Fake maroon berets bonanza, can you spot them? Quiz time!

**LucN** · 12-28-2015, 09:33 AM

Fake RSR beret No1., £205.99.

Fake RSR beret No2, it can be yours for £350 later today.

**LucN** · 01-31-2016, 08:24 PM

Compton maroon beret from 1945.

Compton did make maroon berets, just not in WW2. The only examples I know of are from 1955 and 1964.

Fake maroon berets bonanza, can you spot them? Quiz time!

**LucN** · 01-31-2016, 08:28 PM

Genuine Belgium SAS maroon beret from WW2, sold for GBP 84.99.

It's complete rubbish.
I feel sorry for the buyer. No I don't.

**Jerry B** · 02-02-2016, 10:13 AM

The SAS is a really poor attempt, must have been bought by a complete newbie.

**LucN** · 02-14-2016, 10:45 AM

The beret from post #39 has been relisted, it now sold for £341.33.

**Jerry B** · 02-14-2016, 10:59 AM

by LucN

The beret from post #39 has been relisted, it now sold for £341.33.

His descriptions allows little room to return it as he never says it is original, just maker marked and dated without saying they are original period markings.......

A fool and their money!

**gavin frankland** · 02-19-2016, 03:17 PM

I'm sorry, but I am that fool. I was hoping it was real but after a chat with a collector from Canada it was thrown out of the window. On the plus side I put a request in with ebay stating it was a fake with pictures of a real one and they excepted this. It has been returned and awaiting a full refund. Now I know that I am not the first person to buy this and return it, a little chat will follow. I cant stand being ripped off by a con man.

**LucN** · 02-19-2016, 09:39 PM

I'm sorry to hear that you bought the beret, I hope you will get a full refund without any problems.

You may want to read Steve's wonderfully detailed thread on WW2 British berets. It has an abundance of information about various manufacturers.

**LucN** · 03-03-2016, 08:35 PM

I have decided to stop adding items to this thread. I believe my point is clear: there is a lot of rubbish out there so buyer beware! There is a wealth of detailed information to be found on this forum and with a reasonable effort everyone can learn how to spot a genuine beret.

However, I do not want to sneak out without sharing a suitable grand finale.

I'm sure that the label is genuine, but it is taken from a Service Dress uniform. The faker has not even bothered to re-use the old stitch holes.

The name of the seller will sound familiar to some of you: Andy Beal from Nottingham. He used to trade on ebay as military-bargains-uk and milstoreuk. He also has a webshop Spandau militaria.