yet again thanks for all the info on everything.im glad i joined this forum.you helped alot
yet again thanks for all the info on everything.im glad i joined this forum.you helped alot
Glenn we had this tips discussed again in another thread. And i wanted to contact you. I have 2 fake ribbons that i tested with a black UV light and they don't glow. But when i did the burn test both threads melted. I don't know if my UV light is not good, so i purchased another one better and much more expensive from USA. As soon as it arrives i'll do the light test again.
The UV test can only be used as a guide. Original ribbons will glow if they've been in contact with modern substances or have been washed. I had a grubby screwed up original Imperial EK2 ribbon that I ironed between a couple of tea towels that had been washed through the washing machine and the ribbon now glows slightly.
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
Really, i had no idea about this. But how can the opposite happen? How can fake ribbon not glow?
Materials used perhaps? Manufacturing techniques? All I do know is that the burn test and blacklight/UV test can be used as guides to authenticity but shouldn't be used as the ultimate decider on whether a ribbon is real or fake.
When you consider a good fake Ritterkreuz can fetch thousands of £/€/$, it's worth the extra time and effort to make a good fake ribbon too......
Looking for LDO marked EK2s and items relating to U-406.....
Something I knocked up a while ago
As already stated UV light is hit and miss, it only gives good reliable results with paper
I think the natural fibres in period ribbon tend to react less under UV light than modern materials.
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