Opinions please

[JON188]

Lads and ladies
opinions on this badge please?
Had it a while, bought with some other bits and pieces.Still, even if found out to be a dud, not a bad dud.
Cheers
Jon
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Pretty sure fake rear.jpg

[airtrooper]

Have added mine for comparison.
Any views or opinions welcome fellas.
Thanks.

[johanwiegman]

Jon,

I am afraid your wing is no good.

Del's moths are OK. Some older and some younger models. The botton version of the moth was made as recently as 1965 in Singapore

///Johan

[sailorbear]

Originally Posted by johanwiegman

Jon,

I am afraid your wing is no good.

Del's moths are OK. Some older and some younger models. The botton version of the moth was made as recently as 1965 in Singapore

///Johan

How do you know that johns wing is no good? I'm no expert so can offer no opinion of my own, but on a forum that many people use to correctly identify original insignia a quote of "its no good" is not really helpful without an explanation! "Its no good just coz I say so" isn't really a statement of authority that is helpful to the rest of us! There are many people on here who are very knowladgable and a few "self appionted" experts who are not so reliable, but surely if you are going to post a statement in a public domain it should carry some qualifying facts with it?

[johanwiegman]

Friends,

That wing is no good because it is a known reproduction pattern. I should have added that. Compared to the originals, it is not difficult to spot and I suspect it lights up as a Christmas tree under UV light.

Take a careful look at the back and remember that kind of smooth and stiff
material is a telltale indicator of being 'no good'.

best regards,

Johan

[sailorbear]

Originally Posted by johanwiegman

Friends,

That wing is no good because it is a known reproduction pattern. I should have added that. Compared to the originals, it is not difficult to spot and I suspect it lights up as a Christmas tree under UV light.

Take a careful look at the back and remember that kind of smooth and stiff
material is a telltale indicator of being 'no good'.

best regards,

Johan

Thanks very much for that, it's really helpful and interesting when knowledgable people share some of what they know, makes our hobby so much more enjoyable to be able to identify the authenticity of insignia and learn from other people's expertise.

once agan thanks for sharing

Regards Tony

[rhodesianmilitaria]

Was there any difference between the ones made in the early 50's to the ones made in the late 50's and early 1960's?