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Fakes "65"

 

    We have found a very high quality fake of this badge in Gold and Silver versions. Theyīre almost perfect and matches all the caracteristics of a "later" 65. But we found this tell tales caracteristics on the fakes:

    Front: From the front itīs a little hard to know if a badge is a fake, but they lack detail on swords, i.e. one bigger or wider than the other, or lack of detail to the grips, hanguard and blade. Also some of them looks like cast at the swastica but others donīt.

    Pin: Is very often rusted and with rounded end as oposite to the originals.

    Hinge: The best place to spot this fakes, because ALL have this caracteristic vertical mark above the hinge: 

    Please take a look to the following pictures and look for the points mentionated above.

wb65003fc.jpg (27678 bytes)     wb65003bc.jpg (17314 bytes)               wb65005fc.jpg (27126 bytes)     wb65005bc.jpg (20297 bytes)

wb65027fc.jpg (39447 bytes)     wb65027bc.jpg (22981 bytes)              wb65080cf.jpg (28424 bytes)     wb65080cb.jpg (22561 bytes)