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Absolutely not my field, but let's give it a try ..
My opinion is only based on a repro pair I once owned and this one or pair looks very similar ..
The pips are not right for general, they should be bigger IMO, the white cloth looks too fluffy .
Just some observations.
Think Ramjet owns a original pair and people like Kurt or uncle Kurt ..
Here's some stuff to compare ..
http://themarshalsbaton.com/Framepage.htm
Jos.Last edited by Jos Le Conté; 03-29-2012, 06:28 PM.
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Difficult to judge.
I agree with Jos, the white cloth is very fluffy, a little bit too much in my opinion. Is the golden braid made of fine woven metal strings or of another material? The golden braid also looks artificially aged, compared with the shiny silver braid.
The screw buttons are post-war, I think. Could You measure the diameter, please, Patrick? Same goes for the pips.
Of course, that I own a genuine pair does not make me an expert on General boards, I just can compare with the real thing.
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Hello to All,
As rightly pointed out :
- the white underlay is fluffy ... but normal as it is not made of fine 'badge cloth' but lower quality felt, which nevertheless is also often seen (despite some collectors might not agree).
- the golden braid is more tarnished than the silver one ... what is also correct as the golden is in metallic wire that will become dull with age whereas the silver braid is made of aluminium that won't tarnish.
- the pips are smaller than the prescribed large ones for general's ranks ... but is again not unusual at all and certainly not when 3 pips have to be applied on a board for Generaloberst. Hard to say if these are period applied or not : just check the area under the pips.
To me, the boards are OK.
Best,
Mark
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