Real Panzer badge or fake for you ?

[udimension]

Hi for all members.

I am French, 39 years old and i live in the city of Toulouse (south of France).

Herewith some pictures of one Panzer badge bought recently.

Do you think that it-is original or fake ?

Thank-you

[Thomas Durante]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

I don't like the look of this PAB, the pitting on the reverse is a classic sign of a reproduction. If you can provide cleared shots of the hinge and catch, it would tell us for sure if this is a fake or not, but I don't like the looks of it from these pics alone.

Tom

[Hans Kondor]

Hello,

I think its a fake based on a Karl Wurster PAB.

[udimension]

I can see on the web this example of PAB Wurster Karl :



A fake too ?

[Hans Kondor]

I can see on the web this example of PAB Wurster Karl :



A fake too ?

That one looks OK to me.

[Thomas Durante]

The 2nd one you posted is an original IMO. Yours is a copy based on that design. Notice how smooth the reverse is of the original compared to the one that you first posted.

Tom

[byterock]

Sorry Cast fake the reverse of the barrel is the dead giveaway.

It should be flat on yours you can see a bump/lip

sorry for the bad news

[Graeme]

Definitely bad

regards
Graeme

[kirk]

I agree with the other guys,this badge is not an original.

[all1knew]

Hello there,

Good thing you showed a photo of the reverse as from the front you can't tell its a fake but it is from the back!

William Kramer

[udimension]

Some additional pictures :

[Thomas Durante]

Well your last pics confirm it for me, no doubt a cast reproduction. Not only the soft edges and pitting, but the hardware isn't consistent with original Wursters.

Tom

[ardennes1944]

Hi

I agree with the others,fake .

Phil.

[udimension]

Of course the seller assured me, however it was original.
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