L/12 spange myth over

[tinmantis]

finally and utterly
the L/12 myth is over
and they're being sold as what they always were, fakes...
always have a soft spot for these, as one was my first repro!
regards
jon

[tinmantis]

rev

[tinmantis]

mm

[tinmantis]

thanks again Mannions!

[juoneen]

I wonder if they are coming out of china? Thanks for showing it, anybody know the origin of these repops??

[Leroy]

These are OLD fakes........

[tinmantis]

yeah, seriously old
I bought one probably over 15yrs ago
regards
jon

[Scott C.]

You're citing Manion's as your authentication source? That's got to be a first...

[tinmantis]

You're citing Manion's as your authentication source? That's got to be a first...

what do you mean?

[jcwater]

i wonder if they are coming out of china? Thanks for showing it, anybody know the origin of these repops??

shut up ! buffoon !

[Scott C.]

what do you mean?

I doubt I'm revealing any secret when I say Manion's has a reputation for seldom knowing good from bad, and sometimes bad from good (I say this as a long-time member of their auction site). I'm not saying you've made the wrong call on your spangen, but using Manion's as your source might be seen by some as a somewhat dubious discovery.

[Dietrich Maerz]

shut up ! buffoon !

JC,

no reason to become upset. Every industrialized country is faking Third Reich awards! It is a sign of progress!

Dietrich

[Darrell]

what do you mean?

I think what he means, is that Manions is notorious for selling fakes as real. Now they state that these are fakes, selling as fakes. Would they really know?

[tinmantis]

I doubt I'm revealing any secret when I say Manion's has a reputation for seldom knowing good from bad, and sometimes bad from good (I say this as a long-time member of their auction site). I'm not saying you've made the wrong call on your spangen, but using Manion's as your source might be seen by some as a somewhat dubious discovery.

yes, I'm familiar with Manions
I'm also familiar with these spangen
I've been trying to spread the word that these are fakes for quite a while
seeing one finally described as a fake, from another source rather than me, seemed quite refreshing and worth a mention
see also:
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ghlight=L%2F14
regards
jon

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