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Old 22-08-20, 08:22 PM
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Hi all, just picked up this set of 5 wings that look like they could be real, but could also be fake. Assumed some could be other special forces colours? Any opinions?
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Old 22-08-20, 08:42 PM
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Hello theindieg, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts.
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Old 22-08-20, 09:14 PM
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Sadly all fake , poor materials and construction etc
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Old 22-08-20, 10:29 PM
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Old 22-08-20, 10:31 PM
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Sadly all fake , poor materials and construction etc
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Hi Steve,
Thought that might be the case, but it was the colours that got me, are they trying to emulate a particular type of odd badge?

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Old 22-08-20, 11:18 PM
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Hi Ryan
They are trying to copy SAS wings , the early types had vivid pink and purple chutes, there are examples in the gallery section . The colour combinations though are pretty much fantasy.
Thread is to thick and fluffy , early SAS wings should have high silk content.
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Old 23-08-20, 08:58 AM
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as already stated, horrible fakes
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Old 23-08-20, 01:39 PM
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I saw this same lot offered on an auction site recently (the photo is identical to the auctioneers..!) other lots included a lot of 6 SAS cloth cap badges and some French cloth patches sold as Free French Airbourne......all fake and sadly a very common thing at auctions now.
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