Feldgendarmerie Gorget Help needed.

**Burt Monro** · 02-02-2015, 07:38 PM

Hello to all forum members.

I didn't find any place where to introduce myself so I hope I didn't do the wrong thing posting here

Is there anybody out here who can help me out?
I dont know if this is the real deal.
I'm going to try to post some pics.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Cheers.

Burt

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 02-02-2015 07:38 PM

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**Burt Monro** · 02-02-2015, 07:39 PM

**rbminis** · 02-02-2015, 08:13 PM

by Burt Monro

Hello to all forum members.

I didn't find any place where to introduce myself so I hope I didn't do the wrong thing posting here

Is there anybody out here who can help me out?
I dont know if this is the real deal.
I'm going to try to post some pics.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Cheers.

Burt

Hello Burt and welcome to the forum!

You can introduce yourself here if you would like.
New WRF Members
Please read this thread, or at least part of it concerning posting images. We tend to frown on using photo hosting sites here as it eventually makes the thread useless.
New picture posting feature - How to guide !
It appears okay to me but it is not what I generally study. There are others here who will be able to help you.
Ralph.

**Burt Monro** · 02-02-2015, 09:14 PM

Hello Ralph,
Thanks for the link.
I'll try the forum photo hosting .
I think that this gorget is a complete rebuild but I'm not used with those.
Thanks anyway for your advise.
It is offered as is and the owner also doesn't know if it's messed up.
It was bought in the 80's.
Have a great day.
Cheers.
Burt

**Redcap** · 02-03-2015, 05:25 PM

I suspect this is a ground-up copy which has been artificially aged. On the reverse, the two prongs are missing, yet when the backing cloth is lifted to show the plate underneath there is no sign of where the prongs had been. Even if broken off, there would be some sign of their original location. The method of attachment of the chain is also wrong.

The eagle looks wrong, like one of the copy "Summer Tunic Breast Eagle" types often used on copies. The positioning of the buttons is a bit off also. The distance from the top rounded end should be greater than that from the upper and lower edges.
See the original below for what I mean.