British Army Infantry Cap Badge Reproduction Gallery

The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment

A faked WW2 pattern West Surrey cap badge. The sheep looks rather miffed, poorly defined, and blocky. Note the genuine sheep head and flag for comparison. In this case the 15 mm GAUNT fake mark appears, but it doesn't always.

The Essex Regiment

This fake Essex Regiment badge will and has caught out catch many dealers and collectors alike. The presence of the braze sweat holes is what causes the confusion I believe. Caution; the presence of sweat holes alone is not sufficient to make the badge genuine. In fact, on this badge design I've seen variations of the placement of the sweat holes, indicating a damaged or modified die during the restrike process.

In this example the Sphynx is rather upright and sat back, with long front legs. Also the presence of the infamous 15 mm GAUNT maker mark gives it away; some of these badges don't have this mark though. The quality is quite good.

The Rifle Brigade

A poor quality fake but a good fake in the sense that it provides some good examples of things to avoid. Notably the extremely poor detail to the reverse striking. A true sign of a fake. The material used is rather odd, it appears to be a tainted white metal. True badges are crisp and bright with an extremely fine stamping.

The central Crown on this badge is rather childish in nature. Reject it. The proper Crown is shown. Most originals do not have the section above the "Prince Consort's Own" banner voided.