Luftschutz-Ehrenzeichen 2. Stufe - Genuine?

[bobskie]

Hi everyone, I just had my first foray into the world of medals and purchased this from an auction. I bought it along with a WW1 medal which is more the area I'm interested in but I was wondering if anyone could tell me if this is real. It is I believe the heavy variant as if it was aluminium it would definitely be lighter. If you need better pictures I can get them I just need to try and find my camera. Thanks for any help.

[thecyclist64]

The ribbon looks fake, although that means nothing when looking at the medal. The ring doesn't look right and the detailing looks a bit fuzzy. I'm no expert, but here is mine for comparisson.
Luftschutz-Ehrenzeichen 2. Stufe

[bobskie]

The ribbon looks fake, although that means nothing when looking at the medal. The ring doesn't look right and the detailing looks a bit fuzzy. I'm no expert, but here is mine for comparisson.
Luftschutz-Ehrenzeichen 2. Stufe

Thanks for your help. Yes I agree the ribbon has been replaced at some point. Looking at some other examples on here I've seen a couple with the same ring which are said to be real. The casting does look a bit rougher than yours though I'm not sure as I've seen a few rougher looking ones on here also. It's very hard to tell, medals seem to be quite a minefield. Any other opinions?