Is this too good to be true?

[outpost]

Guys have a look at this what do you think?

[rbminis]

Please save the photos and post them directly to this thread, otherwise it will be useless in the future.
Thank you,
Ralph.

[ErWeSa]

Hello Outpost,

I'm sure the specialists will see at first glance what is the matter with this cap even without pictures of the inside which I would need (and even then perhaps could not decide about its authenticity) but there is at least one feature to be seen in the picture which in most cases gives away a fake. Let's wait for the real experts.
I followed rbminis' and bob's advice and uploaded the picture for you:

[BOB COLEMAN]

Post the pictures. I can not redirect to your link.

[outpost]

Sorry about that!

[John Brandon]

Hello Outpost,

I'm sure the specialists will see at first glance what is the matter with this cap even without pictures of the inside which I would need (and even then perhaps could not decide about its authenticity) but there is at least one feature to be seen in the picture which in most cases gives away a fake. Let's wait for the real experts.
I followed the rbminis' and bob's advice and uploaded the picture for you:

I think you nailed it 😄

[ErWeSa]

OK, the inside makes it clear, obivous fake - sorry!

[Friedrich-Berthold]

OK, the inside makes it clear, obivous fake - sorry!

Wolfgang is always right.

We have lots of images of authentic caps of this type, if you care to look.

What you enclose is a nice, garden variety fake, but hardly one that would fool an informed collector.

After all, the original cap of this type was made in 1934 until about 1937 or so, which is a very, very long time ago, is it not?

[Friedrich-Berthold]

For example.

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Thanks to my friend, MG for these images....

[outpost]

please don't be sorry. I'm just sorry for the poor sod that pays £3850 asking price for this piece. God Help Us All!