Hi guys
in regards to the zinc shield thought to be an early Orth , in my opinion this shield is fake based on original Orth
I find it quiet strange that the shield , especially early war one not to have a typical FO mark on the reverse.
As you are aware, Orth had marked their shields. You do find an odd unmarked one , but that is due to the die flaw.
But for the whole production run to be unmarked – to me it does not make sense
The differences in design are also quiet obvious. It is not a secret that for the fakers it is much easier to make the shield look similar to the original then trying to reproduce the original design competly.
It is practically impossible to copy all the small details including the watermarks. Bit to make a die to resemble the original is a lot easier.
You get the look of the original , but not to the small details.
IMO, this is a FO fake.
Regards Andrei
It is hard for me to express myself in English and pass on all the information that I aware of . That is the main reason for me not being more active on the forum.
We can all make mistakes , but our judgment is based on the information we have available to us.