Originally posted by epsomgreen
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The pin and catch on the Schot looked very convincing. The imprint of the name concerned me because I would have expected a logo more akin to the sub badge logo. As you intimated, the dies on the zeps certainly would show little to no wear from use and I would have expected or hoped for the same imprint of their logo as on their sub badge. These are not badges produced in any huge quantity after all.
As for the badge being die struck, I would hope to see all these badges die struck. Any other process on these badges would concern me as otherwise it would be too easy to fake them however legitimate the original process non=die struck. But we know fakes have been die struck also. Which doesn't make the Schot fake, especially as I say the catch and pin are very well wrought.
Taking a step sideways, starting with Zep badges and trying to prove them seems a daunting task. I would ask to look at a badge made by a company such as Schot and ask to observe the differences in manufacture. Such as was observed on the CEJ zep badges. Here is a Schot sub badge reverse with an entirely different pin and catch assembly common to all these originals.
The pin and hinge on yours may be a match but for the slight pointing to the end of the pin. The catch could easily be an 'improvement' as all things in any company did not stand still in discovery and evolution.
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