Need Help! Paratrooper badge

**Sass** · 12-26-2009, 08:15 PM

Hello everybody!

First want to say my best wishes for the holidays!

Need your help. I want to make some trades and I was offered one paratrooper badge (see pics below). So, want to ask your honest opinion on this one. What do you think? Thanks in advance!

Regards, Aleks.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 12-26-2009 08:15 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Sass** · 12-27-2009, 07:38 PM

no opinions...?
Hope anybody can help. Thanks in advance.

**Stewy S** · 12-27-2009, 08:08 PM

Hi Aleks,can you post pics of the hinge & catch please. Stewy S

**godswork** · 12-28-2009, 08:08 PM

There looks a lot of detail in the feathers in the eagle which is always a good sign , and the pin looks ok to me , the catch from the picture looks ok but could be a replacement one , may be period done ? And the 2 rivets seem ok , thats just my opinion on it and im no expert but looks ok to me , i have 5 100% original fj badges .

**John Brandon** · 12-28-2009, 08:43 PM

Personally I have some concerns, you know, view everything as fake 'til proved otherwise.

I have not seen feet like that on a para badge? they look kinda chunky. Also the eagle appears to be mimicking the JMME badge? Open beak etc:

Like Stewy, I would like to see the hardware a little closer. It's always a tough call where Para badges are concerned. There are some VERY good fakes around, VERY good ones

**Stewy S** · 12-28-2009, 09:02 PM

by John Brandon

Personally I have some concerns, you know, view everything as fake 'til proved otherwise.

I have not seen feet like that on a para badge? they look kinda chunky. Also the eagle appears to be mimicking the JMME badge? Open beak etc:

Like Stewy, I would like to see the hardware a little closer. It's always a tough call where Para badges are concerned. There are some VERY good fakes around, VERY good ones

Glad i'm not the only one John. Stewy S