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Old 19-10-12, 02:48 AM
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I have had this for a number of years but strongly suspect its a copy. Can anyone verify? Cheers Brian
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Old 19-10-12, 02:50 AM
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Brian its a well known copy

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Old 19-10-12, 03:58 AM
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Thanks Jim, its as I suspected. Cheers Brian
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Hi Brian, I think the biggest give-away is the length of the middle bar on each of the letter E's. On originals the middle bar is always shorter, on yours they are the same lenghth as the top and bottom bars.

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All the information on Air Crew Europe Stars is here .http://www.lancs.ac.uk/staff/hartleyi/acediscussion.htm
A most helpful site.Roger
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Old 20-10-12, 04:37 PM
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Very good site. Thank you for the info guys. I was never comfortable with that star, always looked a bit "off", just didnt have the patina. Cheers Brian
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