Hello
here is a EWE
I read this link, I don't find any red flag
Ewe made Panzerkampf Abzeichen
what do you think ?
another controversy in France !!
thanks for answers
cordially
Didier
Hello
here is a EWE
I read this link, I don't find any red flag
Ewe made Panzerkampf Abzeichen
what do you think ?
another controversy in France !!
thanks for answers
cordially
Didier
Hi Didier,
It's a repro badge that dates from around 2005. The lack of any finish is a big red flag, EWE badges are noted for retaining a good plated finish.
Secondly, the lack of any hand filing in the areas marked in red, as well as some others not highlighted like the cupola and often the gun barrel also show this is not a genuine piece.
Finally, the faint vertical scratch marks highlighted in green are always found on the earliest versions of this fake, and are a dead giveaway. Later versions had this mistake rectified by the forger.
Here's a reverse shot of what a real EWE looks like, and your badge with some of the errors pointed out.
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Hello Ned
Thanks a lot
it's more and more difficult to determine the fake items....
thanks again
cordially
Didier
There's a link to the same badge here:
Panzerkampf Abzeichen ewe - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
Same conclusions as well with one esteemed WRF member showing the what a real EWE should look like.
Is this guy asking the question you Didier, or another French collector?
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
a nice brakedown Ned.
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