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    Bronze IAB....any guesses?

    Here's a quirky little find at the local flea/mall this Sunday,mixed in with some costume jewelery! It may also BE costume jewelery,heh. I zapped it for $10,so if junk,will display well with my Hanomag diorama! It's a zinker with bronze mech/inf plating,and seems rather well made. Magnetic pin. The front shows tiny bubbling,and the reverse has loose plate areas and zink pest along the edges. It had a small puff of pest growing on the leaf above the bayo,I removed it w/ a toothbrush and water,so it looks craggy in there. It now has a sheen of Vasoline all over to stop it I hope. It's either older or just poorly stored. MY guess is it has attributes of a SHuCo,in the adler and the catch,but no m/m indicating that. Has proper die stamp edges,doesn't appear cast. I have no scale to weigh it,but it feels about the same as a zinker IAB in comparison.It's vaulted too. So whats it? [IMG] [/IMG]
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    Hi there i'd say it's a fake. From the pics details are soft,the reverse looks pitted & the hardware's not what i'd expect to see. Sorry. Stewy

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      #3
      I would agree with Stewy, looks like a cast fake alright. Dodgey colour of whatever base metal used, poor detailing and reverse setup all odd. On the flip side, for $10 its a nice bit of costume jewllery for your diorama.

      Regards,

      Mark

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        #4
        Sound about right,thks!

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          #5
          Hi Scott,

          Can only agree with the others, a poor cast reproduction. Hardware definately not correct, but even the look of the base metal and the soft details are enough of a red flag.

          Tom
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            #6
            Hi Scott

            That is one ugly beast

            cheers
            Graeme

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              #7
              Originally posted by Graeme Sandles View Post
              That is one ugly beast
              Indeed it is.
              Regards
              Hans N

              Don´t throw away your fake WB´s! Get in touch with me.
              I collect them for reference purposes for the benefit of the hobby (for the right "fake" price of course).

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                #8
                I like using these repos as props on my model displays I sometimes enter into competitions,that was if sticky fingers get busy,they don't get the good stuff! But I disagree,it doesn't look so ugly,if you hold it at arms length,squint your eyes,and have someone dim the lights!

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