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    Pith Helmet Shields

    I would like comments on the pith helmet shields. The runes shield has been restored by a young person with a paint brush. I believe it is a repro and the political shield is original?
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    next, thanks.
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      #3
      i think you are right john the rune shield is a cast fake and the party shield i plausible and looks good to me
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        #4
        Yes, this stuff is part of a lot that some kid went to town on using model paints to "restore" belt buckles and medals etc. Punish daddy for not buying a Tamiya.

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          #5
          Phild ,As long as that party shield is not aluminum I think it is good. It should be zincish or Zamac(war metal).

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            #6
            Here is a good thread on SS Pith shields

            http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...hlight=ss+pith

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              #7
              Good Shields

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                #8
                Pete, I was wondering were those shields ended up. Great original pair

                Tom

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by tgn View Post
                  Pete, I was wondering were those shields ended up. Great original pair

                  Tom
                  I am kicking myself for not having bought them when they were offered on the estand. I would have grabbed them if I wasn't already in the middle of some other purchases.

                  Congrats, Peter.

                  Brad

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                    #10
                    By the way, I don't like either of the first pair.

                    Brad

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                      #11
                      The National shield is the second version made from a zinc based alloy slightly heavier than alluminum. I do not have any questions about that being original. It is dirty but all the detail is there (pebbled field etc.) . It is identical to the pair posted in "19" on the other thread but the posts have been painted black by the same artist that painted the runes. I was fairly sure on the runes (sadly) but was trying to be optomistic. This is part of a large lot that is half junk with originals mixed in from a very nice man but someone that did not know a lot about fakes etc. Thanks again,

                      J

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                        Originally posted by jhodgson View Post
                        The National shield is the second version made from a zinc based alloy slightly heavier than alluminum. I do not have any questions about that being original. It is dirty but all the detail is there (pebbled field etc.) . It is identical to the pair posted in "19" on the other thread but the posts have been painted black by the same artist that painted the runes. I was fairly sure on the runes (sadly) but was trying to be optomistic. This is part of a large lot that is half junk with originals mixed in from a very nice man but someone that did not know a lot about fakes etc. Thanks again,

                        J
                        J,
                        I don't think the party shield is real. I also don't care for the shields in the other thread as well. Perhaps others may disagree.
                        Peter

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                          #13
                          Sorry, but I agree with Brad and Pete on the first pair - not good...

                          Tom

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                            #14
                            The first pair posted are copies. The swastika shield is made of tin-antimony alloy and was made by Sazony House of Mokena, Illinois, in the 1980s.

                            The second pair shown by Peter Manzie are originals.

                            Bob Hritz
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                              Originally posted by Bob Hritz View Post
                              The first pair posted are copies. The swastika shield is made of tin-antimony alloy and was made by Sazony House of Mokena, Illinois, in the 1980s.

                              The second pair shown by Peter Manzie are originals.

                              Bob Hritz
                              Pretty scary, looks very convincing. I will stick to Army. It would have to date from the early 80s.

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