Tony Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hello,Does anyone know what the difference is between a Great War AIF hat badge and a 2nd World War badge? Are they brass?When did the naming change from Australian Commonwealth Military Forces to Australian Defence Force or is it just that the army's known as the ADF?As I'm thinking of buying a Great War badge, is there anything I should be aware of such as re-strikes?ThanksTony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 Looks like we're all in the same boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Well, I know there are re strikes- I saw one a week ago-nasty staybritish thing in amongst a box of other recent "restrikes".Don't know about the differences though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 I hope this helps a bit:http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-badges/rising_sun.htmHere's mine, not sure what era it is, beside the fact it has the Kings crown Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 The rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 Thanks for the replies.I've checked diggerhistory but it doesn't give much info apart from Great War badges being blackened copper and and later brass being used. I've also been told the opposite. I think I might just buy one and make myself believe it's a Great War period piece.I was speaking to a dealer the other day who said there are too many differences to mention, I think it could be a top secret thing Your one looks nice to me Larry, can you tell if it's brass or copper? These badges are getting quite expensive in my opinion actually, everything AIF is.Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh kitchen Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 There's quite a bit of info on these badges available on the web, & there are one or two good threads on them on WAF I think:http://www.defence.gov.au/army/history/risingsun.htmhttp://www.anzacday.org.au/education/tff/risingsun.htmlhttp://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-badges/rising_sun.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Sun_(badge)http://www.rslnsw.com.au/uploads/The%20Ris...Sun%20Badge.pdfhttp://www.5rar.asn.au/history/badge.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 The many differences (indicated to me by dealers but not explained) between both world war badges never seem to be mentioned. Maybe the only difference is the metal used to stamp the post 1902 and pre 1949 badges.If this is the standard price for a Great War version I won't be buying one http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...A:IT&ih=015Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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