any thoughts on this please, I am not sure of the hardware or originality.
any thoughts on this please, I am not sure of the hardware or originality.
Last edited by Adrian; 05-08-2014 at 09:02 PM. Reason: Title changed to use German terminology.
There are only two types of Orth HSF badges accepted as genuine as far as I know and this one doesn't even come close i'm afraid.
Both are zinc, one has a soldered wraparound hinge and roundwire '?' shaped catch and pin, and the other has a "cast in" type of hardware with a roundwire pin. Checkout these reverse shots of both types, if it ain't like them then it ain't real is probably fair to say.
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.
thanks I did not think it was. I am slowly getting better with your help and hope when I get better I can help others also. all the best allan
I agree with Ned,
i'm afraid,a definate fake Allan.
Regards,Martin.
A very bad fake.
Looks like it has been burnt to age it.
Best Regards Matt
On the look out for original ww2 M26 Adrian helmet liner.
Hi ,as the chaps have already said , this is a very poor fake ,I do not even think it is made of the correct base metal. Leon.
I can't recall ever seeing a coke bottle pin on an Orth...Definitely not one I would want. The quality itself speaks volumes.
William
"Much that once was, is lost. For none now live who remember it."
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