BSW Air Gunner Badge - from Romania

[Alexandru]

Dear all,

New to the forum, writing from Bucharest, Romania. A good place shopping for WWII German memorabilia since it has been an occupied country, however, lately we are faced with an increased number of fakes. (Am I mistaking, or on the last photo above to the right there is a German officer decorating some Romanian soldiers/officers?).

I have just acquired an Air Gunner Badge, but to my humble opinion it may be a fake due to the following reasons:

Near mint condition;

The rear claw/talon is grouped together with the other claws as if bolts were cut out;

BSW mark not convincing since the "clover leaf" like sign is missing its tiny tail;

Eagle looks like a pigeon - esp. front + peak, it does not have the aggressive look and the neck is short;

I am not able to describe the material the wreath and the eagle are made of. I am not allowed to post pictures on the site, I will create a link to those soon. In the meantime, could you please tell me in few words, what are the striking elements that would raise suspicions towards the badge's authenticity?

My only elements of comparison are pictures of originals from the net and the detailed information on this site/forum.

Thanks so much for your prompt feedback.

Alex

[skip]

Hallo and welcome to the Forum Alexandru,

indeed it is hard to judge a badge from a description. These days you are 90% sure to buy a copy if you do not know exactly what you are looking at.

Read this thread and compare yours to the originals shown in posts #10, 11******180;12,13 from Frank H. and Mark Miller. If your badge does not look exactly like those it is almost certainly a fake.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=BSW


Skip

[Alexandru]

Pics of the Air Gunner Badge - please follow link

Hallo and welcome to the Forum Alexandru,

indeed it is hard to judge a badge from a description. These days you are 90% sure to buy a copy if you do not know exactly what you are looking at.

Read this thread and compare yours to the originals shown in posts #10, 11´12,13 from Frank H. and Mark Miller. If your badge does not look exactly like those it is almost certainly a fake.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...&highlight=BSW


Skip

BSW fake/real Air Gunner Badge - Please follow the links:

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[Alexandru]

I apologize for this

Hi Skip,

Thanks for your message. Indeed, it may nor resemble what I've seen in those posts. Nevertheless, as pictures mean more than a 1000 words, I was able to provide you with pictures of my Air Gunner Badge.

Please take a look, as you know, hope always dies last...

Thanks a lot,

Alex

[Alex Stefanut]

Hi Alex,

I also have looked upon the pictures provided by you, and compared them with the originals posted in Skip's link. IMHO your is a fake. You must go back to the seller and get your hard earned cash back.

Welcome to the forum, and greetings from Bucharest also

Al

[Alexandru]

Thanks a lot,

I will pay a visit to the shop. As we live in Romania, I doubt I will ever see my money back since they do not always guarantee for the authenticity of their merchandise.

Wish me luck. I hope I 'll get the money back.

Salutare.