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Old 09-09-15, 01:56 AM
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Thumbs down 1st Can Para Tunic
Ouch! Over $1000 CDN for basically a BD.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-Canadian...vip=true&rt=nc


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Old 09-09-15, 02:08 AM
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Are those wings even pre-1945 vintage? I don't think so.
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Are those wings even pre-1945 vintage? I don't think so.
No. Post-war
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Old 09-09-15, 11:44 AM
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On the Forum, vendors are often trampled all over for offering suspect material. Here is a case of buyers not doing their homework. The 'wanna be' factor is still working strong.
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Looks suspiciously too new to me. I see the sale has ended now at $811. Some sucker taken to the cleaners!.

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The shoulder titles don't look right, the yellow slip on's look way too new, the Pegasus horse looks strange
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