What Was Your First Fake?

[Chopperman]

1939 Iron cross 1st class. I bought it from a popular military mail order company in the late 1970s. When I opened the package, I couldn't beleive how bad it looked.

[Jason L]

Gun collecting can be rough.I have made a few mistakes along the way.Luckily I was able to get out of most of them thanks to fellow collectors advice.This is not my first fake but my BIGEST.A $12,000 sniper rifle that turned out to be a "humper".I did get my money back but I had a sleepless night

[marks1]

My first was a SS steel buckle, I was 15 so didnt know anything at that time

[stuka f]

1939 Iron cross 1st class. I bought it from a popular military mail order company in the late 1970s. When I opened the package, I couldn't beleive how bad it looked.

So you have always been in to the iron crosse's!!?

[FrankBooth]

12th SS Panzer Hitlerjugend cuff title from a garage sale. Paid 25usd for it. I don't have it anymore it went to a guy named Roland Smith back in the 80s who probably sold it as real to someone else. I've heard lots of horror stories of him selling fakes for high money a long time ago. First and last SS type item for me.

[Nige H]

Mine was a Minty M1923 Colt double magazine pouch, purchased long before U.S. web gear repro's were common place (early 90's) I found out years afterwards that the pouch came from a dealer that made film props, however it was sold to me as the real deal and not a reproduction. However now looking back, there was a couple of things that should have alerted me to the fact it was not genuine.


Nige.

[Stewy S]

H.A. PKA in bronze. Two hours later i'd sussed it & got my money back. Stewy S

[Bugme]

The dealer said it's a 100% original Afrika Korps helmet so, I bought it... It turned out to be a 100% post war border guard lid. 'Nuff said.

[Walkwolf]

First one was a party badge.

Last one, a boxed Juncker pilot......
I cannot afford $1,500 for a genuine example ! !

[Davidh]

I think mine was an m42 km helmet from a guy in austria on ebay,bad liner bad paint and decal,,not much was going for it really,apart from my £200 and it wasnt the last after that two ek2s that luckily i took back to the dealer and after nearly throttling him he paid up, rgds Dave