Fakes of Der Deutschen Mutter

[Gwar]

These are the worst.. A recent throw in.. I can see why.. Extra postage / handling..

[MAP]

crappy enameling. Any stippling underneath?

[sitges1990]

Wow, crappie for sure.

[Watchdog]

Yes, they are obvious rubbish (to an experienced eye) but I remember a time when I knew far less than I thought I did.

I think these would, as clearly intended, fool the novice at the start point in the hobby who is keen to add what he can to his collection at the keenest price.

That is why it is incumbent upon those of us who know better to spread the word in places like this. This is exactly the kind of tripe that poisons and disaffects the beginners enthusiasm.

Can we ever shout loud enough "do your research" (and join a forum)?

Regards

Mark

Thanks for posting.

[douglas2496]

Thanks for showing these. Here's one that caught me out when I first started. The quality is quiet good, but its miss-shapen. There are lots of diferences, I have marked two of them that seem most obvious to me, with red circles. Doug

[No1canuck]

Fakes for sure but not one I have see before. The sunburst points are quite sharp compared to some of the old fakes which gave them away. The enamel on these show they are all made in the same place and also show them to be fakes. A waste of postage and handling but a heads up to all. Thanks for showing them G.

Steve

[carpediem]

Thanks for sharing these. They aren't as bad as some I have seen though.

[Watchdog]

Thanks for sharing these. They aren't as bad as some I have seen though.

That is exactly the point, they will catch out those who are inexperienced

Regards

Mark