HG Officer's Cufftitle

[DougO]

I was wondering if anyone could help me determine whether or not this cufftitle is authentic. I personally think that the quality looks good, but my experience with LW items is limited.
Thanks in advance, Doug

[nonameno]

Hi Doug,
In my opinion, it has a very good chance at being a reproduction. The embroidery on the letters is not even, in my eyes. By this I mean that each thread be perfectly parallel and tight against it's neighbor. They appear wavy to me.
Thank you,
Curtiss

[wessel]

Am I right in saying that on originals, surprisingly, the last 'G' of the name was slightly smaller than the rest of the letters?

[Leroy]

Here are 2 photos I just took (in very poor lighting conditions, for which I apologize) of a real one.

[Leroy]

2nd. I can't tell about DougO's for sure, but I don't see anything that jumps off the page as being bad. All these are done, of course, by hand, and so there are variations.

[Willi Z.]

Doug, my first impression is a . I would like to see some closeups of the lettering. The Umlaut O is a big concern to me.

[DougO]

The one pictured above has been offered to me. Here is one from my collection that I am sure is 100% real.
There is a lot of variation in these from what I can see. Even if you compare mine (which was bought in a grouping from the family in Germany) with the one posted by Leroy, there are significant differences.
This is a tough one.
Any more opinions?
Doug

[DougO]

Pic2... Look at how the 'R's are constructed on all three. There seems to be some similarities between them all as well.

[Willi Z.]

Yes Doug, there seem to be alot of variations to these. I certainly like the second one you posted. Regardless of variations, I find the umlaut to be outside the window. Only my opinion of course.....

If someone is considering the presence of such a cufftitle to determine whether a tunic is an HG officer's tunic or not, then I would be especially careful. Especially regarding the crooked application I see on that one.

[Leroy]

If someone is considering the presence of such a cufftitle to determine whether a tunic is an HG officer's tunic or not, then I would be especially careful.

This is certainly true, as is the converse.