Clasps on WW2-Stars original?

[Lenus_M]

Gentlemen,

I am a collector from Germany and new to this great forum.

While I mainly collect German medals (mostly Imperial and WW1), I meanwhile also have a small collection of British WW2-Stars. While I usually buy them when on holiday in the UK, I have two stars in my collection (the Atlantic- and the Pacific-Star, see pictures below) which I bought on the Internet in a German forum. They came with one clasp each: 'France and Germany' with the Atlantic-Star and 'Burma' with the Pacific-Star. While I am quite sure that the stars themselves and their ribbons are original, I am not sure whether the clasps are. I would therefore like to ask your opinion whether these clasps are original or not. What do you think?

Your expert help is highly appreciated.

Many thanks

Martin

[QSAMIKE]

They look OK to me.......

Mike

[Brett Hendey]

I agree with Mike.

Brett

[Lenus_M]

Hello Mike and Brett,

thank you very much for your opinions - that is good news for me. I wasn't sure whether they are original, because I had read that those clasps are often forged.

Best regards

Martin

[Tony]

These sites might be of interest http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/hartleyi/bobclasp.htm

http://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/britishguide/british_index.htm

Tony

[Lenus_M]

Hello Tony,

thank you for the links, the sites are indeed very interesting and helpful!

Greetings

Martin