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Old 29-03-20, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by cbuehler View Post
Well, I will have to be the one to disagree here. While of course it may well be the case that this is a put together, the Lahore signs are genuine, and just because they are poorly sewn on is not always a bad sign at all, officer or not. They are done with khaki thread, whereas I would expect a faker to use matching red thread to make it look better. If I were to make up a fake tunic, I would certainly choose something far sexier such as a famous combat division rather than the obscure Lahore Dist., which are rather scarce anyway.
I don't know if a battalion of the Lanc. Fus. were attached to the Lahore Dist., but even that would not be a problem as he could very well have been detached to serve there in another capacity.
Aside from the shoulder titles, I find nothing that positively condemns this tunic, even though the ribbon bars are missing.

CB
I dont think you are disagreeing because thats basically what we have said.

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