Infanterie Regiment Erkennungsmarke

[argan]

Hallo!

Opinions are welcome!

All the best,

[mr.dogtag]

[Frontalschaden]

....but...

It looks so bad, that it could be good.


Best regards, Fronti

[argan]

Hi,

Consider that it has been hard cleaned.. the smooth appearance is the cleaning.
It is not visible in the picture.

Cheers

[argan]

Here is a better quality picture of the dog tag.

Do you always think it is a copy? may I know why?
I think this forum became useful also if collectors give explanations of their replies.

I see it has no bloog group. Was this always applied?

thank you!

[Battlerelic]

Blood group was not always stamped. This typeface is known as "rokas" fake. These were made in masses in late 1990's in St.Petersburg, Russia. The faker is still active although nowadays in Canada.

[Frontalschaden]

Hello

I don't think, that this is a ROKAS.
The "original" ROKAS have other type faces.


Best regards, Fronti

[Lee Luke]

I agree with Fronti, I have seen this from two sellers claiming to have been found by Stalingrad. The type of font, especially the three is a dead give away for me.

[argan]

Thank you guys!

Have a nice day!

[Battlerelic]

I bought a bunch of rokas fakes in the early 2000's. Some were done with the more common rokas fake typeface, but some with the same as here with this particular tag. However, the typefaces of the numbers and were the same in both types. Only differences in letters. Therefore I have always thought the "normal" rokas fakes as well as these like the tag here are the same.