Sometimes one comes across strange things…

[Marc verstraete]

Why make them nice if one can make them agley…

[Marc verstraete]

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[Gary Wood]

marc,
sorry but what make you think these are real

[Marc verstraete]

[QUOTE=Gary Wood]marc,
sorry but what make you think these are real [/QUOTE

I don’t! That’s the point…. Why do they make them so agley?? Are there people fooled by these?? I took a series of pictures of the fake and made up items over the past weeks and thought it might be interesting to post some of them….

The “Frunsberg” came with a “story” of Normandy and homemade, ect…

Marc

[Robert H]

oh what nice quality

[Robin Lumsden]

The REALLY funny thing is that some people DO still think that things like this are original........'field-made', 'made in occupied territories', etc. etc. Just look at some dealer sites (even the well-thought of ones) and you'll see equally ridiculous items from time to time under the guise of 'Latvian-made', 'made by the troops', 'produced in occupied France' etc. It's a sad old world.

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Hi Robin,

I just collect British insignia and I don't know anything about SS insignia but was SS insignia ever "field-made" or "locally-made" like a lot of British insignia was?? And what about private purchase or tailor made SS insignia - was this ever done??

Thanks from Jack.

[Robin Lumsden]

Jack.

99.9% of original SS insignia was officially produced. There was a whole industry devoted to it, and it was strictly controlled.

There is no doubt that some original SS items were produced locally. There is photographic evidence to support these variants.

But they were VERY MUCH in the MINORITY.

Most of these so-called 'variants' which we see today are fakes.

Why do you think it is that most of the 'variants' we see today are SS?? We don't see many 'locally produced' army, Luftwaffe, etc.badges, which doesn't make a lot of sense when you think about it.

Regards,

Robin.

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

Thanks for the information Robin

"Why do you think it is that most of the 'variants' we see today are SS?? We don't see many 'locally produced' army, Luftwaffe, etc.badges, which doesn't make a lot of sense when you think about it" - I see exactly what you mean now

Cheers from Jack.