feldgendarmerie gorget for review

[NineLives]

Gentlemen,
Can I please have your opinions on this late war feldgendarmerie gorget?
Any help is much appreciated.

[GoodOldGermany]

Hi, the felt on the backside is missing. The yellow color of the letters and the eagle looks too new. I think its a late overpainting.

[NineLives]

Thanks for your reply
From memory the late war gorgets were cardboard backed I think?

[Dan Miller]

I can't see any red flags on this one... It's correct, cardboard late war, the first made of cloth backing

Regards,
Dan

[NineLives]

Thanks Dan

[Adrian Stevenson]

Agreed. This is a later war example when the card replaced the cloth. Original.

Cheers, Ade.

[Wagriff]

I'm not seeing anything fake about it, but the dark spot on the eagle is troubling-is it broken or just chipped in the paint? And, speaking of paint, have you tested it? Does it still glow? These Radium paint gorget's had quite good glow power to them and quite often-even today-strongly glow.

[Adrian Stevenson]

I think it is chipped paint.

Mine still glows!

[NineLives]

Thanks for the responses guys. Wagriff, The seller has told me that it still glows.

[Redcap]

Good original piece. I don't think the difference between cloth and card backing necessarily relates to early/late, just different manufacturers preferences.