Screwback Silver Condor: is it is or is it ain't?

[Mr.Jerry D]

(With apologies to Louis Jordan)

Screwbacks scare me
Silver wound badges kind of scare me
These early ones scare me

So what say the wound badge guys? is it is or is it ain't?

Thanks!
Jerry

[Mr.Jerry D]

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[Mr.Jerry D]

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[Mike Kenny]

Hi Jerry,

This appears to be one of the known fake from the late 90s / early 2000s.

Regards
Mike

[Mr.Jerry D]

Thanks!
I had my doubts.
"cognitive dissonance" as they say.

[mailman]

What's the giveaway on this badge? Like, what features are wrong, where'd it come from etc.

[mailman]

Any info would be helpful. Thank you.

[Mr.Jerry D]

What I personally didn't like about it was sort of the "pre worn" edges of the swastica, and the thicker edge with the kind of rougher finished edges.

[Mike Kenny]

This was one of Niemann's Repros of the week from December 2001.

Who made them is unknown, and not really that important. They are not a reproduction of a period badge, they are a purpose made fake. That they were identified as fakes when they first entered the market is the important thing.

Regards
Mike

[Hans N]

Indeed a fake like Mike states. These can sometimes be found marked with a Assmann "A" on the disc