I still can't tell a real EK from a car crash
I still can't tell a real EK from a car crash
Sorry a fatality car crash! as I hope you can walk away from it.
Eric
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Yea was just a few bucks so not bothered at all
just so i learn what was the most obvious signs to you that it was fake?
"was the most obvious signs to you that it was fake?"
The hinge, the pin, the hook, the cross.
Pete
Dont forget the bad beading. It's just all around bad. How much is a "few bucks"?
Nasty. It's been cast in one piece - plus, all the pock marks and uneven
surfaces are indications that there is no quality in it whatsoever.
Thanks for the comparison pics, Eric.........!
Regards,
Steve.
Very poor quality fakes.
The metal quality of this fake has a lot of porosity in it. I even question if its not Japanese or Chinese 1040 cold rolled steel (a basic cheap steel)... I lean more to Japanese metals on this one. When i first looked at it i saw the "pot marks" on both the face and back. The second obvious item to note is the backside. The pin was soldered on with a careless torch! A lot of solder splatter also. The burnt score marks are evident in the the surrounding corners. It got damn hot to attach what looks to be a part of a Cotter Key for the pin?!? Others have rightfully noted other obvious flaws, but i wanted to mention the metal composition pits and burnt score marks. Hope you didn't spend too much.
Attached is my run down on the metal flaws i saw:
Please put it in the bin Dalo and remove it from civilisation
Thanks
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
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