on my desk with a few flaks of paint worn off. I've never seen a WW1 badge---would the brass be that bright? Almost looks freshly cast, but I'm not expert.
numbersix Posted December 6, 2021 #6 Posted December 6, 2021 The bumps/dots seem sparse and don't fully fill the void space between the wreath and the inner elements.
Gwar Posted December 7, 2021 #7 Posted December 7, 2021 There were many makers of this badge, not all if any used the same die, it was up to the firm to replicate the award, so we see differences in EVERY badge by maker, this is how we can determine the manufacturer sometimes by a die flaw or construction..
S.ChrisKelly Posted May 10, 2023 #8 Posted May 10, 2023 Images of a genuine black wound badge that had almost no paint left. The badge is struck in brass, and the remaining paint was removed with nail polish remover gel, then the badge was gently cleaned with dishwashing detergent and hot tapwater, then gently buffed with a "Blitz" cloth. This is what is underneath. The badge in post#1 looks like a genuine badge that has likely been re-painted gold. It should be left as it is. Nice-looking badge.
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