Beware fakes coming out of the UK Midlands!!
Beware fakes coming out of the UK Midlands!!
....really?..are they copying these too now?...'not seen any....yet!
They have been faking these for over 20 years now..
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**UPDATE** This is an example of a fake, a phony, a knock off. There is a person out there trying to sell this mask currently. After doing a ton of research I can say with certainty that this is a reproduction being sold as authentic. There are unfortunately many people out there hoping to prey on the uninformed. I might have been one of them if I didn't know better to ask questions and do more research before purchasing an item like this. I've always been a huge X-Files fan and I guess the title of Episode 6 of Season 9 had it right... "Trust No 1". Sad but true much of the time (especially in the field of military collecting).
Last edited by KnuckleDuster; 11-26-2020 at 06:44 AM.
I thought there was another thread on here somewhere....I know I’ve accessed quite a thorough and helpful comparison Paper on these in the last year or so......the author had put a lot of work into the topic........or did I dream it all........
My apologies. I should have done a more exhaustive search. Looks like I've found the article--and other threads on the topic--you speak of. I'm convinced the one in question is fake.
After much research on this site, and elsewhere, I was able to land an authentic WWI British tank mask.
Last edited by KnuckleDuster; 11-25-2020 at 05:53 PM.
I just received my WWI tank mask in the mail today, all the way from the Buckeye State, and I'm absolutely thrilled! There's always a sense of trepidation buying a high valued item on the internet but as you can tell from the images this one is 100% authentic. As a high school history teacher I've been building up a modest collection of vintage militaria, focused mainly on WWI, for the past decade or so. This tank mask will definitely be a centerpiece in my collection and I'm very excited to share it with my students this January.
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