When I first got into collecting I was all over the place buying everything from medals to flags. Over time I’ve concentrated on the axis pistols & accessories and helmets. Read and learned as much as possible and still constantly learning.
I remember the news story of when some bought the original cast but I can't remember if it was iron cross or not, but the medals had the exact same defects as the originals
I’ve seen fakes pumped on WAF by respectable collectors and dealers. I’ve also seen good items bashed by the same crowd. It’s a tough area to collect and it’s full of land mines.
Fantastic video Alex and Dave invaluable information as we all know knowledge in king in this hobby thx for sharing you’re expertise, Murray Australia 🇦🇺
I’d have expected Dave to have an original item and a fake copy of it, side by side for comparison....especially as he collects and sells? What happened to the Partisan Badges? They soon got cleared away, didn’t they? That particular badge is highly sort after and because of that, heavily faked....but no, no chat about that.... Frankly, I was disappointed but it isn’t in the Trades interest to let on too much, just in case folks stop buying those good quality reproductions....
Market is flooded with fakes. My RK i thought it was fake turns out it was a frankenstein og core but the frame was post war made by the looks of the frame most ppl said mine it's fake
I wouldn’t buy any of this stuff unless I pulled out of ground with my detector, Federowicz publishing out of Canada has great books with lots of live action photos that can help with medals, this is a minefield to buy this stuff
Do people really fake that stuff? Wild it's so abundant in my neck of the woods and tons of old ivory but you can't leave with it if you aren't from here unless it got scrimshawed or turned into art
