FAKES on the market! SS insignia and German badges

alexwarstory
t.me/warstory_ru

[@paulforfreedom780]

There's a few awards there that caught me out years ago.The General Assault badge JFS.This badge was never produced by JFS.The fantasy SS Gau Munchen badge .The gold wound badge is an infamous Floch fake.Floch made some very dangerous fakes that have fooled many collectors.Once you recognise the chracteristics of a Floch fake they are easy to spot.

[@thurin84]

relic condition also is no guarantee of authenticity. some unscrupulous characters will bury fakes for a time in the ground to artificially age items to fool buyers.

[@aarondingain9006]

When buying antiques it always pays too go through reputable dealers with a good reputation

[@paulforfreedom780]

Even reputable dealers get it wrong.I know dealers that have been going for years that still list fake crap on their websites .The very best way to protect yourself is to research before you buy.

[@DustyRhoades]

Very nice show. Maybe if you do a similar episode you could show a fake beside an original and tell us the difference and a little more detail on spotting the fakes. 👍✌️

[@ronb6429]

thanks for the information alex , great video and concratulations with your driverslicence !

[@wagenknechtparteiling]

Ah.. Fakes.. must think of Walter Kanzler.

[@paulforfreedom780]

LOL old Walter and Christmas baubles

[@christophemacker5338]

@pelikan1856 Poor Walter, nobody wants to buy his 'Reinhard Heydrich' dinner plates.

[@paulforfreedom780]

@@christophemacker5338 That plate turned up on one of Wittmans videos.

[@christophemacker5338]

@@paulforfreedom780 Yes indeed, on KZbin about 2 months ago. We all know it's fake but Thomas still 'believes' it's genuine and he didn't tell the sender's name. So strange.

[@paulforfreedom780]

@@christophemacker5338 Like those Nuremberg rally etched HJ knives that have absolutely no historical evidence of ever being produced.No one has ever found an old sales catalogue featuring them.He went on a story ,his old pal Johnson got them when the Berlin Wall came down and he stands by them.Although he has the odd questionable item on his videos he is entertaining and very knowledgeable about daggers.

[@maakjar]

This is great. I hope it brings more confidence to new collectors into the market

[@alexwarstory]

I am going back to CT tomorrow, you can see all these items when we meet if you want 😁

[@staceyalbright3323]

Don't bother new collectors will be ripped off .just enjoy the high quality fakes they are out there and behind a glass case who would know .your average friends would never know and if stolen you don't worry to much .

[@wanderingwarrior5626]

I stay away from medals, badges, daggers, not only because the originals are so expensive, there are so many fakes. I'm even very skeptical of cloth items like armbands, patches, etc. So, I only buy those from people I know, that know people, that lived in the WW2 era. Personally, I prefer signed books, photos, postcards, documents as they are personally attached to a individual of notoriety. It's very hard to produced a signature aged as a old book it's in. Love your videos. As a expat American I prefer foreign voices.😊

[@alexwarstory]

Thank you for your interest!

[@alexwarstory]

I agree about cloth items. I like only textbook examples from this theme

[@philipnestor5034]

Hi Alex, Great video. Can you do a video on how to spot fake decals on helmets? Especially SS decals. Thanks

[@RickJZ1973]

Excellent presentation Alex! Thanks for sharing this one. The fake memorabilia today has unfortunately become very sophisticated. Even high end dealers can unknowingly have a fake within inventory/ collection. I have been around German WW II memorabilia since a very young age and for a long time has been part of family business. Years ago, advanced collectors could spot a fake extremely quick. And beyond that, decades ago some good replicas were sold with full disclosure that they were facsimiles. People would purchase them until fund's permitted purchase of authentic item. They served also as good comparison references. Have had a couple cases of them that were set aside. A few years ago destroyed them, as I would never want any to enter the market inadvertently.

[@TheBohad]

There is a finite amount of original items and collectors are asking stupid money for them. The message is - be aware and buy from me

[@jefferyrichards3165]

Greetings Alex, excellent presentation with very good information, thanks for posting, Cheers.

[@alexwarstory]

Thank you!

[@on4amg]

Thanks Alex! Can you share where you got those nice display cases please?

[@jakefash3042]

Great video Alex,you should do another one with the fakes next to the real.

[@DarrellBeckford]

Congrats on getting your driver's license!

[@alexwarstory]

Thank you

[@leongelo]

Thank you for your expertise you share with us.

[@darryllavender7908]

As always! Great information! Hope to see you at SOS!

[@EthanHasselll]

Thank you for this I’ve been collecting WW2 stuff since I was 13

[@user-he5so4gz4r]

Yes, I was given two German WW2 fakes recently, quite good quality, but they'd used the USSR method for attaching to the uniform, a small bolt with tightening nut/disc. So assume they originated from Russia/Ukraine? Luckily I was given them, not paid for. I have a good colection of kit,badges,webbing etc. But I also display the fakes as it teaches people what to look for. In the UK when the 1914-18 100th anniversary, shells, bullet cases and other items were sent over to Pakistan and China where they were tooled into Trench Art items, then brought back into the country in container loads. These were sold as authentic to feed into the public's enthusiasm for remembering WW1. Happy hunting!

[@timothydownum4689]

Glad you got your DL Alex I got mine back in 1969 after drivers education my dad said now go and get a license. Thanks for this presentation I don't have a lot of medals and badges a few of my dads bringbacks and other vet ones. Have you picked up any Russian badges over here? I had a order of the Red Star but it turned out to be post war. I had a St George cross that was pretty old so they are here.

[@John-mh6mi]

Great video thank you so much.

[@officialjoe1156]

Hey alex, will you ever over bevo cloth skulls? The cloth market is overrun with close fakes, would be cool to see some orginials.

[@officialjoe1156]

*go over

[@vladislavkhokhotva7497]

Отличная информация, благодарю. Поздравляю с правами!

[@AkbarMaulana20]

What a nice information👍🏻

[@gerat2576]

Are you in Germany next week?

[@antonyhicks4981]

Good video Alex but I hate to tell you, on your last video the belt hanger on your Hitler Youth leader's dagger is for a RLB officers dagger. They are very similar but there are differences, I have two that I have in the past taken from HJ leaders daggers that I'm thinking of selling. Once again a good video.

[@alexwarstory]

Thank you! Sorry, what differences are you talking about?

[@kenperez557]

Good Sunday morning!Please, need more pricing. Stay safe healthy and always Collecting!!

[@katiebates6134]

Congratulations on your getting your license to drive!🎉

[@kestaskiesza]

If i don't see any markings, I always pass and never colect in mint condition

[@zillsburyy1]

i had a belt buckle. sold it for $400

[@grahamwarford5452]

Next time have a comparison to show the difference..

[@user-jn4yd4vh2z]

German markets are full of them. Ok for reenactment when the price is cheap. Mostly poor quality from far east. 😅

[@Nikolay_Kashnik]

👍👍👍

[@Aleksandr_Romadov]

Алексей 👍👍👍

[@andreasp.7228]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jerrystevens8900]

good job

[@alexwarstory]

Thank you!

[@rubensandri740]

Thanks for the help.

[@alexwarstory]

Thanks for comments!

[@rubensandri740]

@@alexwarstory cheers from Uruguay

[@rubensandri740]

@@alexwarstory , I have german militaria and from others nations too.

[@Sanych-rt2yn]

👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

[@darrinrentruc6614]

Nobody should buy anything from a dealer who sells this shit, They should be thrown out of all shows.

[@yannissakellarakis1798]

A lot of info on how to obtain a driver's license in the US!! You should get a job a t the Immigration Service!!

[@jerryakbar6147]

If you have any fakes sell them to this guy. he pays way over market for everything even if there real. Terrible for the hobbie. He's got enough Russian money backers to buy Whitman's whole collection in a day.

[@alexwarstory]

Thomas does not sell his collection.

[@Engineer1897]

Dealers are primarily responsible for the high prices. There's no magical force hovering above the Earth , setting prices

[@jerryakbar6147]

He’s a dealer with deep pockets from Russian black money, you’re right . He does hover around the the earth very often. One weekend France, the next, New Jersey, the next , Norway. Made of M.O.N.E.Y. ? Not bright enough for that kind of income.@@Engineer1897

[@jerryakbar6147]

Yet, he’s getting pretty old and your constantly send him gifts to butter him up. And it’s working. @@alexwarstory

[@christophemacker5338]

@@Engineer1897 The collectors are responsible for spending all their money so easily. No wonder the prices are high.

[@richardmarmol566]

Or better yet find a better hobby

[@kevinwood5005]

Im very happy with replicas as long as i know thats what im paying for. They are all i can afford

[@staceyalbright3323]

If they look good behind case who is to know ????even good knowledge person can be fooled with today's technique .