Originally posted by Dietrich Maerz
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(especially some dealers) to give credence to pieces which may never have been touched by a vet (well, maybe a Vietnam vet). It may also well be that the occasional vet will flat out lie and claim he got something during the war that he in fact acquired years later. That latter occurrence, however, at least in my personal experience, is very infrequent and, in dealing with vets, you develop a "feel" for what is BS and what is not. Any longtime collector who has dealt with real World War II vets will confirm this.
A piece may not be actually intended for award, but if it was made during the period by a manufacturer as a "representative piece" (especially if made by a manufacturer who did make pieces for award), it is still part of history.
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