SS Shield

[Ralph Arndt]

I would like your opinions on this Italian Sleeve Shield, good or bad. Thanks for your time. Ralph

[Totenhead]

Compared to this one, I am thinking its bad ??

http://www.germanmilitaria.com/Waffe...s/S000964.html

[ETN]

It's fine. Typical wonky embroidery you sometimes encounter on pieces out of the Dachau stores.

[NickG]

It's fine. Typical wonky embroidery you sometimes encounter on pieces out of the Dachau stores.

Kind of like those crooked Latvia shields...Sloppy but good!

[Stossgruppe3]

I have never seen a fake of this badge is there such a thing ?
Regards
David

[Felix]

I have never seen a fake of this badge is there such a thing ?
Regards
David

Yes there are fakes of this kind of italian shield. The ebay hunters knows that.
However this one looks original.

Cheers
//Felix

[NickG]

I have never seen a fake of this badge is there such a thing ?
Regards
David

Historical-Militaria sells fakes of this shield for just under 10E

See here. It is straighter than the original crooked border one that Ralph showed...
but bad!

[RonR]

I believe it is a good one...


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[Tom Pearcy]

Produced and worn. Reputed to have been made in Italy. It is a nice original, I like it as is. Has character.

[D Davies]

i like it too.
Cheers
Dave.

[Stossgruppe3]

Historical-Militaria sells fakes of this shield for just under 10E

See here. It is straighter than the original crooked border one that Ralph showed...
but bad!

That's really bad Nick .....
I have never seen one. Thank you
Regards
David