Fake Fake Pilot/Observer Badges

[J Temple-West]

Maker Mark.

[J Temple-West]

Another sent in by Colin...cheers, C.

Quite a good attempt at a B&NL

Obverse

[J Temple-West]

Reverse

[J Temple-West]

Maker mark

[PKeating]

Skorzeny's alleged PO Badge in Gold with Diamonds grouping keeps coming back like a bad penny, with bits added and more than twice the price when sold through Manion's in 2004 with its award certificate.

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/15925-rare-piece-to-be-auctioned/page__view__findpost__p__467484

OK, so most of us are never going to spend this kind of money but it is worth bearing in mind that the modus operandi involved here applies to a lot of fairly low end and middling Nazi memorabilia as well.

[Peter J]

Another BNL fake with slightly different hinge,

[Peter J]

Reverse