Do they fake these stars?

**meyerse** · 02-19-2013, 06:10 PM

Is this real and/or do they fake these stars yet?

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 02-19-2013 06:10 PM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Philippe** · 02-19-2013, 06:42 PM

Hi,
Good !
What are its dimensions ?
Regards

**Adrian Stevenson** · 02-19-2013, 06:55 PM

Hi, as Philippe says, it is original.

However, these are now reproduced for re-enactors, but they are not cheap at $45 each and that is too much for a copy.

Cheers, Ade.

**Dom** · 02-19-2013, 07:30 PM

A beautiful color, i like it

**meyerse** · 02-19-2013, 07:34 PM

I've picked up a few of these for under the equivalent of $10 (USD) recently so I just figured maybe they were fakes.

**Frundsberg** · 02-19-2013, 07:43 PM

I quess these stars are faked. I will get 1 within this week and will post a picture.

**meyerse** · 02-19-2013, 07:49 PM

Let me be clear though, the ones I've purchased do NOT look new.....so if faked they are going through a lot of work to not gain much income.......I strongly suspect (99.8%) the one above is legit.

**Frundsberg** · 02-19-2013, 07:53 PM

Well, fakers make copies of the items what will sell. If this star costs really $45 it is well worth to fake it. For example take Waffen SS belt buckels - very good copies cost around 20 euros, much less than this red star.

**meyerse** · 02-19-2013, 08:13 PM

Sure, but then I suppose they would not sell them for less than they could probably be manufactured........the ones I've bought have been that few euros......and not from the same person. I have seen two piece ones which were clearly fake (no detail on the back and riveted fronts).
But nothing close to legit SO FAR.