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An original British V Force cap beret badge?
Hello all,
I saw this,bid on it and won it.I hope that this is authentic.Sellers' photos. Here is a portion of the sellers' description: "This auction is for an original cap badge for the V Force in South East Asia during WW2. It is a hollow back metal stamped badge with the tab attached. very highly detailed. This is 100% original period made and not a modern reproduction." Thanks for any help with this. |
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Not even close sorry
Check the ones out on buywyze and chairborne websites. If they don't look like that (generally speaking) they're not good. Where to start? Bad signs - rounded bottom to slider, text of "force", shape of "V", lack of points on F-S knives and so on... |
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I agree I'm afraid,
This looks like one of the common fakes out there. Roy.
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Thanks for the help guys!
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I was just looking about online and found this one described as authentic.
It has the rounded slider bottom,blunt knives and generally resembles mine. Would this one be considered a copy as well? Thanks |
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Another example of one that is not correct.
Look at how fat and rounded the blades on the F-S knives are with little definition. Roy.
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Collecting: Despatch Rider Insignia & Photographs. Author/Dealer in the Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife My website: www.fsknife.com |
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Thanks Roy for all the help
BTW,just looked at your website,very nice indeed! Last edited by Patchcollector; 05-10-14 at 12:52 AM. Reason: Wanted to add a comment |
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Just the use of the word "original" in the description alone is a good enough reason to send it back!
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Haha don't bid on my stuff then because I quite often use the words "period genuine."
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Hello Peter,
I am very confident that if I bought a badge from you, it would be the real thing! Kind regards Frank |
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