FJ Badge, fake?

[brian8472]

Hi Folks, I'm looking a this badge, but (tale as old as time) I'm no expert I'm better at field gear. Anyway, is it the real McCoy? I generally assume anything FJ, like SS, is fake until proven otherwise..

Thank you in advance!

[Thomas Durante]

Hi Brian,

You mixed up the pics. The first picture you show is a fake, but the rest of the pics are of a different badge and that is one original.

Tom

[brian8472]

oh wow, the fellow posted both the purple and the red background -backed photos....

[brian8472]

So he says he mixed up the pictures. he said the real on looks like the hook has been fixed, with a fixed hook is it worth 450?

[brian8472]

post man arrived this week!

Hi guys! The goodies have arrived, and thank you all for your help! The last question is regarding the repair on the FJ badge...there seems to be a few posted that have the clasps repaired, was it flaw in the originals? There's probably no way to tell if its a period repair or not, history will never know...but I think for 450 I did ooooK. It's probably the only one I'll ever own for a while anyway