collar tab pips

[cbuehler]

All,
I have never been able to identify the difference between fake and original collar tab pips.
I see what appear to be brass, silver or aluminum. Did all pips have brass prongs or also aluminum prongs? I have couple of very detailed but thin alumimum pips that also have very soft aluninum clip point prongs.
Can someone post what original collar pips should look like?
Thanks much,

CB

[PMan]

Collar tab pips

All,
I have never been able to identify the difference between fake and original collar tab pips.
I see what appear to be brass, silver or aluminum. Did all pips have brass prongs or also aluminum prongs? I have couple of very detailed but thin alumimum pips that also have very soft aluninum clip point prongs.
Can someone post what original collar pips should look like?
Thanks much,

CB

There are very few fake collar tabs. Real pips from the TR period have flat clip point prongs made from both aluminum, brass and copper. It would do little good to post a picture of real pips as there are way too many varieties. I would stay away from pips with round prongs however.
Peter

[Ian Hulley]

There are very few fake collar tabs.

Absoloute rot, there are many many thousands of fake collar tabs out there.

Ian

[PMan]

Fake pipis??

Absoloute rot, there are many many thousands of fake collar tabs out there.

Ian

Absolute rot? I think not. Many thousands???? Originals are plentiful, what would be the point. Perhaps you should monitor the Oakleaf Militaria website to see if there are any over there.

[Ian Hulley]

Perhaps you should monitor the Oakleaf Militaria website to see if there are any over there.

I'm sure he will have an original sooner or later.

[PMan]

Pips

Absoloute rot, there are many many thousands of fake collar tabs out there.

Ian

Sorry, I meant to say fake collar tab "pips". Surely there are many fake collar tabs!

[Stossgruppe3]

Sorry, I meant to say fake collar tab "pips". Surely there are many fake collar tabs!

Yes I thought so too ......
Regards
David

[Ian Hulley]

You had me worried there for a minute Peter ... thought you'd been on the brandy

[zozole]

Ian PM sent

[cbuehler]

Thanks all, I have seen so many varieties of pips that I cant tell what is good and what is bad.
So I am to take it that fake pips are actually rather scarce in relation to good ones.
As I mentioned, mine are quite small and quite soft aluminum (which I questioned), but very detailed.

CB

[PMan]

Pips

Thanks all, I have seen so many varieties of pips that I cant tell what is good and what is bad.
So I am to take it that fake pips are actually rather scarce in relation to good ones.
As I mentioned, mine are quite small and quite soft aluminum (which I questioned), but very detailed.

CB

Small and soft......hmmm!

[Gdjupp]

Pips

Not all non WW2 pips are fake. Germany continued to produce and use them as rank designation well into the 70s. Just look for the flat pin made into the pip that looks period and you should be safe. Post war have round pins and fake ones have pins that are crimped. Original ones the pins go inside of the pip itself

[dcdefend]

Pips

Pips are an interesting topic. Here are four sets that I believe to be real, the second phot showing the type most often seen on Allgemeine SS Uniforms.

[dcdefend]

Pips

A couple of more styles.

[PMan]

Pips

All very nice examples.