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Old 29-10-10, 08:21 AM
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Does not look good to me. I have never seen one with lugs and the pin arrangement on the back of genuine ones is very distinctive.

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Originally Posted by pukman View Post
It would be difficult to make an assumption on the E-bay badge simply because the photo's are not clear enough.Just because the seller says its from an old militaria collection does not give it provenance.I would be asking a few questions before buying.Considering their was only about 80 made(sorry can't remember exact figure) in a Egyptian workshop,and that it is from an elite fighting unit ,these badges are extremely collectable.With this in mind,various copies of mixed quality have been to made to decieve.

I have no idea if the Ebay badge is real or fake,It is a case of buyer beware
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