Fake Soviet Defense medal - Odessa

[Signalcorps45]

Hello to everyone

I am looking for comments on whether this medal is authentic

Any information would be helpful

Dean

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[Komandir RKKA]

Don't like.

[Alfred]

Looks like a casted fake to me.

Look at the letter H reverse in the word "HAWY". The letter H is much weaker than the other letters and no signs of wear. The weak H is a cast problem, you can see it on a lot of copy´s.

The soldered ring looks bad.The rim of the medal looks sharp and uneven. It´s one of the lower quality fakes.

To judge this high end medals and to give a consistently answer you need at least this quality of pics to recognize a good fake.

best regards

Andreas

Edited January 22, 2010 by Alfred

[Signalcorps45]

Andreas and Komandir RKKA,

Thank you both for your help. It was pointed out to me that the "H" might be a indication of a fake. Thanks for the confirmation.

Dean

[Guest Darrell]

Dean, the Odessa and Sevastopol Medals are DANGEROUS medals (heavily faked and expensive). Best to get an expert opinion on these before buying. This is mine (bought a while back from Alexei aka Note Bene).

Edited January 22, 2010 by Darrell

[Komandir RKKA]

Other criminal areas

[Signalcorps45]

Darrell and Komandir RKKA,

I bought these a few years ago. The other medals I posted were from the same place, which most of them were authentic. Of course, the rare ones of the bunch were fakes. Now that I am part of this forum, I will always seek the advice of the members here before making a purchase. Thanks again for your help.

Dean