I am not saying that (alli knew)...im saying the photos of yours are to fuzzy to see clearly. I am allowing you to compare yours you can see in hand yourself to see what you think. The tabs on the back seem similar, front of course i cant see well enough, but with these quick close ups, hopefully you will be able to tell just by looking closely. I have few of these to compare to yours, but i am also not an expert. The eagles heads on this type shield i posted are not as well made as some of the other campaign shields, or even other kubans....your looks promising, but maybe someone can tell you for sure. This is not a negative verdict at all. There may have been several makers who made this shield, i am not sure, but if so , it should match a known example. This one i show is original, and has differences you can see yourself ,but not relate to your example .. so maybe some other person with the same one, or with better knowledge may be able to post the same version by the same maker, or tell you it is not correct better than i can. Sorry i cant be more help,,,,,wishiknew...for sure, but i tried, and thats all that I can do.
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One caution i have found to be true in lots like that, if there is a predominance of repros in the bunch, one must always suspect all in the pile to be fakes, so you are doing the right thing to check. You most likely will not get much response so late at night, on a sunday, people have to go to bed to be able to work the next day. Tomorrow im sure youll have an answer, patience is a virtue. Maybe in the meantime hit the search bar, and type in kuban shield.Last edited by juoneen; 01-11-2010, 12:56 AM.Comment
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Awsome close up pics Juoneen
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As you are aware your pics are a trifle fuzzy but from what I can see I believe this to be a known original. If you dig back through a few Kuban threads you will see one which I believe to be identical.
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I took those photos too quick , or the closer shots would have been better. Ill try harder next time. Was trying to help get an answer, but with the large ammount of variations , and the one i posted being a late war, it wasn't really much help.
I looked through about 6 pages of Kuban shields(there were many more) , and for those who have not done so, it is worth the time , and quite an educational search to notice all the differences. Im sure it would save lots of time and money to read it all, especially if you dont have one, for the time you come across one.
I couldn't actually tell if any matched completely since the photos were fuzzy as all stated.
Can anyone else lend a second opinion from what this photo has shown, or should the alliknew post a better shot ?
I have found :People who know about the search bar .. that wont search all that's available here prior to an inquiry,are eventually considered lazy.. and to not use it is a disservice to just go for the jugular every time.(free lunch)
When this becomes a regular habit,It isnt long till most just dont want to help those who wont even try to help themselves
.(im not referring to alliknew, but to all whom this pertains who refuse to search)
Then you get the silent treatment, and might as well hire yourself out to be a boat anchor. That's not good either because most of those people arent even good for that because they float.
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Hi Bill......
......From what I can see of the one you posted...it looks original to me. If someone thinks that it isn't I'd like to know why.
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Have a look at this one...looks one and the same to me.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ighlight=kubanComment
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Hello there,
Thank you so much for all of your help in this thread. Like I said, I don't really know these things as I'm young and haven't studied them. I am going to go ahead and jump on it and I will post pictures when I get it. What is an original worth without the backing?
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Hello all,
Here she is in my hands. What are these going for these days?
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