JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) Since some of my good friends (and members of this forum) collect Soviets (daredevils! ) I decided to create this little thread. Just in case Hope it will be appropriate especially since the original Order for Personal Courage could cost you up to 2 G`s (even right in the middle of the second wave of world wide crises ) and sometimes even more … Edited June 29, 2012 by JapanX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 The first wave of high-quality faked Orders for Personal Courage came to the market around 2003-2004. This vintage came straight from one of the ex-soviet Baltic republic. Let’s examine these fakes since they are undoubtedly the most numerous class of high-quality faked Orders for Personal Courage. Etalon fake Please take a good look at this fake № 2146 Obverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Looking good, isn’t it? Correct weight, material, ribbon, bar… Nevertheless it is 100% fake. Now let’s take a look at original piece. Etalon original Please take a good look at this original issued order № 135 Obverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Please take a good look at this original unissued order № 7491 Obverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Obverse close up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Rules of thumb to detect Baltic fakes Here come a couple of simple rules. Step № 1 Check the gold gilt on ring reverse Traces of gold gilt on fake order example 1 example 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Traces of gold gilt on original order example 1 example 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Step № 2 Check the bore of the ring Bore of the fake order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Bore of the original order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Step № 3 Check the space between Ж and Е books Fake order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Original order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Мужество on Fake order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Мужество on Original order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Step № 4 Check the left “horn” at the bottom of reverse Fake order (blunt horn) Example 1 Example 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Original order (sharp horn) Example 1 Example 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 These four signs of Baltic fakes are very stable and I hope they will help you to stay as far away from these rarities as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanX Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 But not only orders were faked in Tallinn, but documents too. Original № 255 with original document Obverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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