dave14110 said:
Not going to read every post in here cause I simple don't have the time. The area's I have searched are mostly near modern or recent schools. They certainly wouldn't have tiger moth parts in them. I said " I would of thought" those thoughts would be based on most area's I've detector. Even items in my rubbish bag I have a second look at when I get home. I have also found lots of cheap badges from schools. I did not intend to say you were wrong & don't believe I did. But if that's what you thought I apologise.
Ok Dave, now I apologize as well for my knee jerk comment "So the question then remains, what other "junk" have you thrown out,,,lol."
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't being precious about my posts but just a little miffed you never seemed to make an effort to read just a few of the previous posts in this thread and open one or two of the links.
Your comment "& it appears to me to be just a cheap school badge or tie pin." was a little annoying, since I did describe and provide a picture of the "claws" on the back. They really don't remind me of a "tie pin" at all.
Even the extra research I did after mbasko provided me with his photos and military clues, led me to provide more information and link where I got it from, in my post on the 26th.
In that link, if you'd like to read it, you will see references to PSC make/press parts for many British car manufacturers, fridge makers, railway rolling stock, Tiger Moths, civilian single engine planes, and now it seems, (according to the previous post from Peko), gas masks. Remember, the claws had some residual rubber or rotten leather stuck under them.
Obviously, the planes and rolling stock are a long shot but you never know.
So that still leaves me with one question. Which of those was the donor of the badge?
How it got there, will never be answered.
Cheers, Ron.