Feldgendarmerie gorget

[all1knew]

Hello all,

Can anyone please confirm if this is authentic for me?

William Kramer

[Wagriff]

Looks fine-I see no concerns with it.

[Glenn66]

Hmmm...could be just the camera lens distorting things or a manufacturer difference but the wreath on the adler looks 'fat'. This can be a sign of a Czech fake from 20 odd years ago.

[Wagriff]

It Could be, but it could also be just the camera angle? I'll defer to younger eyes!

[rbminis]

It Could be, but it could also be just the camera angle? I'll defer to younger eyes!

I think larger, more detailed photos would help.
Ralph.

[maximus71]

Not sure either, the cloth backed versions can be a minefield, the fat wreath has me concerned also.

[all1knew]

here are some more photos guys! Thank you for the help thus far.

When comparing to the others posted this has an upward pointing beak on the eagle and a fat looking swastika wreath to me.

William Kramer

[maximus71]

That's a tough call for me, I would side with caution, when I was shopping for one I heard and seen the Assman cloth backed ones were faked alot, since then I only considered a cardboard backed version.

[Glenn66]

Mine is cloth backed but not Assman marked, yet does not have a fat wreath or upturned beak so I'm sure it's fine. Was a house find in Denmark apparently after the war then in the finder's collection until he passed then the son sold it to me.

[raz]

I have the opinion that the bead around the edge of fake ones are indeed much wider than the originals . This one has a wider bead compared to Glenn66's example . The lettering is also very poor compared to an original. Look closely . That's the difference I see in the two . I have an original and unfortunately a fake ( pictures added ) and you can easily see the difference in hand. Just my 2 cents .
Raz