This one is no good! Closer inspection revealed why.
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Badge looked "too new" which sounded alarm bells, but I still proceeded with trade of items. Detail looked right, and hinge and catch looked good also. -
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I got home and reached for Frank's book and my worst fear was realized...
A fake! and a good one IMO! Look at the fault in the bayonets hilt.... the Y shape! Repro #8.... enjoy!
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I wish these days were over! I have 5 other items in trade that look good and are returnable so nothing lost, but a lesson learned! Don't let your guard down!.... And bring the book with you! It does less good at home!
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Dear Mike,
Glad to know the book helped, even if it was "in retroperspective." That is indeed a dangerous fake. I fell for the darker example of the two I show in my book, so don******180;t feel too bad. If one does not have knowledge of that Y-fault and no original BH Mayer to hold it next to (it is smaller in size), it is impossible to detect this fake.
I made the book relatively small in format so that one can take it along to shows.Cheers, Frank
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