Purchased this wappen at the SOS, got caught up in "collector fever" and ignored all the warning signs. However, my experience can provide some information which hopefully will prevent other members from making my mistake a $170US mistake!
Saxe Jaeger Shako wappen.... looks pretty good.
Hmm....wappen seems heavier than a normal saxe, brass nuts are modern but we find that sometimes....replacements, tin washers look ok and a rusty paperclip holding the shield on. could be a replacement for lost original Saxe pin??? :? .
Solder looks old but round based screw posts...???? :-? NOT GOOD!!
And things get worse....another paper clip soldered to the shield and used for loops! You can also see that the star is cast, not die punched as it should be. :ANGRY:
The shield is also cast....observe the bubbles in the white metal. A lesson learned. This wappen was purchased from a European dealer who had a case full of wappen on display. One of our members purchased a load of original shoulder boards from the same dealer. They were legit but this.....this wappen is fake.
Saxe Jaeger Shako wappen.... looks pretty good.
Hmm....wappen seems heavier than a normal saxe, brass nuts are modern but we find that sometimes....replacements, tin washers look ok and a rusty paperclip holding the shield on. could be a replacement for lost original Saxe pin??? :? .
Solder looks old but round based screw posts...???? :-? NOT GOOD!!
And things get worse....another paper clip soldered to the shield and used for loops! You can also see that the star is cast, not die punched as it should be. :ANGRY:
The shield is also cast....observe the bubbles in the white metal. A lesson learned. This wappen was purchased from a European dealer who had a case full of wappen on display. One of our members purchased a load of original shoulder boards from the same dealer. They were legit but this.....this wappen is fake.