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9th April 2001

is this right By richard the cast copy of the vc that stanly baker acquired in 1964 was in fact subjected to a xray fluorescence process at the royle armouries at leeds where its metallic characteristics were analysed by the medal expert dr brain gilmour and the test reviled that the copy of chards vc is identical in metallic character to all authentic vc the armouries and spinks are therefore satisfied that baker succeeded in buying not a copy but the real thingmade from the mother block