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ZULU WAR MEDAL PRIVATE ROBERT NORRIS WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT OF FOOT COMPANY B
End Time: 14 Dec 2014 20:58:22 GMT http://www.ebay.com/itm/251748210972 |
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peterw
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Since the auction listing has ended with no bids I now feel free to comment. Sally, the vendor, was scrupulously honest with the description. The only thing that would have improved the auction listing was better images of the medal naming. Medal rims are notoriously difficult to get in focus, but all the information was present.
Medals are renamed for two main reasons: The recipient lost the original With intent to deceive (fraud) To my eye, this has not been done with intent to deceive as there are too many inconsistencies with original naming: Forename Robert abbreviated to Robt instead of an initial The battalion has the suffix ND after 2 (2nd) when it should be the numeral followed by a dash or dot The engraving script is Victorian style but not that used by the 24th So was it Norris's medal? We don't know. It could have been done by him, a distant relation, or someone else. Without a confirmed link back to the recipient bidders will be wary of paying more than they would for any other renamed Zulu medal, which would be about �400. An original medal to an Imperial unit would be �550-�650 and a genuine medal to the 24th (not to a RD/Isandlwana participant) would be �850+. So some way off �2,000. But it's an interesting piece. Peter |
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SALP
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I have relisted the medal on eBay and have reduced the price
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peterw
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The re-listed medal sold as a Buy it Now for �2,000. Well done to the seller but I really cannot see how it is worth a fraction of that amount. It is a huge leap of faith for the buyer.
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