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 obvious fakes to spot such as:

King  Edwards Horse - Only ever made in brass - the White metal ones are unequivacal fakes.  See K&K Vol 2 for proof!

Shropshire Yeomanry - either have a solid centre with 3 lion heads on a shield or 3 heads in a voided centre badge.  There are a lot of solid badges sold with no shield but this pattern in NEVER found in any reference book.

4th County of London yeomary - Very very rare so if a seller is selling one for a tenner I would beware!; The originals were locally produced using 3rd Yeo badges and adding a metal 4.  Personally unless it was die struck with a slider like the genuine 3rd Regt ones I would not buy it.

Northamptonshire Yeo - A very very common fake.  Considering the regt was only around for 6 years in WW2 it is amazing the amount of 'genuine' badges!  If it has lugs and/or there is no gap between the front 2 legs of the horse then I would not personally have it in my collection.  Wilkinson book has  a very good photo.  The horse should stand proud of the rest of the badge - copies are shallower and the horse is flush witht he rest of the badge.

3rd CofL Yeomary - a common copy - unless the badge is fully voided including the gap between the rifle butt and the slings I woud avoid it.

West Kent Yeomanry - the fakes are either Royal West Kent badges witht he scroll removed and hence the title is in Gothic rather than Roman font or the mass produced copies with a larger head than normal.  Search for West kent Yeomanry badge and compare the pictures to the reference books and see how obviously different the head design is!

Bedfordshire Yeo feature an eagle which on the originals have voided legs (ie a gap between the legs and a tail) where as the common copy have solid legs with no gaps between them and the eagle's tail.

Queens Own yeomanry (Running Fox) is a 1970s creation and as such is only issued in a/a.  SNCOs wear the bi-metal badge as a private purchase item.  It is definately not a genuine WW2 badge as it so often sold as.

Staffordshire Yeoamnry- K&K state the stafford knot badge is in GM - but why are there are so  many w/m ones about ? - easily made by removing the scroll from a South Staff regt badge!  Theregt wore all brass QVC badges until WW2.

Pembroke yeomanry - a very common copy with fat feathers - the WW1 originals had w/m scrolls.  Later 1950s has brass scrolls but with thin feathers. 

The following badges are modern and made of silver/gilt/or enamel - they were all ORs as well as Officers and should be priced as such rather than as inflated prices purely as Officers badges.  Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry, Westminster Dragoons (no TY in silver plate), Scottish Yeomanry in silver and gilt, Kings Own Yorkshire Yeoamnry Light Infantry, Dorset Yeomanry (the last 2 in coloured metals).

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