portrait with DK: reprint or original?

[Zeller]

I received this picture today and I have doubts about it.The are some lines on the print and it looks like a reprint from negative on old paper. But I am no expert and I may be wrong.
The paper is Agfa-Brovira and it doesn't shine.However there are some small dots more luminescent not sure if these are traces of glue or what. Opinions? Thanks

[Zeller]

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[Zeller]

any opinion? on another forum they stated it as an original print

[Antonio Scapini]

Hi my friend!
The paper used is for sure an original "agfa" produced before 1945.
For the image I have some doubt, but I think it's really hard to be sure if this is a good one or not only looking...

[Zeller]

Thanks Antonio, i share your same doubts too. The seller is reliable though and I shall say that this is not the first time I found prints from scratched negative like this one. I've shown this picture also on other forums and the comments were positive.It will stay.

[Vincent S.]

Looks good to me, only a little bright. But that, and the scratches, are nothing to worry about though.

Best,
Vincent S.

[Zeller]

Thanks Vincent!

[Uncle Goose]

These scratches may come from improper handling of the (wet) negatives (like using a squeegee just after being developed to wipe of excess water). When I started developing my own negatives I used a squeegee too and had similar stripes, I disbanded that quite fast.

[Mogdala]

I like the photo so far and i would bet the soldier got the GC at the end of 1943 or in 1944. During these years the photos don´t have such a good quality than pre-war ones - just my opinion. Do you know the soldiers name?

[Zeller]

hello Christian, unfortunately no.it would be great if we could id him