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|post =There are a wide range and variety of Border Regiment badges. These are just selection of types I have been able to photograph. (These will have to be split into several postings due to attachment space) Most types of badges are faked, so watch for restrikes & copies – especially 11th Lonsdales. As a general rule, if it’s cheap think “is it genuine?”
The Lonsdales badge was issued in silver and brass examples also exist, but there is some debate if the original issue was ever made in bronze? I’m not going to get into that here, but it is a common material for restrikes/copies/replicas/fakes, whatever you prefer to call them.
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File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (silver).jpg|Silver cap badge
File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (silver) rear.jpg|Reverse of silver cap badge. This example has been converted into a broach with a pin fitting
File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (silver hallmark).jpg|Silver hallmark, on the back of the dragon’s wing, for London 1914, maker Sebastian Garrard. Cast line through the mark has been described as a possible sign of a fake.
File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (white metal).jpg|An “honest” white metal fake – nobody is going to be fooled by this!
File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (brass) 05.jpg|Brass copy
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|name =[[BorderRegiment3095]]
|date =Thu May 09, 2013 11:50 am
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|post =It's interesting as the measuem in Carlisle actualy reproduced many silver badges with the same hallmark! I wonder how many people have been conned by these badges!
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|name =[[plbramham]]
|date =Fri May 10, 2013 4:50 pm
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|post =On the subject of how expensive original Lonsdale badges are:
Well I've just bought a damaged brass one (bottom scoll with "Border Regiment" is snapped off and missing - see photo) I paid the "massive" sum of just £3.22 plus £3.87 postage (from Canada) for it!
I guess no-one bid on it because 1) It was a foreign dealer - I've no problem with that as I've found sellers from USA & Canadians are great - sometimes faster than from the UK, and 2) of course it was damaged - Well I couldn't afford a perfect one, plus the thing is, you know it's genuine because who would fake a broken one and even go to the trouble of faking "patina" on the break!?
I'm happy - £7.09 is a lot cheaper than an intact restrike and it's an original!
Paul
P.S. Yes, you've guessed - it was an e-bay purchase.
[[File:Damaged brass 11th Border Regiment cap badge.jpg|left]]
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|name =[[kerchi]]
|date =Sat Jul 27, 2013 4:09 pm
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|post =Here's some photos of the two Lonsdale Cap badges I bought a few months ago from ebay; a silver and brass copy....can't afford the real deal unfortunately.
Below are the silver copy photos. <b>They might look like brass in this light with the red background but it is actually silver.</b>
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File:11th Border Regiment cap badge.jpg
File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (silver) 02.jpg
File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (silver) 03.jpg
File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (silver) 04.jpg
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And here are the brass copies.
<gallery mode=packed heights=300px style="text-align:left">File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (brass).jpg
File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (brass) 01.jpg
File:11th Border Regiment cap badge (brass) 02.jpg
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