Silver Day Fighter Clasps (Opinions wanted!) :)

[Simno]

Thanks everyone

For stopping me spending my pennies before:
Could I grab please a quick opinion on the below clasp?

[Wijtman01]

looks ok to me, nice catch etc
but i usualy know bombers better

[Ludwig]

Thumbs down!

[Simno]

looks ok to me, nice catch etc
but i usualy know bombers better

Thanks for the opinion mate - it looks good to me too - the only area that worries me is the banding around the arrowhead/fletching - it's usually a double band right and not single?

Any more opinions from people on here are so very welcome

[Gene]

I don't like it, especially the reverse

[Simno]

I don't like it, especially the reverse

I'm starting to think there are quite a few replicas around then maybe with this pattern of strange banding on the arrow and missing the round markings on the back of the arrow mount surrounding the rivet. I can't really explain what I mean but hopefully you know what I am getting at

Could you explain what is letting this down as an original in your mind?

[Ludwig]

I have changed my mind on this one. I think that Gene has a point there. The reverse is not really what I would expect from an original. Please excuse me for being a little bit too fast there!

[Gene]

The reverse has an odd matte finish to it that I have seen on nice, but still fake, Transport clasps.

[Simno]

Ok, I've finally tracked down a dayfighter for an affordable sum that I am nigh on convinced must be genuine so have put a deposit on it and taken everything else I ever had on hold off!

Please tell me that - from this initial picture anyway- this one looks good?

[Gene]

Front looks promising; how about the reverse?

[George L]

I'd agree with Gene on that first one being a copy.