July 20 Wound Badge Marking?

[Leroy]

Here's another, often passed as original.

[Leroy]

Closer - the photo makes it look darker than it is. It has the "smoke" effect in hand.

[WARLORD]

The difference can be clealy seen in the last shot. The black is a modern finish. The pebbled field is more stippled and this is then white frosted.

[Leroy]

Yes, the difference in detail is very apparent when you know what to look for.
Unfortunately, many don't !

The "black" finish on this one is really much more "gray" in natural light, so the color differential between real and copy has been improved on this one.

Best,
Leroy

P.S. - In the last 3 days on this Forum, I have managed to post the only three copies that I ever knowingly acquired as copies for my "keeper collection"(LW Sea Battle, LW Panzer Assault and Juli 20 Wound Badge). ("Knowingly" is the operative word!) So I am now tapped out in case anyone wants to see anything else exotic in copy form, but I'm sure others will step forward.......

[ChrisJ]

I understand mine is a replica. However, it is a real treat during the discussion of how closely mine mimics a good one that a real original has surfaced for discussion. We're really fortunate Stan opted to post his so we could photographically compare them.

Chris, any way you would be able to post the photos of yours? I'd love to see a 800/2 version, if anyone has one - I think our whole readership would benefit from it.

Regards, Robert

Hi Robert...send me your e-mail address by PM and I'll send you some scans.