France French Adrian helmet insignia FAKE warning !

[JensF.]

Take a look at this page and you know what I mean!

http://mialot.nicolas.free.fr/index.php?mo...al&id_gal=6

[David Gregory]

Jens,

Thanks for the good link.

These and ones like them are often sold as reproductions on French eBay, but sometimes offered as original.

David

[Riley1965]

I am enjoying your Verdun website. I still have a lot more to see

Doc

[Tony]

I recently bought a fake badge from France for comparison but couldn't see any visual difference between that and an original.

I should add that the fake badge didn't fit in an Adrian I have, that originally sported a Belgian badge. The prongs were soldered too high.

Tony

[Kev in Deva]

I recently bought a fake badge from France for comparison but couldn't see any visual difference between that and an original.

I should add that the fake badge didn't fit in an Adrian I have, that originally sported a Belgian badge. The prongs were soldered too high.

Tony

With regard Adrian fakes from France one dealer on French E-bay is offering Romanian King Ferdinand Adrian badges which have an inverted "F" and a normal "F" in between an "I" these are pressed out on a round back-plate, the originals were oval in shape and not as wide as the replicas.

I attach pictures of two original Romanian badges.

Kevin in Deva.

[Kev in Deva]

And "La FAKE ROUMAINE"

Kevin in Deva.