Kuban Shield

[Avitas]

Hello again,

I purchased this shield last fall and it is my first shield. I was told all three prong Kuban shields were fakes, is this true? Mine is made of copper, stamped, with a funny eagle on the top. It is 53mm x 63mm. Any ideas on its originality?

Thanks,

Pat

[Avitas]

The reverse, any opinions on it?

[dond]

Sorry but that one is not even close. Wrong material, bad details.

Don

[Gerd Becker]

Don is right. Material is wrong, very crude appearance. Not good.

Any chance to return it?

Edited May 8, 2006 by Gerd Becker

[Kev in Deva]

Don is right. Material is wrong, very crude appearance. Not good.

Any chance to return it?

Hallo Pat

I have heard this one described else where as the PARROTS BEAK or TUCAN SHIELD, totaly bogus sorry to say, another learning experiance that was not hopefully to costly

Kevin in Deva

[Avitas]

Thanks guys,

I purchased it from a store with no refunds, and the other two items I picked up there were good, so I guess you just never know. Luckily, I only paid $40 Cdn (about 20 British pounds), so I guess it's just a high priced repro...

P.S.

I have had fairly good results (besides some TR badges and a few SS items being bogus) so it kind of eases the pain a little. If anyone would like to lend some opinions to my other items I recently posted mainly in TR General Awards and in the various TR equipment and insignia forums for the kriegsmarine, heer, and lufwaffe. All of the help I have received so far has been invaluable and I hope to contribute more to the site as my knowledge increases. I must say, i should go with my gut feelings from now on because most of my suspicions were true, so i guess that's a good sign to help with future purchases (not to mention posting new items for discussion before buying).

Thanks again,

Pat