LAH Ustuf Artillery board

[Mark C. Yerger]

Got this slip on LAH Untersturmführer board, made with the cypher so no prongs come out of the reverse. Comments welcome

[Mark C. Yerger]

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oops, duplicate

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[Rich Moran]

Mark, I do not know a lot about these things, but I can say this, if you have the LAH book by Cook and Bender, look at the cypher on the cover. The image is an excellent close up of which I think is an accepted original.

There are differences with yours and the one listed on the COOK & Bender book cover.

That being said, I do not know if there were more than 1 manufacturer who may have had different die types resulting in easily seen differences.

Specifically, if you look at the cypher of the book cover, you will see that where the top attachment arm to the H on the right is off the lower left shoulder of the A. The cypher you've posted shows the attachment off the left shoulder of the L. That is a major difference. There are other observed differences so take a look at the book cover to see what I mean.

With that, I am not saying yours is an original or a reproduction either, just an observed difference.

Was your shoulder tab German vet aquired?

[Mark C. Yerger]

from an old collection being disposed of by deceased owner's family. I have an allowed return, so other comments welcome.

Mark

[Achille]

Hello Mark,
This is a picture of my LAH tunic's shoulder board:

[Bobwirtz]

I've always been taught that the THIN ciphers are not correct... Mark, the cipher you have looks awful thin...

Bob

[Mark C. Yerger]

Thanks Bob, I was told the opposite ! Seems to be no agreement which means it will go back

[Gary Wood]

Mark

Sorry,Your cyphers looks like the early austrian fake, they are not as high (deep) as originals

[Bobwirtz]

So Gary, is it correct that these thin ciphers are fakes?

Bob

[Dr. Strangelove]

Thick vs. Thin

I think that the thicker ones are preffered as the best fakes are thin. That being said there are real ones that are thin. Around 2.5mm opposed to the thicker 3mm.

[SJP]

I think that the thicker ones are preffered as the best fakes are thin. That being said there are real ones that are thin. Around 2.5mm opposed to the thicker 3mm.

More often than not .......3 pins also
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