My apologies if this is the wrong area for this as there isn't a dedicated area for ww1 German airforce stuff, please feel free to move.
Today I picked up an interesting First World War trophy of what appears to be the cross belonging to a German airplane. The person selling it wasn't 100% on its authenticity but was honest in saying that it came from an estate sale in the US and the owner was part of the air corps. I was wondering what the experts here think.
I've taken a strand and it's passed the burn test with ease and using a UV light the paint does not glow but the canvas under it does but not consistently. It's my understanding that almost all planes were coated in "dope" for weather protection and that this substance does glow under UV light. Lastly there appears to be natural crazing of the paint some of which can be found with a jewellers loop and some with UV light.
Thank you for any comments or opinions!
Today I picked up an interesting First World War trophy of what appears to be the cross belonging to a German airplane. The person selling it wasn't 100% on its authenticity but was honest in saying that it came from an estate sale in the US and the owner was part of the air corps. I was wondering what the experts here think.
I've taken a strand and it's passed the burn test with ease and using a UV light the paint does not glow but the canvas under it does but not consistently. It's my understanding that almost all planes were coated in "dope" for weather protection and that this substance does glow under UV light. Lastly there appears to be natural crazing of the paint some of which can be found with a jewellers loop and some with UV light.
Thank you for any comments or opinions!
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