Abzeichen Für Blockadebrecher - a good fake or rare original

**John Brandon** · 05-19-2017, 01:59 PM

\mmmmm. I've never seen a rear pin like this one? Hard to imagine it's fake - but is it? or is it a rare one

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 05-19-2017 01:59 PM

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**Norm F** · 05-19-2017, 03:48 PM

"Abzeichen für Blockadebrecher - a good fake or rare original"

Hi John,

I'm afraid it's neither. It's a bad fake with artificial aging in an attempt to hide its sins.

Probably one of the old Sean Barry-Weske fakes. Here's a fake S-Boat badge with similar hardware.

Best regards,
---Norm

**Norm F** · 05-19-2017, 04:21 PM

BTW, Sean Barry-Weske was a British actor and B-movie producer who eventually settled in Los Angeles and as a military buff made or commissioned fake badges ostensibly to sell as movie props. He died in 2004 but the market is still riddled with his bad fakes (which mercifully are easy to spot).

Best regards,
---Norm

**harryamb2** · 05-19-2017, 06:14 PM

wondered what happened to him.knew him well in the late 60s.

**FALLSCHIRMJAGER** · 05-19-2017, 06:49 PM

Hi John, as Norm has already informed you, it is a fake, but even if the hardware had have been a good copy, those poor details would have nailed it anyway. Never knew about the actor fella though, very interesting! Leon.

**John Brandon** · 05-19-2017, 06:53 PM

Thanks for that Norm . First gut feeling is always the right one 😎

**big ned** · 05-19-2017, 08:07 PM

by FALLSCHIRMJAGER

Hi John, as Norm has already informed you, it is a fake, but even if the hardware had have been a good copy, those poor details would have nailed it anyway. Never knew about the actor fella though, very interesting! Leon.

He had an uncredited part in the David McCallum vehicle Mosquito Squadron where he can be seen in the pub bar scene.

Abzeichen Für Blockadebrecher - a good fake or rare original

He was also technical advisor on 633 Squadron 5 years earlier.

Regards, Ned.

**Ysabel Cluver** · 05-24-2020, 04:16 PM

Hi. I’ve been researching Sean’s career and I really would love to know more about Sean since there isn’t really anything about him online. I’d love for you to tell me anything you can remember about him. Please respond as soon as you can, I’d very much appreciate it!��

Thanks!

**Gwar** · 05-24-2020, 05:12 PM

by Ysabel Cluver

Hi. I’ve been researching Sean’s career and I really would love to know more about Sean since there isn’t really anything about him online. I’d love for you to tell me anything you can remember about him. Please respond as soon as you can, I’d very much appreciate it!��

Thanks!

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